48-2607. District divisions; number of directors; exception A. When the boundaries of the proposed district are defined and established, the board of supervisors shall make an order dividing the district into three or five divisions as nearly equal in size as practicable, which shall be numbered consecutively. One director, who shall be an elector and a resident freeholder of the division, shall be elected as provided in this article by each division. B. When requested in the petition, three directors, who shall be resident electors and freeholders of the district, shall be elected at large by the qualified electors of the district. C. This section does not apply in the case of a flood protection district as provided by section 48-2816.
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