20-3-101. Election and qualifications. (1) A superintendent of public instruction for the state of Montana shall be elected by the qualified electors of the state at the general election preceding the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent.
     (2) Any person shall be qualified to assume the office of superintendent of public instruction who:
     (a) is 25 years of age or older at the time of his election;
     (b) has resided within the state for the 2 years next preceding his election;
     (c) holds at least a bachelor's degree from any unit of the Montana university system or from an institution recognized as equivalent by the board of public education for teacher certification purposes; and
     (d) otherwise possesses the qualifications for such office which are required by The Constitution of the State of Montana.

     History: En. 75-5702 by Sec. 11, Ch. 5, L. 1971; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 17, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 75-5702.