Montana § 20-3-355 - Determination Of Terms After Establishment Or Reestablishment Of Additional Trustee Positions
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§ 20-3-355. Determination Of Terms After Establishment Or Reestablishment Of Additional Trustee Positions
Determination of terms after establishment or reestablishment of additional trustee positions. (1) Whenever all of the additional trustee positions are subject to election at one regular school election under the circumstance described in 20-3-302 (2)(b), the members who are elected shall draw by lot to determine their terms of office. The terms of office by number of members elected must be: (a) two for 3 years, if four are elected; (b) one for 3 years, if one, two, or three are elected; (c) one for 2 years, if two, three, or four are elected; and (d) one for 1 year, if three or four are elected. (2) Whenever the reestablishment of the additional trustee positions for a high school district under the provisions of 20-3-354 results in an increased number of additional trustee positions, the members who are elected at the next regular school election shall draw by lot to determine their terms of office and the terms must be determined in accordance with the additional trustee terms prescribed in this section.
Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-3-355 ("Determination Of Terms After Establishment Or Reestablishment Of Additional Trustee Positions") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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