1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls; providing for an 
1.3 	alley system or at-large election of school board members.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. ALLEY SYSTEM.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The school board of Independent School District 
1.7 	No. 482, Little Falls, may by resolution establish an alley system for the at-large election 
1.8 	of board members.  Position numbers shall be assigned to each board position.  The 
1.9 	positions that expire on the first Monday in January 2007 and each four years thereafter 
1.10 	shall be designated as position nos. 1, 2, and 3.  The positions that expire on the first 
1.11 	Monday in January 2009 and each four years thereafter shall be designated as position 
1.12 	nos. 4, 5, and 6. Incumbents whose terms expire in the years specified shall be assigned 
1.13 	by lot to the numbered positions for that year.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Notice. If the board establishes an alley system, the notice of filing dates 
1.15 	must include substantially the following language, adjusted for the proper year:
1.16 	"Position no. 1, position no. 2, and position no. 3 are to be filled by election.
1.17 	Candidates may not file for more than one position." 
1.18 		Subd. 3.Affidavits of candidacy. If the board establishes an alley system, each 
1.19 	affidavit of candidacy for school board shall specify the numbered position for which the 
1.20 	candidate is filing.
1.21 		Subd. 4.Ballots. If the board establishes an alley system, the ballot heading shall 
1.22 	read as follows:
1.23 	"SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER 
1.24 	POSITION NO. ..
2.1 	VOTE FOR ONE" 
2.2 		Subd. 5.Discontinuance. The board may at any time by resolution discontinue the 
2.3 	alley system.
2.4 		Subd. 6.Incumbents. If the board establishes or discontinues an alley system, 
2.5 	incumbents shall serve the entire terms to which they were elected under the prior system. 
2.6 	Elections to fill a vacancy in a term shall be under the new system.

2.7 	Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY.
 2.8 	Section 1 applies to Independent School District No. 482, Little Falls.

2.9 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 2.10 	Section 1 is effective after local approval by the school board of Independent School 
2.11 	District No. 482, Little Falls, the day after compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
2.12 	645.021, subdivision 3, and applies to school board elections held in Independent School 
2.13 	District No. 482, Little Falls, in 2006 and thereafter.