79-550 Class III school district elections; change number of board members; vacancy, how filled; change manner of election. - Nebraska Statutes

79-550. Class III school district elections; change number of board members; vacancy, how filled; change manner of election.(1) A Class III school district with a six-member board of education may by resolution provide for an increase in the number of members from six to nine. The board of education shall appoint members to fill the three vacancies thus created in the manner prescribed in section 32-570.(2) A Class III school district with a nine-member board of education may by resolution provide for decreasing the number of members of the board of education from nine to six. When such a decrease is provided, three of the vacancies which would otherwise occur at the next election shall not be filled.(3) If the members of the board of education of a Class III school district are nominated and elected by district or ward, the board of education may by resolution provide for the nomination of the members by district or ward and the election of the members at large. If the members are nominated by district or ward and elected at large, the board of education may by resolution provide for the nomination and election of the members by district or ward. SourceLaws 1974, LB 592, § 8; Laws 1981, LB 303, § 4; Laws 1994, LB 76, § 602; R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-803.11; Laws 1996, LB 900, § 303; Laws 1997, LB 595, § 5.