20-3-308. Vacancy of trustee position. (1) An elected trustee position is vacant whenever the incumbent: (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. History: En. 75-5917 by Sec. 46, Ch. 5, L. 1971; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5917; amd. Sec. 278, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
Montana Legal Code
§ 20-3-308
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