HB 3268
Provides that directors of the district school board of the Salem-Keizer School District must be nominated and elected by zone.
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Bill overview
House Bill 3268 changes the way school board directors are selected in the Salem-Keizer School District. Currently, directors are nominated and elected at large, but this bill requires directors to be nominated and elected by zone. This means that candidates must be from the specific zone where they reside, and elections will be held within each zone to determine who represents that area on the school board.
Key provisions
- Directors of the Salem-Keizer School District must be nominated by zone.
- Directors of the Salem-Keizer School District must be elected by zone.
- ORS 332.122 has been amended to allow for nominations by zone.
- ORS 332.124 has been amended to allow for elections from zones.
- If no candidate from a zone is nominated, the school board will appoint a resident from that zone.
- If no resident from the zone expresses interest, the board will appoint a resident from the district at large.
- Appointments made under this section are temporary and last until the next regular school district election.
- The bill clarifies the process for filling vacancies on the school board.
Who is affected
- Salem-Keizer School District residents
- School board directors
- Voters in the Salem-Keizer School District
Notable changes
- Shifts the method of director selection from at-large to zone-based.
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