Board elections shall be held on the Tuesday following the
first Monday in November of odd-numbered years.
A person is legally qualified to
become a board member who is a
A person may become a candidate for a place on the board by
filing a declaration of candidacy with the county auditor during the June
filing period as prescribed by law. If the school district includes territory
in two or more counties, the declaration of candidacy shall be filed with the
county auditor of the county designated by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction as county to which the district belongs, pursuant to RCW
28A.323.040. In the event that there are more than two candidates for any
position on the board, a primary election shall be held on the third Tuesday of
August in the manner prescribed by law. The two candidates receiving the greatest
number of votes will appear on the election ballot in November.
In the event a school director position becomes vacant or a
void in candidacy for a school director position occurs before the regular
filing period begins, the candidates will go through the June filing period as
proscribed in law. If the vacancy occurs after the filing period starts but
before the eleventh Tuesday prior to the primary election, the county auditor
shall establish a special three-day filing period.
In the event a school director position becomes vacant or a
void in candidacy for a school director position occurs after the eleventh
Tuesday before the primary election, but before the eleventh Tuesday before the
general election, then the county auditor shall establish a special three-day
filing period. In such a case, regardless of the number of candidates, there
will be no primary, and the winner of the position will be the candidate
receiving a plurality of the votes cast.
In the event a school director
position becomes vacant or a void in candidacy for a school director position
occurs after the eleventh Tuesday before the general election, the scheduled
election is lapsed, the election deemed stricken from the ballot, no write-in
votes counted and no candidate certified as elected. If an incumbent school director is serving in
this instance, the director’s service on the board will continue until the next
school board election or until the director resigns. If no director is currently serving, the
position will be filled by the board consistent with the board’s policy on filling
vacancies.
Cross Reference: Board
Policy 1115 Vacancies
1610 Conflicts of Interest
Legal References: RCW 28A.323.040 Joint school districts – Designation of
County
to which joint school district
belongs
RCW
28A.343.300 Directors — Terms —
Numbers
RCW
28A.343.320 Directors — Declarations
of candidacy — Positions as separate offices
RCW
28A.343.330 Directors — Ballots — Form
RCW
28A.343.340 Directors — When elected —
Eligibility
RCW
29A.04.151 Residence
RCW 29A.24.181 Reopening of filing — After eleventh Tuesday
before primary
RCW 29A.24.191 Scheduled election lapses, when
RCW
29A.52.210 Local primaries
RCW
42.12.010 Causes of vacancy
Management Resources: Policy News, October 2006 Changes in Election Law
Adoption Date: January 2005
Revised: September 2006
Revised: December 2006