Montana Code 20-3-308. Vacancy of trustee position
20-3-308. Vacancy of trustee position. (1) An elected trustee position is vacant whenever the incumbent:
Terms Used In Montana Code 20-3-308
- 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
- school: means an institution for the teaching of children that is established and maintained under the laws of the state of Montana at public expense. See Montana Code 20-6-501
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
- Trustees: means the governing board of a district. See Montana Code 20-1-101
(a)dies;
(b)resigns;
(c)moves the trustee’s residence from the applicable district or from the nominating district in the case of an additional trustee in a high school district;
(d)is no longer a registered elector of the district under the provisions of 20-20-301;
(e)is absent from the district for 60 consecutive days;
(f)fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the trustees without a good excuse;
(g)has been removed under the provisions of 20-3-310; or
(h)ceases to have the capacity to hold office under any other provision of law.
(2)A trustee position is also vacant when an elected candidate fails to qualify under the provisions of 20-3-307.