48-2914. Nine member board of directors in
certain districts; adoption of nine member board after
organization
A. When a proposed irrigation district includes twenty-five thousand or more acres
of land and the petition proposing the district requests that the district have a board
of directors of nine members, the board of supervisors shall nominate three or more
qualified electors in each of the three divisions of the proposed district to be voted
for as directors from the division. Such a district shall not elect any directors at
large.
B. Irrigation districts including twenty-five thousand or more acres of land and
organized and divided prior to March 18, 1931 into three divisions with one director
elected from each division may by resolution of the board of directors provide for the
election thereafter of three qualified electors as directors from each division. The
additional directors shall be elected at the next regular election thereafter. Such a
district shall not elect any directors at large.
C. At the first election held under the provisions of subsection B two directors
shall be elected in two of the divisions of the district, and three in the division in
which an election for director would have otherwise been held.
D. Immediately after holding the first election under this section, and the
election and qualification of directors, the directors shall divide themselves into three
classes. Directors of the first class shall hold office for a term of three years,
directors of the second class for a term of two years, and directors of the third class
for a term of one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Directors
whose terms would have otherwise expired at the next regular election shall, if elected
at the first election held under this section, belong to the first class. Directors
holding office for unexpired terms shall be assigned to appropriate classes dependent
upon the period of their unexpired terms. All others shall be assigned to classes by lot.
E. Thereafter at each regular election one director shall be elected each year in
each division, and shall hold office for a term of three years and until his successor is
elected and qualifies.
F. A board of directors may, under this section, fill vacancies until the next
election.
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