15-429. Election of governing board members of
a joint common school district
A. A joint common school district shall be governed by a board of five members, one
of whom shall reside in and be elected from each of the counties comprising the district
and the remaining number shall reside in the district and be elected at large unless the
district has implemented an alternative election system as provided in section
15-431. Within ten days after the creation of the joint common school district, the
county school superintendent of the jurisdictional county, after notifying the county
school superintendent of any other county whose territory, or a portion thereof, is in
the new district, shall call a special election, which shall be held within twenty days
after the issuance of such call, to elect a governing board for the joint common school
district. The polling places for the election shall be located in each county of the
district. The election shall be conducted as provided by law for other school districts,
except that the members first elected shall serve until January 1 following the next
general election. At the general election held next following the special election, and
thereafter, the members shall be elected as prescribed for five member boards in sections
15-424 and 15-427.
B. The county school superintendent shall call the first meeting of the newly
formed governing board within ten days after its election. Each member shall be given
five days' written notice in advance of the meeting. The meeting shall be held at a
location convenient to all members. Business shall be conducted as provided by law for
the conduct of school districts.
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