{"data":{"id":"us-mt/20-3-313","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"20-3-313","heading":"Election by acclamation -- notice.","body":"(1) If the number of candidates filing for vacant positions or filing a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under 20-3-305(2)(b) is equal to or less than the number of positions to be elected, the trustees may cancel the election.\n(2) If the election is canceled, the trustees shall give notice that a trustee election will not be held. Notice must be given no later than 30 days before the election.\n(3) If a trustee election is not held, the trustees shall declare elected by acclamation the candidate who filed for the position or who filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate and shall issue a certificate of election to the candidate.\n(4) An election for a trustee in a single-member district as provided in 20-3-338 or in a trustee nominating district as provided in 20-3-353 is considered a separate trustee election for the purposes of declaring election by acclamation as provided in this section.","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_0130/0200-0030-0030-0130.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:13Z","sha256":"576f3baec570f2cfe1f467a5ca340d7a346577565a48361e8a7e1a04d9fa76a5","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/20-3-312","next":"us-mt/20-3-314"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}