HF 822

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls; providing for an
alley system or at-large election of school board members.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin ALLEY SYSTEM.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The school board of Independent School District
No. 482, Little Falls, may by resolution establish an alley system for the at-large election
of board members. Position numbers shall be assigned to each board position. The
positions that expire on the first Monday in January 2007 and each four years thereafter
shall be designated as position nos. 1, 2, and 3. The positions that expire on the first
Monday in January 2009 and each four years thereafter shall be designated as position
nos. 4, 5, and 6. Incumbents whose terms expire in the years specified shall be assigned
by lot to the numbered positions for that year.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Notice. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes an alley system, the notice of filing dates
must include substantially the following language, adjusted for the proper year:
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new text begin "Position no. 1, position no. 2, and position no. 3 are to be filled by election.
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new text begin Candidates may not file for more than one position."
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Affidavits of candidacy. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes an alley system, each
affidavit of candidacy for school board shall specify the numbered position for which the
candidate is filing.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Ballots. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes an alley system, the ballot heading shall
read as follows:
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new text begin "SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
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new text begin POSITION NO. ..
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new text begin VOTE FOR ONE"
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Discontinuance. new text end

new text begin The board may at any time by resolution discontinue the
alley system.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Incumbents. new text end

new text begin If the board establishes or discontinues an alley system,
incumbents shall serve the entire terms to which they were elected under the prior system.
Elections to fill a vacancy in a term shall be under the new system.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPLICABILITY.
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new text begin Section 1 applies to Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls.
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Sec. 3. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
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new text begin Section 1 is effective after local approval by the school board of Independent School
District No. 482, Little Falls, the day after compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section
645.021, subdivision 3, and applies to school board elections held in Independent School
District No. 482, Little Falls, in 2006 and thereafter. new text end