Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 20. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 20. SCHOOL ELECTIONS

Part 4. Election Procedure

Request For County Election Administrator To Conduct Election

20-20-417. Request for county election administrator to conduct election. (1) By June 1 of each year, the trustees of a district may request the county election administrator to conduct certain school elections during the ensuing school fiscal year. The request must be made by a resolution of the board of trustees.

(2) Whenever the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the administrator shall:

(a) perform the duties imposed on the trustees and the clerk of the district for school elections in 20-20-203, 20-20-313, and 20-20-401; and

(b) deliver to the trustees, for the purpose of canvassing the vote, the certified tally sheets and other items as provided in 13-15-301.

(3) Whenever the trustees request and the county election administrator agrees to conduct a school election, the school district shall pay the costs of the election as provided in 13-1-302.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 481, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 330, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 231, Ch. 49, L. 2015.