Colorado § 22-31-109 - Specifications for director districts.
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§ 22-31-109. Specifications for director districts.
(1) Except for director districts established pursuant to section 22-31-131, in school districts having a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation where all members of the board of education are voted on by the eligible electors of the entire school district:
(a) At least one member of the board of education of the school district shall be elected from each of the director districts;
(b) Director districts shall be contiguous, compact, and as nearly equal in population as possible;
(c) Director districts shall be not less than five nor more than seven in number.
(2) In school districts having a director district plan of representation or a combined director district and at-large plan of representation where some or all of the members of the board of education are voted on by the eligible electors of a director district:
(a) At least one member of the board of education of the school district shall be elected from each of the director districts;
(b) Director districts shall be contiguous, compact, and composed of whole precincts as established, pursuant to section 1-5-101, C.R.S., by the clerk of the county in which the precinct is located;
(c) Director districts shall be as nearly equal in population as possible, based upon the most recent federal census of the United States, minus the number of persons serving a sentence of detention or confinement in any correctional facility located in a director district, as indicated in the statistical report of the department of corrections for the most recent fiscal year;
(d) Director districts shall be not less than five nor more than seven in number.
Source: L. 64: p. 600, § 9. C.R.S. 1963: § 123-31-9. L. 69: p. 1035, § 2. L. 71: p. 1165, § 2. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 313, § 41, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire article amended, p. 821, § 31, effective January 1, 1993. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 474, § 5, effective April 30. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 536, § 2, effective August 4.
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