AI-assisted research summary: This section sets how a district board is composed, how supervisors are elected or appointed, and the rules for nominations, mail ballots, and voting.
41-6051 - District supervisors; term of office; biennial election 41-6051. District supervisors; term of office; biennial election A. The governing body of a district shall consist of five supervisors, three of whom are to be elected and two appointed by the board from a list of nominees selected by the elected supervisors. Except as to the first supervisors, whose election and terms are prescribed in section 41-6035, the term of each elected supervisor shall be six years, beginning on June 1 following the supervisor's election. As prescribed in section 41-6036, the terms of the two supervisors appointed by the board shall be until May 31 of the next even-numbered year, or until their successors are otherwise appointed. B. An election shall be held on the first Saturday in May of each even-numbered year, at which one supervisor of the district shall be elected. Any person desiring to be a candidate shall file with the board a nomination petition in such form as the board prescribes, at least ten days before the election, containing the signatures of not less than one-half of one percent of the qualified electors of the district or five qualified electors of the district, whichever is higher. No person shall be eligible to be a candidate for supervisor unless the person is a qualified elector of the district. The names of candidates shall appear on the ballot in alphabetical order by surnames, with a square after each name and an instruction to mark an X in the square after the name of the voter's choice. The governing body of a district may provide a mail ballot to a qualified district elector for which the district governing body has a first class mailing address. Qualified electors of a district who wish to vote by mail ballot shall file a first class mailing address with the district governing body at least thirty days before the date of the election. Qualified district electors who receive ballots in proper form from the district governing body may cast their votes by mail. Mail ballots, to be counted, shall be received at the place designated, and within the time prescribed by the district supervisors and clearly specified in the notice of election. Only qualified electors of the district shall have the right to vote. The district governing body shall provide at least one polling place in the district for qualified voters who wish to vote in person. If two or more candidates receive the same number of votes, the successful candidate shall be determined by lot. If only one person files a nominating petition for an election to fill a position on the district board for which the term of office is to expire, the board may cancel the election for that position and instead may appoint the person who filed the nominating petition to fill the position. If no person files a nominating petition for an election to fill a district office, the board may cancel the election for the offices and the office shall be filled as otherwise provided by law. A person who is appointed pursuant to this subsection is fully vested with the powers and duties of the office as if elected to that office.