{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-15-223","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-15-223","heading":"Vacancies.","body":"(1) A community college trustee position is vacant whenever the incumbent:\n(a) dies;\n(b) resigns; or\n(c) is removed under the provisions of 20-15-227.\n(2) A trustee position is also vacant whenever an elected candidate fails to qualify under the provisions of 20-3-307.\n(3) Any vacancy of a trustee position shall be filled by appointment by majority vote of the remaining trustees, and the person appointed shall hold office until the next regular school election day, when a trustee shall be elected for the remainder of the unexpired term.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 15. COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS","Part 2. Organization and Trustees"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0150/part_0020/section_0230/0200-0150-0020-0230.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:32Z","sha256":"5ace14cb63b17c016af6c8b2154e27ed4999b6fa5c2f127e9c1b302c185ed256","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-15-222","next":"us-mt/20-15-224"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}