Any person legally qualified to hold the office of school trustee may file a declaration of candidacy for the office. The declaration must bear the name of the candidate, state the term for which declaration of candidacy is made, and bear the signature of not less than five (5) school district electors resident of the trustee zone of which the candidate is resident. The declaration of candidacy must be filed with the clerk of the board not later than five (5) o’clock p.m. on the fifth (5^th) Friday preceding the day of election of trustees.

 

Any person interested in being a write-in candidate for a school trustee position must file a declaration of intent indicating that the person desires the trustee office and is legally qualified to assume the duties of school trustee if elected. The declaration of intent for write-in candidates must be filed with the county clerk not later than fourteen (14) days before the day of election. No write-in vote will be counted unless a declaration of intent has been properly filed.

 

Any person who filed a declaration of candidacy may withdraw from the election by filing a notarized statement of withdrawal with the county clerk. The notarized statement must contain all the information necessary to identify the person and the office sought, and the reason for the withdrawal. The candidate may not withdraw later than 45 days prior to the day of the election. The board is prohibited from appointing any candidate who filed a statement of withdrawal, unless the vacancy occurs because of the death of a previous candidate.

 

 

The election of the trustees shall be conducted by the county clerk in which the district is located, in compliance with Title 34 of the Idaho Code. 

 

If the date for filing written nominations for the office of trustees has expired, and it appears that only one (1) qualified candidate has been nominated for a trustee position, or if only one (1) candidate has filed a write-in declaration of intent, no election will be held for that position, and the board, or the school district clerk with the written permission of the board, will declare such candidate elected as trustee. A certificate of election bearing the seal of the district will be prepared by the school district clerk and delivered to the person declared as elected.

 

Trustee elections will be held on the third (3^rd) Tuesday in May in odd-numbered years. In each trustee zone, the person receiving the greatest number of votes cast in his or her trustee zone will be declared by the board as the trustee elected from that trustee zone. The elected trustee will assume office on July 1, next following the election.

If any two (2) or more persons have an equal number of votes in any trustee zone and a greater number than any other nominee in that trustee zone, the board will determine the winner by a toss of a coin.

 

 

Idaho Code Sections

            33-401

33-501

33-502

            33-502B

            33-503

            34-702A

            34-717

 

ADOPTED:   September 8, 2003

 

AMENDED: March 10, 2008

 

AMENDED: November 9, 2009