Arizona Laws 15-425.01. Election; reduction of governing board to three members; ballot; requirements; reconsideration
A. A qualified elector of a school district that qualifies under subsection B of this section may submit to the county school superintendent a petition, signed by at least ten percent of the qualified electors of the district, requesting that the question of reducing the number of members of the school district governing board to three be considered in the next general election held under section 15-424. On receipt of a petition that is in proper form and has the necessary signatures, the county school superintendent shall submit to the qualified electors of the school district at the next general election held under section 15-424 the question of whether the membership of the school district governing board should be reduced to three.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-425.01
- Governing board: means a body organized for the government and management of the schools within a school district or a county school superintendent in the conduct of an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- School district: means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of the public schools or an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
B. Only a school district that has previously increased its governing board to five members under section 15-425 is eligible to reduce the number of its governing board members to three under this section.
C. Public notices that the general election will address the question of reducing the number of governing board members to three shall be posted in at least three public places in the school district at least ten days before the general election.
D. The ballots shall contain the words: "Three governing board members, yes. Three governing board members, no."
E. If the majority of the electors voting on the question of reducing the number of governing board members votes in the affirmative, the school district shall reduce the number of its governing board members to three as provided in section 15-424. If the majority of the electors voting on the question votes in the negative, the question may not be placed on the ballot of an election in the district until at least one year after the date of the election.