{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-3-308","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-3-308","heading":"Vacancy of trustee position.","body":"(1) An elected trustee position is vacant whenever the incumbent:\n(a) dies;\n(b) resigns;\n(c) moves the trustee's residence from the applicable district or from the nominating district in the case of an additional trustee in a high school district;\n(d) is no longer a registered elector of the district under the provisions of 20-20-301;\n(e) is absent from the district for 60 consecutive days;\n(f) fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the trustees without a good excuse;\n(g) has been removed under the provisions of 20-3-310; or\n(h) ceases to have the capacity to hold office under any other provision of law.\n(2) A trustee position is also vacant when an elected candidate fails to qualify under the provisions of 20-3-307.","path":["TITLE 20. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 3. ELECTED OFFICIALS","Part 3. School District Trustees"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0200/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0080/0200-0030-0030-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:13Z","sha256":"20095deebcb6f1d58a1a30c4fb699544c4b20e693e79e01c4080db5a740f93d2","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-3-307","next":"us-mt/20-3-309"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}