FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1174
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEWILLIAMS.
2437H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections115.124,162.491,162.492,162.563,162.860,162.910,178.820,178.840,
190.050,198.280,206.090,247.217,249.140,257.170,321.130,and321.210,RSMo,
andtoenactinlieuthereofsixteennewsectionsrelatingtocandidatefilinglocation.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections115.124,162.491,162.492,162.563,162.860,162.910,178.820,
2178.840,190.050,198.280,206.090,247.217,249.140,257.170,321.130,and321.210,
3RSMo,arerepealedandsixteennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections
4115.124,162.491,162.492,162.563,162.860,162.910,178.820,178.840,190.050,198.280,
5206.090,247.217,249.140,257.170,321.130,and321.210,toreadasfollows:
115.124.1.Notwithstandinganyotherlawtothecontrary,inanonpartisanelection
2inanypoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrictincludingmunicipalelectionsinanycity,town,
3orvillagewithtwothousandorfewerinhabitantsthathaveadoptedaproposalpursuantto
4subsection3ofthissectionbutexcludingmunicipalelectionsinanycity,town,orvillage
5withmorethantwothousandinhabitants,ifthenoticeprovidedforinsubsection5ofsection
6115.127hasbeenpublishedinatleastonenewspaperofgeneralcirculationasdefinedin
7section493.050inthedistrict,andifthenumberofcandidatesforeachofficeinaparticular
8politicalsubdivision,specialdistrict,ormunicipalityisequaltothenumberofpositionsfor
9eachofficewithinthepoliticalsubdivision,specialdistrict,ormunicipalitytobefilledbythe
10electionandnoballotmeasureisplacedontheballotsuchthataparticularpolitical
11subdivisionwillowenoproportionalelectionscostsifanelectionisnotheld,noelection
12shallbeheld,andthecandidatesshallassumetheresponsibilitiesoftheirofficesatthesame
13timeandinthesamemannerasiftheyhadbeenelected.Ifnoelectionisheldforaparticular
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 14politicalsubdivision,specialdistrict,ormunicipalityasprovidedinthissection,theelection
15authorityshallpublishanoticecontainingthenamesofthecandidatesthatshallassumethe
16responsibilitiesofofficeunderthissection.Suchnoticeshallbepublishedinatleastone
17newspaperofgeneralcirculationasdefinedinsection493.050insuchpoliticalsubdivisionor
18districtbythefirstofthemonthinwhichtheelectionwouldhaveoccurred,haditbeen
19contested.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,ifatanyelectionthe
20numberofcandidatesfilingforaparticularofficeexceedsthenumberofpositionstobefilled
21atsuchelection,theelectionauthorityshallholdtheelectionasscheduled,evenifasufficient
22numberofcandidateswithdrawfromsuchcontestforthatofficesothatthenumberof
23candidatesremainingafterthefilingdeadlineisequaltothenumberofpositionstobefilled.
24 2.Theelectionauthority[orpoliticalsubdivision] responsiblefortheoversightofthe
25filingofcandidatesinanynonpartisanelectioninanypoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrict
26shallclearlydesignatewherecandidatesshallformalinetoeffectuatesuchfilingsand
27determinetheorderofsuchfilings;exceptthat,inthecaseofcandidateswhofilea
28declarationofcandidacywiththeelectionauthority[orpoliticalsubdivision] priorto5:00
29p.m.onthefirstdayforfiling,theelectionauthority[orpoliticalsubdivisionmay]shall
30determinebyrandomdrawingtheorderinwhichsuchcandidates'namesshallappearonthe
31ballot.[Ifa]Suchdrawing[isconductedpursuanttothissubsection,it]shallbeconductedso
32thateachcandidate,orcandidate'srepresentativeifthecandidatefiledundersubsection2of
33section115.355,maydrawanumberatrandomatthetimeoffiling.[Ifsuchdrawingis
34conducted,] Theelectionauthority[orpoliticalsubdivision] shallrecordthenumberdrawn
35withthecandidate'sdeclarationofcandidacy.[Ifsuchdrawingisconducted,] Thenamesof
36candidatesfilingonthefirstdayoffilingforeachofficeoneachballotshallbelistedin
37ascendingorderofthenumberssodrawn.
38 3.Thegoverningbodyofanycity,town,orvillagewithtwothousandorfewer
39inhabitantsmaysubmittothevotersatanyavailableelection,aquestiontoadoptthe
40provisionsofsubsection1ofthissectionformunicipalelections.Ifamajorityofthevotes
41castbythequalifiedvotersvotingthereonareinfavorofthequestion,thenthecity,town,or
42villageshallconductnonpartisanmunicipalelectionsasprovidedinsubsection1ofthis
43sectionforallnonpartisanelectionsremainingintheyearinwhichtheproposalwasadopted
44andforthesixcalendaryearsimmediatelyfollowingsuchapproval.Attheendofsuchsix-
45yearperiod,eachsuchcity,town,orvillageshallbeprohibitedfromconductingsuch
46electionsinsuchamannerunlesssuchaquestionisagainadoptedbythemajorityof
47qualifiedvotersasprovidedinthissubsection.
48 4.(1)Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,the
49appropriateelectionauthorityforallnonpartisanelectionsconductedinapolitical
50subdivisionorspecialdistrictasdescribedinthissectionshallbetheelectionauthority
HB1174 2 51asestablishedinsection115.015forthecityorcounty,asapplicable,inwhichsuch
52politicalsubdivisionorspecialdistrictislocated.
53 (3)Foranonpartisanelectionforapoliticalsubdivisionorspecialdistrict
54locatedwithinthejurisdictionofmorethanoneelectionauthority,theelectionauthority
55ofthejurisdictionwiththegreatestproportionofthepoliticalsubdivision'sorspecial
56district'sregisteredvotersshallbetheappropriateelectionauthorityandsubsections2
57and3ofsection115.023shallapply.
162.491.1.Directorsforurbanschooldistricts,otherthanthosedistrictscontaining
2thegreaterpartofacityofoveronehundredthirtythousandinhabitants,maybenominated
3bypetitiontobefiledwiththe[secretaryoftheboard] appropriateelectionauthorityand
4signedbyanumberofvotersinthedistrictequaltotenpercentofthetotalnumberofvotes
5castforthedirectorreceivingthehighestnumberofvotescastatthenextprecedingbiennial
6election,exceptasprovidedinsubsection4ofthissection.
7 2.Thissectionshallnotbeconstruedasprovidingthesolemethodofnominating
8candidatesfortheofficeofschooldirectorinurbanschooldistrictsthatdonotcontainthe
9greaterpartofacityofoverthreehundredthousandinhabitants.
10 3.Adirectorforanyurbanschooldistrictcontainingacityofgreaterthanone
11hundredthirtythousandinhabitantsandlessthanthreehundredthousandinhabitantsmaybe
12nominatedasanindependentcandidatebyfilingwiththe[secretaryoftheboard]
13appropriateelectionauthorityapetitionsignedbyfivehundredregisteredvotersofsuch
14schooldistrict.
15 4.Inanyurbanschooldistrictlocatedinacountyofthefirstclassificationwithmore
16thaneighty-threethousandbutfewerthanninety-twothousandinhabitantsandwithahome
17rulecitywithmorethanseventy-sixthousandbutfewerthanninety-onethousandinhabitants
18asthecountyseat,acandidatefordirectorshallfileadeclarationofcandidacywiththe
19[secretaryoftheboard] appropriateelectionauthorityandshallnotberequiredtosubmita
20petition.
21 5.Nocandidateforelectionasaschoolboarddirectorrepresentingasubdistrictas
22providedinsection162.563shallberequiredtofileadeclarationofcandidacyasprovidedin
23thissectionasthesolemethodoffilingforcandidacy.
162.492.1.Inallurbandistrictscontainingthegreaterpartofthepopulationofacity
2whichhasmorethanthreehundredthousandinhabitants,theelectionauthorityofthecityin
3whichthegreaterportionoftheschooldistrictlies,andofthecountyifthedistrictincludes
4territorynotwithinthecitylimits,shallserveexofficioasaredistrictingcommission.The
5commissionshallonorbeforeNovember1,2018,dividetheschooldistrictintofive
6subdistricts,allsubdistrictsbeingofcompactandcontiguousterritoryandasnearlyequalin
7thenumberofinhabitantsaspracticableandthereaftertheboardshallredistrictthedistrict
HB1174 3 8intosubdivisionsassoonaspracticableaftereachUnitedStatesdecennialcensus.In
9establishingthesubdistrictseachmembershallhaveonevoteandamajorityvoteofthetotal
10membershipofthecommissionisrequiredtomakeeffectiveanyactionofthecommission.
11 2.Schoolelectionsfortheelectionofdirectorsshallbeheldonmunicipalelection
12daysin2014and2016.Attheelectionin2014,directorsshallbeelectedtoholdofficeuntil
132019anduntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedandqualified.Attheelectionin2016,directors
14shallbeelecteduntil2019anduntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedandqualified.Beginningin
152019,schoolelectionsfortheelectionofdirectorsshallbeheldonthelocalelectiondateas
16specifiedinthecharterofahomerulecitywithmorethanfourhundredthousandinhabitants
17andlocatedinmorethanonecounty.Beginningattheelectionforschooldirectorsin2019,
18thenumberofdirectorsontheboardshallbereducedfromninetoseven.Twodirectorsshall
19beat-largedirectorsandfivedirectorsshallrepresentthesubdistricts,withonedirectorfrom
20eachofthesubdistricts.Atthe2019election,oneoftheat-largedirectorsandthedirectors
21fromsubdistrictsone,three,andfiveshallbeelectedforatwo-yearterm,andtheotherat-
22largedirectorandthedirectorsfromsubdistrictstwoandfourshallbeelectedforafour-year
23term.Thereafter,allsevendirectorsshallserveafour-yearterm.Directorsshallserveuntil
24thenextelectionanduntiltheirsuccessors,thenelected,aredulyqualifiedasprovidedinthis
25section.Inadditiontootherqualificationsprescribedbylaw,eachmemberelectedfroma
26subdistrictshallbearesidentofthesubdistrictfromwhichheorsheiselected.The
27subdistrictsshallbenumberedfromonetofive.
28 3.Thefivecandidates,onefromeachofthesubdistricts,whoreceiveapluralityof
29thevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictandtheat-largecandidatesreceivingaplurality
30oftheat-largevotesshallbeelected.Thenameofnocandidatefornominationshallbe
31printedontheballotunlessthecandidatehasatleastsixtydayspriortotheelectionfileda
32declarationofcandidacywiththe[secretaryoftheboardofdirectors] appropriateelection
33authoritycontainingthesignaturesofatleasttwohundredfiftyregisteredvoterswhoare
34residentsofthesubdistrictwithinwhichthecandidatefornominationtoasubdistrictoffice
35resides,andincaseofat-largecandidatesthesignaturesofatleastfivehundredregistered
36voters.Theelectionauthorityshalldeterminethevalidityofallsignaturesondeclarationsof
37candidacy.
38 4.Inanyelectioneitherforat-largecandidatesorcandidateselectedbythevotersof
39subdistricts,iftherearemorethantwocandidates,amajorityofthevotesarenotrequiredto
40electbutthecandidatehavingapluralityofthevotesshallbeelected.
41 5.Thenamesofallcandidatesshallappearupontheballotwithoutpartydesignation
42andintheorderofthepriority[ofthetimesoffilingtheirpetitionsofnomination] as
43establishedinsection115.124. Nocandidatemayfilebothatlargeandfromasubdistrict
44andthenamesofallcandidatesshallappearonlyonceontheballot,normayanycandidate
HB1174 4 45filemorethanonedeclarationofcandidacy.Alldeclarationsshalldesignatethecandidate's
46residenceandwhetherthecandidateisfilingatlargeorfromasubdistrictandthenumerical
47designationofthesubdistrictorat-largearea.
48 6.Theprovisionsofallsectionsrelatingtoseven-directorschooldistrictsshallalso
49applytoandgovernurbandistrictsincitiesofmorethanthreehundredthousandinhabitants,
50totheextentapplicableandnotinconflictwiththeprovisionsofthosesectionsspecifically
51relatingtosuchurbandistricts.
52 7.Vacancieswhichoccurontheschoolboardshallbefilledinthemannerprovided
53insection162.471.
162.563.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Schoolboard",theboardvestedwiththegovernmentandcontrolofaschool
3districtasdescribedinsection162.261orsection162.471;
4 (2)"Schooldistrict",aseven-directorschooldistrictoranurbanschooldistrict
5establishedinthischapter.
6 2.Aschoolboardmaydividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsora
7combinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschoolboard
8membersasprovidedinthissection.
9 3.(1)Aschoolboarddesiringtodivideaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissection
10shallvoteonthequestionofdividingthedistrictasprovidedinthissection.Uponthe
11approvalofthequestionbyatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboard,theschoolboardshall
12developaproposedplanasdescribedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection.
13 (2)Aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshalldevelop
14andadoptaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Suchproposedplanshallbe
15adoptedupontheapprovalofatleastfourmembersoftheschoolboardandshallcontainat
16leastthefollowinginformation:
17 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
18 (b)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
19subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
20 (c)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschoolboard
21memberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedbyanumber;
22 (d)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
23replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
24electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
25 (e)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
26 (3)Aftertheschoolboarddevelopssuchproposedplan,theschoolboardshall
27immediatelynotifytheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocated.
28Uponreceivingsuchnotification,theelectionauthorityshallsubmitthequestionofwhether
HB1174 5 29todividetheschooldistrictasdescribedintheproposedplantothevotersoftheschool
30districtonthenextavailabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifamajorityoftheregistered
31votersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethedivisionoftheschooldistrict,
32theschoolboardshallfollowtheproceduresdescribedinsubsection4ofthissection.Ifa
33majorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionrejectthe
34divisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribedinthissectionshalloccur.
35 4.(1)Afterapprovalofaquestionsubmittedundersubdivision(3)ofsubsection3of
36thissection,aschoolboarddividingaschooldistrictasprovidedinthissectionshalladopta
37finalplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrictbasedontheproposedplandevelopedunder
38subsection3ofthissection.Suchfinalplanshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
39 (a)Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
40 (b)Thetimeandplaceofatleasttwopublichearingstobeheldtoconsiderthe
41proposedplan;
42 (c)Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
43subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
44 (d)Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschoolboard
45memberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedbyanumber;
46 (e)Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbe
47replacedbythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceeding
48electionstoprovideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
49 (f)Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
50 (2)Foreachhearingheldasprovidedinthissubsection,theschoolboardshall:
51 (a)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
52proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyanyother
53methodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirtydaysbeforethe
54hearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendaysandnolaterthanten
55daysbeforethehearing;
56 (b)Hearallalternateproposalsfordivisionoftheschooldistrictandreceiveevidence
57fororagainstsuchalternateproposals;
58 (c)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;
59 (d)Voteoneachalternateproposalandprotest,whichvoteshallbethefinal
60determinationofsuchalternateproposalorprotest;
61 (e)Adoptanyamendmentstotheproposedplan;and
62 (f)Performanyotheractionsrelatedtotheproposedplandeemednecessarybythe
63schoolboard.
HB1174 6 64 (3)(a)Aftertheconclusionofthefinalhearingproceedingsbutbeforeadjourning
65suchhearing,theschoolboardshalladoptthefinalplantodividetheschooldistrict
66developedasaresultofthehearings.
67 (b)Aftertheschoolboardadoptsthefinalplan,theschoolboardshallpresentthe
68finalplantotheelectionauthorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocatedfor
69actionsrequiredundersubdivision(4)ofthissubsectionandpublishthefinalplaninthesame
70mannerastheinitialproposedplanwaspublishedunderparagraph(a)ofsubdivision(2)of
71thissubsection.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
72 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
73 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
74subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
75 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschoolboard
76memberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedbyanumber;
77 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthefinal
78plan;
79 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbereplaced
80bythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceedingelectionsto
81provideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
82 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
83 (4)(a)Afterafinalplanisadoptedasprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection,
84beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipal
85electiondayinthecalendaryearinwhichtheresidentsoftheschooldistrictwillvotetoelect
86newschoolboardmembersasprovidedinthefinalplan,theschoolboardshalldividethe
87schooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsas
88directedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistrictsrequiredbythefinalplanshallbeofcontiguousand
89compactterritoryandasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticableinaccordancewiththefinal
90plan.WithinsixmonthsaftereachdecennialcensusisreportedtothePresidentoftheUnited
91States,theschoolboardshallreapportionthesubdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulation
92aspracticable.Aftertheschoolboarddividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthe
93subdistricts,theschoolboardshallnotifytheresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedby
94law.
95 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschoolboardhasdividedthe
96schooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationofparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision
97maypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictexistsforanorder
98directingtheschoolboardtodividetheschooldistrictorreapportionthesubdistrictsas
99providedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Thepetitionshallbesubmittedtothecircuit
HB1174 7 100courtwithintenbusinessdaysoftheschoolboard'snoticerequiredinparagraph(a)ofthis
101subdivision.
102 (5)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
103electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
104qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictfortheyear
105immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidateforelection
106totheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-largedistrict.Attheend
107ofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofasubdistricthasfiledasa
108candidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextendthetimeforcandidatefiling
109bysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentoftheschooldistrictwhohasorwillhave
110residedintheschooldistrictfortheyearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipal
111electiondaymayfilewiththeappropriateelectionauthorityasacandidateforelectionto
112theschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.No[schooldistrictshallrequirea]
113candidateshallberequiredtosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersoftheschool
114districtasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelectionauthorityshall
115determinethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
116 (6)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
117candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveapluralityof
118thevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictorat-largedistrictshallbeelected.Any
119candidatewhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschooldistrict
120residentasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythevotersofthe
121schooldistrict.Eachmembershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthefinalplanadopted
122asprovidedinsubdivision(3)ofthissubsection.
123 (7)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacatesthe
124office.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilledas
125providedinsection162.261or162.471.
126 (8)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasaschool
127districtresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(5)ofthissubsection,
128eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduringthemember'sterm.
129 (9)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwiththis
130subsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
131 5.(1)Ifanyschooldistrictreceivesapetition,signedbyatleasttenpercentofthe
132numberofregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotinginthelastschoolboardelection,
133callingfortheschooldistricttodivideintosevensubdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistricts
134andat-largedistrictsandestablishtheelectionofschoolboardmembersasprovidedinthis
135subsection,theschooldistrictshallimmediatelynotifytheelectionauthorityofthecountyin
136whichtheschooldistrictislocated.Uponreceivingsuchnotification,theelectionauthority
HB1174 8 137shallsubmitthequestionofwhethertodividetheschooldistrictasprovidedbythepetitionto
138thevotersoftheschooldistrictonthenextavailabledayforanymunicipalelection.Ifa
139majorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvotingonthequestionapprovethe
140divisionoftheschooldistrict,theschoolboardshallbegintheprocessofadoptingtheplanas
141describedinthissubsection.Ifamajorityoftheregisteredvotersoftheschooldistrictvoting
142onthequestionrejectthedivisionoftheschooldistrict,nodivisionasdescribedinthe
143petitionshalloccur.
144 (2)(a)Anysuchpetitionsubmittedtotheschooldistrictasprovidedinthis
145subsectionshallcontainaproposedplanforthedivisionoftheschooldistrict.Suchproposed
146planshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
147 a.Asummaryoftheproposedplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
148 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
149subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
150 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschoolboard
151memberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedbyanumber;
152 d.Theproposeddateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedin
153theproposedplan;
154 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbereplaced
155bythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceedingelectionsto
156provideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
157 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybytheschoolboard.
158 (b)Ifadivisionoftheschooldistrictisapprovedbythevotersasprovidedin
159subdivision(1)ofthissubsection,theschoolboardshallcreateaschooldistrictdivision
160commissiontodevelopafinalplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrict.Thecommissionshall:
161 a.Becomposedofninemembersasfollows:
162 (i)Threemembersappointedbythesuperintendentoftheschooldistrict;
163 (ii)Threemembersappointedbythecountycommission;and
164 (iii)Threemembersappointedbytheorganizersofthepetitiontodividetheschool
165district;and
166 b.Setthetimeandplaceofatleasttwohearingstobeheldtoconsidertheproposed
167plan.Foreachhearingheld,thecommissionshall:
168 (i)Publishnoticeofthehearing,theproposedplan,andanyamendmentstothe
169proposedplanadoptedataprevioushearingontheschooldistrict'swebsiteandbyanyother
170methodallowedbylaw,withthefirstpublicationtooccurnomorethanthirtydaysbeforethe
171hearingandthesecondpublicationtooccurnoearlierthanfifteendaysandnolaterthanten
172daysbeforethehearing;
HB1174 9 173 (ii)Conductthehearingontheproposalfordivisionofthedistrictonbehalfofthe
174petitioners;
175 (iii)Hearallprotestsandreceiveevidencefororagainstsuchproposeddivision;and
176 (iv)Votetoadoptanyproposedplanamendmentsagreedtobythepetitionersasa
177resultofthehearings.
178 (c)Withinninetydaysaftertheadjournmentofthefinalhearingconductedas
179providedinthissubdivision,thecommissionshallsubmitthefinalplantotheelection
180authorityofthecountyinwhichtheschooldistrictislocatedforactionsrequiredin
181subdivision(3)ofthissubsectionandpublishthefinalplaninthesamemannerastheinitial
182proposedplanwaspublishedasprovidedinitem(i)ofsubparagraphb.ofparagraph(b)of
183thissubdivision.Thefinalplanshallcontainatleastthefollowinginformation:
184 a.Asummaryofthefinalplanfordividingtheschooldistrict;
185 b.Astatementindicatingwhethertheschooldistrictwillbedividedintoseven
186subdistrictsoracombinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistricts;
187 c.Adescriptionoftheareasoftheschooldistricteachnewlyelectedschoolboard
188memberwillrepresent,witheachsubdistrictandat-largedistrictrepresentedbyanumber;
189 d.Thedateoftheelectionofeachnewschoolboardmemberasprovidedinthefinal
190plan;
191 e.Astatementindicatingwhethertheexistingschoolboardmemberswillbereplaced
192bythenewlyelectedschoolboardmembersatoneelectionorinsucceedingelectionsto
193provideforstaggeredtermsofthemembers;and
194 f.Anyotherinformationdeemednecessarybythecommission.
195 (3)(a)Afterafinalplanissubmittedtotheelectionauthorityasprovidedin
196subdivision(2)ofthissubsection,beforeDecemberfirstofthecalendaryearimmediately
197precedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondayinthecalendaryearinwhichtheresidentsofthe
198schooldistrictwillvotetoelectnewschoolboardmembersasprovidedinthefinalplan,the
199schooldistrictdivisioncommissionshalldividetheschooldistrictintosevensubdistrictsora
200combinationofsubdistrictsandat-largedistrictsasdirectedinthefinalplan.Allsubdistricts
201requiredbythefinalplanshallbeofcontiguousandcompactterritoryandasnearlyequalin
202populationaspracticableinaccordancewiththefinalplan.Withinsixmonthsaftereach
203decennialcensusisreportedtothePresidentoftheUnitedStates,thecommissionshall
204reapportionthesubdistrictstobeasnearlyequalinpopulationaspracticable.Afterthe
205commissiondividestheschooldistrictorreapportionsthesubdistricts,thecommissionshall
206notifytheresidentsoftheschooldistrictasprovidedbylaw.
207 (b)Anyresidentoftheschooldistrictwhobelievestheschooldistrictdivision
208commissionhasdividedtheschooldistrictorreapportionedsubdistrictsinviolationof
209paragraph(a)ofthissubdivisionmaypetitionthecircuitcourtofthecountyinwhichthe
HB1174 10 210schooldistrictexistsforanorderdirectingthecommissiontodividetheschooldistrictor
211reapportionthesubdistrictsasprovidedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Thepetition
212shallbesubmittedtothecircuitcourtwithintenbusinessdaysofthecommission'snotice
213providedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.
214 (4)Onthefirstdayavailableforcandidatefilingforthefirstgeneralmunicipal
215electionoccurringaftertheschooldistrictisdividedasprovidedinthissubsection,any
216qualifiedresidentwhohasorwillhaveresidedinasubdistrictorat-largedistrictfortheyear
217immediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipalelectiondaymayfileasacandidateforelection
218totheschoolboardasamemberrepresentingsuchsubdistrictorat-largedistrict.Attheend
219ofthetimeavailableforcandidatefiling,ifnoqualifiedresidentofasubdistricthasfiledasa
220candidateinthatsubdistrict,theelectionauthorityshallextendthetimeforcandidatefiling
221bysevenadditionaldays,andanyqualifiedresidentoftheschooldistrictwhohasorwillhave
222residedintheschooldistrictfortheyearimmediatelyprecedingthegeneralmunicipal
223electiondaymayfilewiththeappropriateelectionauthorityasacandidateforelectionto
224theschoolboardasamemberrepresentingthatsubdistrict.No[schooldistrictshallrequirea]
225candidateshallberequiredtosubmitapetitionsignedbytheregisteredvotersoftheschool
226districtasamethodoffilingadeclarationofcandidacy.Theelectionauthorityshall
227determinethevalidityofalldeclarationsofcandidacy.
228 (5)Whentheelectionisheldonthegeneralmunicipalelectionday,theseven
229candidates,onefromeachofthesubdistrictsorat-largedistricts,whoreceiveapluralityof
230thevotescastbythevotersofthatsubdistrictshallbeelected.Anycandidatewhoisnota
231subdistrictresidentbutqualifiesasacandidateasaschooldistrictresidentasprovidedin
232subdivision(4)ofthissubsectionshallbeelectedbythevotersoftheschooldistrict.Each
233membershallbeelectedtoatermasprovidedinthefinalplanapprovedasprovidedin
234subdivision(2)ofthissubsection.
235 (6)Eachmembershallserveuntilasuccessoriselectedorthemembervacatesthe
236office.Anyvacancythatoccursbeforetheendofthemember'stermshallbefilledas
237providedinsection162.261or162.471.
238 (7)Exceptforamemberwhoisnotasubdistrictresidentbutiselectedasaschool
239districtresidenttorepresentasubdistrictasprovidedinsubdivision(4)ofthissubsection,
240eachmembershallresideinthesubdistrictthememberrepresentsduringthemember'sterm.
241 (8)Allotherprovisionsapplicabletoschooldistrictsthatarenotinconflictwiththis
242subsectionshallapplytoschooldistrictsdividedasprovidedinthissubsection.
243 6.Nonewplanfordivisionoftheschooldistrictshallbeproposedoradoptedas
244providedinthissectionsoonerthanfiveyearsafteradivisionoftheschooldistrictas
245providedinthissection.
HB1174 11 162.860.Candidatesformembershipontheboardofeducationofaspecialschool
2districtwithapopulationofnotmorethanonehundredthousandpersonsshallbecitizensof
3theUnitedStatesandvotersoftheproposeddistrictwhohaveresidedwithinthestateforone
4yearnextprecedingtheelectionandwhoareatleasttwenty-fouryearsofage.Allcandidates
5shallfiletheirdeclarationsofcandidacywiththe[secretaryofthestateboardofeducation]
6appropriateelectionauthority.
162.910.Attheelectionsconductedpursuanttosection162.865,thevotersofa
2specialdistrictwithapopulationofnotmorethanonehundredthousandpersonsshallelect,
3byballot,twoboardmemberstosucceedthosewhosetermshaveexpiredandtheboard
4memberssoelectedshallholdofficefortermsofthreeyearsanduntiltheirsuccessorshave
5beenelectedandqualifiedandshallassumethedutiesoftheirofficesatthefirstregular
6meetingoftheboardofeducationheldaftertheirelection.Candidatesshallfiletheir
7declarationsofcandidacyforofficeofboardmemberwiththe[secretaryoftheboardof
8education] appropriateelectionauthorityofthespecialschooldistrict.[Amajorityofthe
9thenqualifiedmembersoftheboardofeducationofthespecialschooldistrict] The
10appropriateelectionauthorityshallcertifythecandidatesreceivingthegreatestnumberof
11votesfortermsofthreeyearseachanduntiltheirsuccessorsshallhavebeenelectedand
12qualified,andshalldeclareandcertifytheresultsofthevotecastonanyquestionpresentedat
13theelection.
178.820.1.Intheorganizationelection,sixtrusteesshallbeelectedatlarge
2throughouttheentireproposeddistrict.Thetwocandidatesreceivingthegreatestnumberof
3votesshallbeelectedfortermsofsixyearseach,thetworeceivingthenextgreatestnumber
4ofvotesfortermsoffouryearseach,thetworeceivingthenextgreatestnumberofvotesfor
5termsoftwoyearseach,andsuchtermsshallbeeffectiveuntilthefirstTuesdayinApril
6coincidingwithornextfollowingsuchperiodofyears,oruntilthesuccessorstosuchtrustees
7havebeendulyelectedandqualified.Thereafter,thetrusteesshallbeelectedfortermsofsix
8yearseach.
9 2.Followingtheinitialelection,theboardoftrusteesmay,atanydulycalledmeeting,
10adoptaresolutioncallingfortheformationofaredistrictingcommitteetoconsiderthe
11formationofsubdistrictswithinthecommunitycollegedistrictfromwhichtrusteesare
12thereaftertobeelected.Uponadoptionofanysuchresolution,thesecretaryoftheboardof
13trusteesshallforwardacertifiedcopythereoftothecoordinatingboardforhighereducation
14withtherequestthataredistrictingcommitteebeappointedinordertodividethecommunity
15collegedistrictsintoatleasttwoandnotmorethansixsubdistrictsforthepurposeofelecting
16trustees.Theredistrictingcommitteeshallconsistofthreeresidentswithintheaffected
17district,appointedbytheboardoftrusteesoftheaffecteddistrict,plusthreeadditional
18personswhoareresidentswithintheaffecteddistrict,appointedbythecoordinatingboardfor
HB1174 12 19highereducation.Thereafter,theredistrictingcommitteeshallmeet,organizeitselfwitha
20chairmanandsecretary,andproceedwiththeadoptionofaredistrictingplanspecifyingat
21leasttwobutnotmorethansixsubdistrictswhicharetotheextentpossiblesoapportionedon
22thebasisofpopulationthatthepopulationofanysuchsubdistrictdividedbythenumberof
23trusteestobeselectedtherefromsubstantiallyequalsthepopulationofanyothersubdistrict
24dividedbythenumberoftrusteestobeselectedtherefrom.Theredistrictingplanreferredto
25herein,inlieuofrequiringalltrusteestobeelectedfromsubdistricts,mayprovideforthe
26electionofoneormoretrusteesatlargeandtheremainderfromsubdistricts,orforthe
27electionofallthetrusteesatlargewiththerequirementthateachmustresideinacertain
28subdistrict,solongasinanyplanadopted,subdistrictsareapportionedasprovidedabove.
29Notwithstandingtheabove,theboardoftrusteesofanycommunitycollegedistrictwhich
30containsmorethanfourhundredfiftythousandresidentsshall,atthefirstdulycalledmeeting
31followingAugust13,1972,andthereafterwithinninetydaysfollowingthepublicationofthe
32decennialcensusfigures,adoptaresolutioncallingfortheformationofaredistricting
33committee;andtheredistrictingcommitteeshalladoptaredistrictingplanspecifyingthe
34establishmentofnotlessthanfournormorethansixsubdistrictscompactandcontiguousin
35territoryandapportionedasprovidedabove.
36 3.Inanydistrictwhichshallcontainacitynotwithinacounty,iffoursubdistrictsare
37established,thenatleastonesubdistrictshallbewithinsaidcity,andiffiveorsixsubdistricts
38areestablished,thenatleasttwosubdistrictsshallbewithinsaidcity.
39 4.Anypersonrunningforelectionasatrusteeofasubdistrictshallbedomiciledand
40aresidenttherein.Anyplanproposedtobeadoptedmustreceiveapprovalofamajorityof
41thewholeredistrictingcommittee.Uponadoptiontheredistrictingcommitteeshallforwarda
42copyoftheplancertifiedbythesecretarytothecoordinatingboardforhighereducationfor
43itsapprovalordisapproval.Thecoordinatingboardforhighereducationshallapproveany
44redistrictingplaninwhichthepopulationofanysubdistrictdividedbythenumberoftrustees
45tobeselectedtherefromsubstantiallyequalsthepopulationofanyothersubdistrictdivided
46bythenumberoftrusteestobeelectedtherefrom.Uponapproval,theredistrictingplanshall
47becomeeffectiveandalltrusteeselectedthereaftershallberequiredtobeelectedfrom
48subdistrictsinwhichtheyareresident.Iftheplanisnotapproved,thenitshallbereturnedto
49theredistrictingcommitteeforrevisionandresubmission.Untilapprovalofaplanbythe
50coordinatingboardforhighereducation,trusteesofadistrictshallcontinuetorunatlarge.
51Uponapprovalofanyplan,theboardoftrusteesshalldeterminebyresolutiontheassignment
52oftrusteestosubdistricts.Anysuchassignmentshallnotaffectthetermofofficeofanysuch
53trustee.Onceadistricthasbeendividedintosubdistrictsinaccordancewiththeprovisions
54hereof,itshallremainsodivideduntiloneyearfollowingthepublicationofthedecennial
55censusfigures,bywhichdateanewplanshallhavebeenadoptedorthetrusteesshallagain
HB1174 13 56berequiredtoruninthedistrictatlarge;provided,however,thatifduringtheperiodbetween
57publicationsofdecennialcensusfigurestheareaofadistrictisincreasedordecreased,anew
58planshallbeadoptedwithinoneyearthereafterorthetrusteesshallberequiredtoruninthe
59districtatlarge.Nomemberoftheredistrictingcommitteeshallserveontheboardoftrustees
60foraperiodofsixyearsfollowinghisserviceontheredistrictingcommittee.
61 5.CandidatesfortheofficeoftrusteeshallbecitizensoftheUnitedStates,atleast
62twenty-oneyearsofage,whohavebeenvotersofthedistrictforatleastonewholeyear
63precedingtheelection,andiftrusteesareelectedotherthanatlargetheyshallbevotersofthe
64subdistrictsforatleastonewholeyearnextprecedingtheelection.Allcandidatesforthefirst
65boardofadistrictshallfiletheirdeclarationofcandidacywiththe[coordinatingboardfor
66highereducation] appropriateelectionauthority.
67 6.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofthissectionoranyotherlawtothecontrary,the
68boardoftrusteesofthecommunitycollegedistrictinanydistrictthatcontainsacitynot
69withinacountyshallbecomposedofsevenmembers,sixofwhomshalleachbeelectedtoa
70six-yearterm,andoneat-largememberwhoshallbeappointedtoasix-yeartermbythe
71coordinatingboardforhighereducation,beginningwiththeboardelectionoccurring
72immediatelyafterAugust28,2015,subjecttothefollowingprocedures:
73 (1)TheappointedmembershallbeacitizenoftheUnitedStates,atleasttwenty-one
74yearsofage,andaregisteredvoterofthedistrictforatleastoneyearprecedingthe
75appointment;
76 (2)Nomember,electedorappointed,shallbeanemployeeofsuchcommunity
77collegedistrict;
78 (3)Wheneveravacancyoccursintheappointedmember'sseatduetodeath,
79resignation,removalfromthedistrict,orbyoperationoflaworotherwise,thecoordinating
80boardforhighereducationshall,inalikemanner,appointacompetentpersontofillsuch
81vacancyandshallcommunicatehisorheractiontotheboardsecretaryofthedistrict.Such
82appointedmembershallholdofficefortheremainderoftheunexpiredterm;
83 (4)Ifaboardmemberisfoundbyunanimousvoteoftheotherboardmembersto
84havemovedhisorherresidencetoadistrictotherthanthedistrictfromwhichsuchboard
85memberwasappointedorelected,ortohaveviolatedadulypromulgatedbylawofthe
86district,thentheofficeofsuchboardmembershallbevacant;
87 (5)Theboardshallhavethepowertomakesuchbylawsorordinances,rules,and
88regulationsasitmayjudgemostexpedientfortheaccomplishmentofthetrustreposedinit,
89forthegovernmentofitsofficersandemployees,tosecureitsaccountability,andtodelegate
90itsauthorityasitmaydeemnecessarytosuchofficersandemployeesortocommittees
91appointedbytheboard;
HB1174 14 92 (6)Exceptasspecificallyprovidedinthissection,theappointmentorelectionand
93termofofficeformembersoftheboard,andallotherdutiesandresponsibilitiesoftheboard,
94shallcomplywiththeprovisionsofstatelawregardingtrusteesofcommunitycollege
95districts.
178.840.1.Afterorganization,thevotersofthecommunitycollegedistrictshallvote
2fortrusteesandonallotherpropositionsprovidedbylawforsubmissionatschoolelections
3whichareapplicabletocommunitycollegedistricts.Regularelectionsincommunitycollege
4districtsshallbeheldonmunicipalelectiondaysintheyearsinwhichtrusteesaretobe
5electedorpropositionsmustbevotedupon.
6 2.Iftrusteesareelectedotherthanatlargethroughouttheentiredistrict,thenonly
7thosevoterswithinthesubdistrictfromwhichthetrusteeortrusteesaretobeelectedshall
8casttheirballotsforthetrusteeortrusteesfromthatsubdistrict.Allcandidatesfortheoffice
9oftrusteeshallfiletheirdeclarationsofcandidacywiththe[secretaryoftheboardoftrustees]
10appropriateelectionauthority.
11 3.[Amajorityofthethenqualifiedmembersoftheboardoftrustees] The
12appropriateelectionauthorityshalldeclareandcertifythecandidatesreceivingthegreatest
13numberofvotesfortermsofsixyearseachanduntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedandqualified
14andshalldeclareandcertifytheresultsofthevotescastonanyquestionpresentedatthe
15election.
190.050.1.Aftertheambulancedistricthasbeendeclaredorganized,thedeclaring
2countycommission,exceptincountiesofthesecondclasshavingmorethanonehundredfive
3thousandinhabitantslocatedadjacenttoacountyofthefirstclasshavingacharterformof
4governmentwhichhasapopulationofoverninehundredthousandinhabitants,shalldivide
5thedistrictintosixelectiondistrictsasequalinpopulationaspossible,andshallbylot
6numberthedistrictsfromonetosixinclusive.Thecountycommissionshallcauseanelection
7tobeheldintheambulancedistrictwithinninetydaysaftertheorderestablishingthe
8ambulancedistricttoelectambulancedistrictdirectors.Eachvotershallvoteforonedirector
9fromtheambulanceelectiondistrictinwhichthevoterresides.Thedirectorselectedfrom
10districtsoneandfourshallserveforatermofoneyear,thedirectorselectedfromdistricts
11twoandfiveshallserveforatermoftwoyears,andthedirectorsfromdistrictsthreeandsix
12shallserveforatermofthreeyears;thereafter,thetermsofalldirectorsshallbethreeyears.
13Alldirectorsshallservethetermtowhichtheywereelectedorappointed,anduntiltheir
14successorsareelectedandqualified,exceptincasesofresignationordisqualification.The
15countycommissionshallreapportiontheambulancedistrictswithinsixtydaysafterthe
16populationofthecountyisreportedtothegovernorforeachdecennialcensusoftheUnited
17States.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflaw,ifthenumberofcandidatesfortheoffice
18ofdirectorisnogreaterthanthenumberofdirectorstobeelected,noelectionshallbeheld,
HB1174 15 19andthecandidatesshallassumetheresponsibilitiesoftheirofficesatthesametimeandinthe
20samemannerasiftheyhavebeenelected.
21 2.Inallcountiesofthesecondclasshavingmorethanonehundredfivethousand
22inhabitantslocatedadjacenttoacountyofthefirstclasshavingacharterformofgovernment
23whichhasapopulationofoverninehundredthousandinhabitants,thevotersshallvoteforsix
24directorselectedatlargefromwithinthedistrictforatermofthreeyears.Thosedirectors
25holdingofficeinanydistrictinsuchacountyonAugust13,1976,shallcontinuetohold
26officeuntiltheexpirationoftheirterms,andtheirsuccessorsshallbeelectedfromthedistrict
27atlargeforatermofthreeyears.InanydistrictformedinsuchcountiesafterAugust13,
281976,thegoverningbodyofthecountyshallcauseanelectiontobeheldinthatdistrict
29withinninetydaysaftertheorderestablishingtheambulancedistricttoelectambulance
30districtdirectors.Eachvotershallvoteforsixdirectors.Thetwocandidatesreceivingthe
31highestnumberofvotesatsuchelectionshallbeelectedforatermofthreeyears,thetwo
32candidatesreceivingthethirdandfourthhighestnumberofvotesshallbeelectedforatermof
33twoyears,thetwocandidatesreceivingthefifthandsixthhighestnumberofvotesshallbe
34electedforatermofoneyear;thereafter,thetermofalldirectorsshallbethreeyears.
35 3.Acandidatefordirectoroftheambulancedistrictshall,atthetimeoffiling,bea
36citizenoftheUnitedStates,aqualifiedvoteroftheelectiondistrictasprovidedinsubsection
371ofthissection,aresidentofthedistrictfortwoyearsnextprecedingtheelection,andshall
38beatleasttwenty-fouryearsofage.[Inanestablisheddistrictwhichislocatedwithinthe
39jurisdictionofmorethanoneelectionauthority,thecandidateshallfilehisorherdeclaration
40ofcandidacywiththesecretaryoftheboard.Inallotherdistricts,a]Eachcandidateshallfile
41adeclarationofcandidacywiththe[countyclerkofthecountyinwhichheorsheresides]
42appropriateelectionauthority. Acandidateshallfileastatementunderoaththatheorshe
43possessestherequiredqualifications.Nocandidate'snameshallbeprintedonanyofficial
44ballotunlessthecandidatehasfiledawrittendeclarationofcandidacypursuanttosubsection
455ofsection115.127.Ifthetimebetweenthecountycommission'scallforaspecialelection
46andthedateoftheelectionisnotsufficienttoallowcompliancewithsubsection5ofsection
47115.127,thecountycommissionshall,atthetimeitcallsthespecialelection,settheclosing
48dateforfilingdeclarationsofcandidacy.
198.280.1.Afterthenursinghomedistricthasbeendeclaredorganized,the
2declaringcountycommissionshalleither:
3 (1)Dividethedistrictintosixelectiondistrictsasequalinpopulationaspossible,and
4shallbylotnumberthedistrictsfromonetosix,inclusive.Thecountycommissionshall
5causeanelectiontobeheldinthenursinghomedistrictwithinninetydaysaftertheorder
6establishingthenursinghomedistricttoelectnursinghomedistrictdirectors.Theelection
HB1174 16 7shallbecalled,heldandconductedandnoticeshallbegivenasprovidedinsections198.240
8to198.270,andeachvotershallvoteforthedirectorfromhisorherdistrict;or
9 (2)Causeanelectiontobeheldinthenursinghomedistrictwithinninetydaysafter
10theorderestablishingthenursinghomedistricttoelectsixat-largenursinghomedistrict
11directors.Theelectionshallbecalled,heldandconductedandnoticeshallbegivenas
12providedinsections198.240to198.270.
13
14AfterAugust28,1994,directorsshallbeelectedforatermofthreeyears.Thefirstdirector
15whosetermexpiresafterAugust28,1994,shallcontinuetoholdofficeuntiltheexpirationof
16thetermoftheseconddirectorwhosetermexpiresafterAugust28,1994,atwhichtimeboth
17suchdirectorsshallbeelectedforatermofthreeyears.Thethirddirectorwhosetermexpires
18afterAugust28,1994,shallcontinuetoholdofficeuntiltheexpirationofthetermofthe
19fourthdirectorwhosetermexpiresafterAugust28,1994,atwhichtimebothsuchdirectors
20shallbeelectedforatermofthreeyears.ThefifthdirectorwhosetermexpiresafterAugust
2128,1994,shallcontinuetoholdofficeuntiltheexpirationofthetermofthesixthdirector
22whosetermexpiresafterAugust28,1994,atwhichtimebothsuchdirectorsshallbeelected
23foratermofthreeyears.Alldirectorsshallserveuntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedand
24qualified.Ifavacancyoccurs,theboardshallselectasuccessorwhoshallserveuntilthenext
25regularelectionofadirectoristobeheldinthatnursinghomeorelectiondistrict.Ifno
26candidatefilesadeclarationofcandidacyforanursinghomeorelectiondistrict,amajorityof
27theboardofdirectorsmay,aftertheelectioninthatnursinghomeorelectiondistrictwould
28haveregularlybeenheld,appointanyresidentofthenursinghomedistrictwhootherwise
29qualifiespursuanttosubsection3ofthissectiontofillthatvacancy.
30 2.Followingtheinitialelectionestablishingthenursinghomedistrictboardof
31directorspursuanttosubsection1ofthissection,thecircuitcourtmaychoosetoelectthe
32boardofdirectorsatlarge.
33 3.CandidatesfordirectorofthenursinghomedistrictshallbecitizensoftheUnited
34States,residenttaxpayersofthenursinghomedistrictwhohaveresidedwithinthestatefor
35oneyearnextprecedingtheelectionandwhoareatleasttwenty-fouryearsofage.All
36candidatesshallfiletheirdeclarationsofcandidacywiththe[countycommissioncallingthe
37election] appropriateelectionauthorityatleasttwentydayspriortothespecialelection.
38 4.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsoflawtothecontrary,ifthenumberof
39candidatesfortheofficeofdirectorisequaltothenumberofdirectorstobeelected,no
40electionshallbeheld,andthecandidatesshallassumetheresponsibilityoftheirofficesatthe
41sametimeandinthesamemannerasiftheyhavebeenelected;however,ifanyvacanciesare
42createdafterlocalcertificationandpriortothedeadlineprovidedinsubdivision(4)ofsection
43115.453whichcausethenumberoffiledcandidatestobelessthanthenumberofvacanciesto
HB1174 17 44befilled,anelectionshallbeheld,andwrite-incandidatesforsuchpositionsshallbeeligible
45asotherwiseprovidedbylaw.
206.090.1.Afterthehospitaldistricthasbeendeclaredorganized,thedeclaring
2countycommissionshalldividethedistrictintosixelectiondistrictsasequalinpopulationas
3possible,andshallbylotnumberthedistrictsfromonetosixinclusive.Thecounty
4commissionshallcauseanelectiontobeheldinthehospitaldistrictwithinninetydaysafter
5theorderestablishingthehospitaldistricttoelecthospitaldistrictdirectors.Eachvotershall
6voteforsixdirectors,onefromeachdistrict,exceptinanycountyofthethirdclassification
7withoutatownshipformofgovernmentandwithmorethantenthousandsixhundredbut
8fewerthantenthousandsevenhundredinhabitants,eachvotershallvoteforonedirectorfrom
9thehospitalelectiondistrictinwhichthevoterresides.Directorsshallserveatermofsix
10yearsoralessertermofyearsasmaybeestablishedbythecountycommission.Ifdirectors
11aretoserveatermofsixyears,theinitialtermofthedirectorelectedfromdistrictnumber
12oneshallserveatermofoneyear,thedirectorelectedfromdistrictnumbertwoshallservea
13termoftwoyears,thedirectorelectedfromdistrictnumberthreeshallserveatermofthree
14years,thedirectorelectedfromdistrictnumberfourshallserveatermoffouryears,the
15directorelectedfromdistrictnumberfiveshallserveatermoffiveyears,andthedirector
16electedfromdistrictnumbersixshallserveatermofsixyears;thereafter,thetermsofall
17directorsshallbesixyears.Ifthecountycommissionchoosestoestablishatermofofficeof
18lessthansixyears,theinitialelectionofdirectorsshallbedoneinamannerestablishedbythe
19countycommission.Alldirectorsshallserveuntiltheirsuccessorsareelectedandqualified.
20Anyvacancyshallbefilledbytheremainingmembersoftheboardofdirectorswhoshall
21appointapersontoserveasdirectoruntilthenextmunicipalelection.
22 2.CandidatesfordirectorofthehospitaldistrictshallbecitizensoftheUnitedStates,
23votersofthehospitaldistrictwhohaveresidedwithinthestateforoneyearnextprecedingthe
24electionandwhoareatleastthirtyyearsofage.Allcandidatesshallfiletheirdeclarationof
25candidacywiththe[countycommissioncallingtheelectionfortheorganizationalelection,
26andforsubsequentelections,withthesecretaryoftheboardofdirectorsofthedistrict]
27appropriateelectionauthority.
28 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionsoflaw,ifthenumberofcandidatesforoffice
29ofdirectorisnogreaterthanthenumberofdirectorstobeelected,noelectionshallbeheld,
30andthecandidatesshallassumetheresponsibilitiesoftheirofficesatthesametimeandinthe
31samemannerasiftheyhadbeenelected.
32 4.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsubsections1to3ofthissection,afterthe
33formationofthehospitaldistrict,thehospitalboardofdirectors,byamajorityvoteofthe
34directorswiththeconsentofamajorityofthecountycommissiononanorderofrecord,may
35abolishthesixhospitaldistricts'electiondistrictsandcausethehospitaldistrictdirectorstobe
HB1174 18 36electedfromthehospitaldistrictatlarge.Uponoptingtoelectthehospitaldistrictdirectorsat
37large,thethen-servinghospitaldistrictdirectorsshallcontinuetoservetheremainderoftheir
38termsandanyvacanciesontheboard,afterthedateofsuchoption,shallbefilledbyan
39electionconductedatlargeinthedistrict.
247.217.1.Anytwoormorecontiguouspublicwatersupplydistrictsorganized
2undertheprovisionsofsections247.010to247.220maybeconsolidatedintoasingledistrict
3byadecreeofthecircuitcourtinwhichthedistrictwiththelargestacreagewasoriginally
4incorporatedandorganized.
5 2.Proceedingsforconsolidationofsuchdistrictsshallbesubstantiallyasfollows:
6Theboardofdirectorsofeachofthedistrictstobeconsolidatedshallauthorize,byresolution
7passedataregularmeetingoraspecialmeetingcalledforsuchpurpose,itspresident,on
8behalfofthedistrict,topetitionthecircuitcourthavingjurisdictionforconsolidationwith
9anyoneormoreothercontiguouspublicwatersupplydistricts.
10 3.Suchpetitionshallbefiledinthecircuitcourthavingjurisdictionandthecourt
11shallsetadateforahearingthereonandtheclerkshallgivenoticethereofinsomenewspaper
12ofgeneralcirculationineachcountyinwhicheachofthedistrictsproposedtobe
13consolidatedislocated.
14 4.Suchnoticeshallbesubstantiallyasfollows:
15 INTHECIRCUITCOURTOF______COUNTY,MISSOURI
16 NOTICEOFTHEFILINGOFAPETITION
17 FORCONSOLIDATIONOF
18 PUBLICWATERSUPPLYDISTRICTNO.______,
19 OF______COUNTY,MISSOURI,AND
20 PUBLICWATERSUPPLYDISTRICTNO.______,
21 OF______COUNTY,MISSOURI
22 (Additionaldistrictsmaybenamedasrequired.)
23 Toallvoters,landowners,andinterestedpersonswithintheboundaries
24 oftheabove-describedpublicwatersupplydistricts:
25 Youareherebynotified:
1.26 Thatapetitionhasbeenfiledinthiscourtfortheconsolidationof
27 theabove-namedpublicwatersupplydistrictsintoonepublic
28 watersupplydistrict,asprovidedbylaw.
2.29 Thatahearingonsaidpetitionwillbeheldbeforethiscourton
30 the______dayof______,20______,at______,______.m.
3.31 Exceptionsorobjectionstotheconsolidationofsaiddistricts
32 maybemadebyanyvotersorlandownersofanyofsuchdistricts
33 proposedtobeconsolidated,providedsuchexceptionsor
HB1174 19 34 objectionsarefiledinwritingnotlessthanfivedayspriortothe
35 datesetforthehearingonthepetition.
36 4.Thenamesandaddressesoftheattorneysforthepetitionerare:
37 _______________
38 ClerkoftheCircuitCourtof
39 ______County,Missouri
40 5.Thenoticeshallbepublishedinthreeconsecutiveissuesofaweeklynewspaperin
41eachcountyinwhichanyportionofanydistrictproposedtobeconsolidatedlies,orinlieu
42thereof,intwentyconsecutiveissuesofadailynewspaperineachcountyinwhichany
43portionofanydistrictproposedtobeconsolidatedlies;thelastinsertionofsuchnoticetobe
44madenotlessthansevennormorethantwenty-onedaysbeforethehearing.
45 6.Thecourt,forgoodcauseshown,maycontinuethecaseorthehearingthereon
46fromtimetotimeuntilfinaldispositionthereof.
47 7.Exceptionsorobjectionstotheconsolidationofsuchdistrictsmaybemadebyany
48voterorlandownerwithintheboundariesoftheproposeddistrict.Theexceptionsor
49objectionsshallbeinwritingandshallspecifythegroundsuponwhichthesamearemade
50andshallbefilednotlaterthanfivedaysbeforethedatesetforhearingthepetition.Ifany
51suchexceptionsorobjectionsarefiled,thecourtshalltakethemintoconsiderationinpassing
52uponthepetitionforconsolidationandshallalsoconsidertheevidenceinsupportofthe
53petition.Ifthecourtfindsthattheconsolidationwillprovidefortherenderingofnecessary
54waterserviceinthedistricts,andisinthebestinterestofthevotersandthelandownersofthe
55district,itshall,byitsdecree,approvesuchconsolidation.Thedecreeofconsolidationshall
56setaneffectivedatefortheconsolidationofthedistrictsandshallprovidethattheproposed
57consolidateddistrictshallbedividedintofivesubdistrictsandshallfixboundarylinesofeach
58subdistrict,allofwhichsubdistrictsshallhaveapproximatelythesameareaandshallbe
59numbered.
60 8.Thedecreeofconsolidationshallnotbecomefinalandconclusiveuntilithasbeen
61submittedtovotersineachofthedistrictsproposedtobeincludedintheconsolidateddistrict.
62 9.If,uponcanvassanddeclarationoftheresults,itisfoundanddeterminedthatthe
63questionhasbeenassentedtobyamajorityofthevotersofeachdistrictvotingonthe
64question,thecourtshallissueitsorderdeclaringtheresultsoftheelections,declaringits
65previousdecreeofconsolidationtobefinalandconclusive,andinaddition,thedecreeshall
66provideforanelectionofadirectorfromeachofthesubdistrictssetforthinthedecreeofthe
67courtasspecifiedinsubsection7ofthissection.Thetermsofofficeforthedirectorselected
68atsuchelectionshallbeasfollows:Thedirectorelectedfromthesubdistrictdesignatedby
69thecircuitcourtasnumberoneshallserveuntilthenextregularelection,oruntilhis
HB1174 20 70successorhasbeenelectedandqualified;thosedirectorselectedfromthesubdistricts
71designatedbythecircuitcourtasnumberstwoandthreeshallserveuntiltheregularelection
72followingthenextregularelectionoruntiltheirsuccessorshavebeenelectedandqualified;
73thosedirectorselectedfromthesubdistrictsdesignatedbythecircuitcourtasnumbersfour
74andfiveshallserveuntiltheannualregularelectionfollowingthenexttworegularelections,
75oruntiltheirsuccessorshavebeenelectedandqualified.Thereafteralldirectorsshallbe
76electedasprovidedbysections247.010to247.220.Theelectionshallbeheldatleastthirty
77daysbeforetheeffectivedateoftheconsolidation.Thereturnsshallbecertifiedbythe
78judgesandclerksofelectiontothecircuitcourthavingjurisdictionandthecourtshall
79thereuponenteritsordernamingthedirectorsfromeachsubdistrict.
80 10.Theeligibilityandrequirementsforadirectorforaconsolidateddistrictshallbe
81identicalwiththosesetforthinsection247.060andnotwomembersoftheboardshallreside
82inthesamesubdistrict.Anycandidateshallhave[his]suchcandidate'snameimprinted
83upontheballot,provided[he]suchcandidateshallfileadeclarationofintentiontobecome
84suchacandidatewiththe[clerkofthecircuitcourt] appropriateelectionauthority.
85 11.Initsfinaldecree,thecourtshalldesignateanamefortheconsolidateddistrict
86whichshallbeasfollows:ConsolidatedPublicWaterSupplyDistrictNo.______,of______
87County,Missouri.
88 12.Ontheeffectivedateoftheconsolidationofthedistricts,thenewlyelected
89directorsshallorganizeinthesamemannerasisprovidedinsections247.010to247.220,and
90allofsuchprovisionsshallapplytoconsolidatedpublicwatersupplydistrictsinthesame
91mannerastootherpublicwatersupplydistricts.
92 13.Atthetimeoftheeffectivedateoftheconsolidation,allthepropertyofthe
93originaldistrictsshallbecombinedandadministeredasoneunit,whichshallbesubjecttothe
94liens,liabilitiesandobligationsoftheoriginaldistricts,providedthatifanydistrictincluded
95intheconsolidateddistricthasissuedgeneralobligationbondswhichareoutstandingatthe
96timeoftheconsolidation,anytaxestobeleviedtopaythebondsandinterestthereonshallbe
97leviedonlyuponthepropertywithintheoriginaldistrictissuingthebondsasitexistedonthe
98dateofsuchissuance.Allspecialobligationorrevenuebondsissuedbyanydistrictincluded
99intheconsolidateddistrictshallbepaidinaccordancewiththetermsthereof,without
100preference,fromtherevenuereceivedbytheconsolidateddistrict.
101 14.Acertifiedcopyofthedecreesofthecourtshallbefiledintheofficeofthe
102recorderandintheofficeofthecountyclerkineachcountyinwhichanypartofthe
103consolidateddistrictislocated,andintheofficeofthesecretaryofstate.Suchcopiesshallbe
104filedbytheclerkofthecircuitcourtandthefilingfeesshallbetaxedascosts.
249.140.1.AnycandidatefortheofficeoftrusteeinthedistrictshallbeanAmerican
2citizenovertheageoftwenty-fiveyearsandshallhavebeenaresidentwithinthecounty
HB1174 21 3withinwhichthedistrictissituatedformorethanfourwholeyearsnextbeforethedateofthe
4electionatwhichheisacandidateandshallbeavoterofthedistrict.Anypersondesiringto
5becomeacandidatefortheofficeoftrusteeattheelectionheldontheoriginalincorporation
6ofthedistrict,asprovidedinsection249.070,shallfilewiththe[countycommissionorwith
7theelectioncommissioners] appropriateelectionauthorityastatement,underoath,that
8[he]suchpersonpossessesthequalificationsrequiredbysections249.010to249.420for
9trusteeandshallpayafilingfeeoffivedollars,whereupon[his]suchperson'snameshallbe
10placedontheballotascandidatefortrustee.Anypersondesiringtobecomeacandidatefor
11theofficeoftrusteeinanysubsequentelectionshallfilesuchstatement,underoath,withand
12paysuchfilingfeetothe[secretaryoftheboardoftrustees] appropriateelectionauthority,
13whereupon[his]suchperson'snameshallbeplacedontheballotascandidatefortheoffice
14oftrustee.
15 2.Atsuchinitialelectionthecandidatewhoreceivesthehighestnumberofvotes
16shallbeelectedforasix-yeartermastrustee;thecandidatewhoreceivesthesecondhighest
17numberofvotesshallbeelectedforafour-yeartermastrustee;thecandidatewhoreceives
18thethirdhighestnumberofvotesshallbeelectedforatwo-yeartermastrustee.
19 3.After[his]suchperson'selectioneachtrusteeshalltakeandsubscribe[his]an
20oathoraffirmationbeforetheclerkofthecircuitcourttotheeffectthat[he]suchpersonis
21qualifiedtoactastrusteeundertheprovisionsofsections249.010to249.420andthat[he]
22suchpersonwillperform[his]suchperson'sdutiesassuchtrusteetothebestof[his]such
23person'sabilityandimpartiallyintheinterestofthewholedistrict.
257.170.1.Candidatesforelectiontotheboardoftrusteesshallfiletheir
2declarationsofcandidacywiththe[secretaryoftheboardoftrusteesorinthecaseofthefirst
3election,thefilingshallbeinlikemannerwiththesecretaryofthe]appropriateelection
4authority.Thedeclarationofcandidacyshallsetforththecandidate'squalificationsas
5providedherein.
6 2.Theballotsshallnotdesignatethecandidates'parties.
7 3.Atleastamajorityofthethenqualifiedmembersoftheboardoftrusteesorofthe
8electiondistrictcommission,asthecasemightbe,shalljointlytabulatetheresultsreceived
9andshallcertifythecandidatesreceivingthegreatestnumberofvotesfortherespectiveterms
10ofofficeanduntiltheirsuccessorshavebeenelectedandqualified.Inthecaseoftheelection
11districtcommissionexecutingitsdutieshereunder,thesecretarythereofshallforthwithsend
12tothecourt,byregisteredmail,onecompletecopyofallreturns.
321.130.Aperson,tobequalifiedtoserveasadirector,shallbearesidentandvoter
2ofthedistrictforatleastoneyearbeforetheelectionorappointmentandbeovertheageof
3twenty-fouryears.Intheeventthepersonisnolongeraresidentofthedistrict,theperson's
4officeshallbevacated,andthevacancyshallbefilledasprovidedinsection321.200.
HB1174 22 5Nominationsanddeclarationsofcandidacyshallbefiled[attheheadquartersofthefire
6protectiondistrict] withtheappropriateelectionauthoritybypayingafilingfeeequalto
7theamountofacandidateforcountyofficeassetforthundersection115.357,andfilinga
8statementunderoaththatsuchpersonpossessestherequiredqualifications.Thereafter,such
9candidateshallhavethecandidate'snameplacedontheballotasacandidatefordirector.
321.210.OnthefirstTuesdayinAprilaftertheexpirationofatleasttwofullcalendar
2yearsfromthedateoftheelectionofthefirstboardofdirectors,andonthefirstTuesdayin
3Aprileverytwoyearsthereafter,anelectionformembersoftheboardofdirectorsshallbe
4heldinthedistrict.Nominationsshallbefiled[attheheadquartersofthefireprotection
5districtinwhichamajorityofthedistrictislocated] withtheappropriateelectionauthority
6bypayingafilingfeeequaltotheamountofacandidateforcountyofficeassetforthunder
7section115.357andfilingastatementunderoaththatthecandidatepossessestherequired
8qualifications.Thecandidatereceivingthemostvotesshallbeelected.Anynewmemberof
9theboardshallqualifyinthesamemannerasthemembersofthefirstboardqualify.
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