B. POLICY TITLE: BOARD ELECTIONS
Election of board members shall be in accordance with state law. The District Board shall be elected from the four election subdistricts within Fremont County previously established by resolution of the board. The election subdistricts and the number of members to be elected to the board from each election subdistrict are as follows:
Nomination must come from the subdistrict in which the nominee resides. However, election of the board is done at large. The term of each member shall be four years, beginning at 12 noon on the first day in December following the election except as provided for in the first election of the board, as set forth in the code.
The election of board members shall be held at the regular polling places in each district on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in general election years. Not more than a simple majority of board members shall be elected at any election unless the election is to fill an unexpired term.
The cost of an election or equitably proportioned shares of a concurrent election as determined by the county clerk shall be paid by the college.
It is the responsibility of the board to conduct elections within the district for such purposes authorized by the Community College System and Election Codes of the State of Wyoming.
2. Change of Residence
In the event that a board member has a change of residence, so that they are no longer qualified as a resident of the election subdistrict wherein they are elected, then such board member shall be deemed to have vacated the District Board seat for
that subdistrict and the vacancy shall be filled as provided in Vacancies.
3. Vacancies
The Board of Trustees shall fill a vacancy in office by temporary appointment in a manner provided by law. If the board fails to appoint a qualified person to fill a vacancy within thirty (30) days from the date the vacancy occurs, or if, for any reason, the entire membership of the board is depleted, the board of county commissioners of the county, within ten (10) days of either occurrence, shall appoint a qualified person to fill each vacancy. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold that appointed office until the next general election at which time a trustee or trustees shall be elected to fill the unexpired term(s). Each appointee shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified. All appointees shall be residents of the election subdistrict in which the vacancy exists.
4. Removal of Trustee
A board member may be removed for cause or change of residence outside subdistrict to which trustee has been elected or appointed. [W.S.§21-18-303(a) (xii)]