20-15-219. Qualifications for office of trustee — declaration of candidacy. (1) Any person who is qualified to vote in a community college district under the provisions of 20-20-301 is eligible for the office of community college trustee.

Terms Used In Montana Code 20-15-219

  • 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
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(2)A declaration of candidacy must be submitted to the county election administrator within the time period specified in 20-3-305(2). If there are different terms to be filled, the term for which the candidate is filing must be indicated on the declaration.