§ 73-14-61 — Notice of candidacy; signatures of electors

Any qualified elector who desires to become a candidate for election as a director shall, at least forty days prior to the election, file with the secretary of the board of directors then in office a written notice of candidacy, which shall state the candidate's name and residence and the term for which the candidate is running within the conservancy district. If the candidate is a candidate at large, the candidate's notice of candidacy shall be signed by twenty qualified electors resident within the district. If the candidate is a candidate only from that portion of the district that lies within one county, the candidate's notice of candidacy shall be signed by ten qualified electors who reside within that particular portion of the district and county from which the candidate seeks to be elected.

Legislative History

1941 Comp., § 77-2735, enacted by Laws 1943, ch. 126, § 8; 1953 Comp., §