Montana Code 20-15-208. Conduct of community college district elections
20-15-208. Conduct of community college district elections. (1) An election for the organization of the community college district and the concurrent election of trustees for the proposed community college district must be conducted by the county election administrator.
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-15-208
- community college district: means a body corporate and a subdivision of the state of Montana organized under a single board of trustees for the purpose of providing community college instruction open to all people, subject to uniform regulations as determined by the trustees. See Montana Code 20-15-101
- district: means the territory, regardless of county boundaries, organized under the provisions of this title to provide public educational services under the jurisdiction of the trustees prescribed by this title. See Montana Code 20-6-101
- Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101
(2)For any community college district election held subsequent to the initial elections under subsection (1), the community college district’s board of trustees is the governing body for the election and the county election administrator shall conduct the election.
(3)If a proposed or existing community college district is within the boundaries of more than one county, the county election administrator of the county with the highest number of qualified electors in the proposed or existing community college district shall conduct the election.
(4)A community college district election must be conducted in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 5.