20-A M.R.S. §2305: Terms; vacancies; restrictions

1. Length of term. School committee members shall be elected for staggered 3-year terms or, in municipalities with biennial elections, 4-year terms.

2. Commencement of term. The term of newly elected school board members shall start as determined under section 1003.

3. Vacancy. A vacancy on a school committee shall be declared:

A. When the term of office of a member expires;

B. When a member changes residency from the municipality or subdistrict from which elected. Evidence that an individual is registered to vote in a municipality is prima facie evidence of that individual's residency;

C. On the death of a member;

D. When a member resigns; or

E. Except in municipalities having a municipal charter, when a member is absent without excuse from 3 consecutive regular committee meetings, the committee may declare that a vacancy exists.

4. Filling a vacancy. A vacancy may be filled:

A. By the school committee within 30 days. The term of a member appointed by the school committee to fill a vacancy shall expire at the next annual meeting; or

B. Whenever the remaining members of the school committee fail to appoint a person to fill a vacancy, by election at a town meeting called for the purpose.