Chapter 135-110. Election and replacement of conservation district supervisors.


Section 135-110-100. Purpose and authority.
Section 135-110-110. Definitions.
Section 135-110-120. Compliance.
Section 135-110-130. Documents provided to conservation commission to be copies.
Section 135-110-140. Records retention.
Section 135-110-150. Conservation district must remain impartial.
Section 135-110-160. Legal boundaries of conservation district to be available.
Section 135-110-170. Only one ballot per voter may be counted.
Section 135-110-180. Disruptive acts prohibited.
Section 135-110-200. Conservation district must hold election.
Section 135-110-210. Conservation district must adopt election resolution.
Section 135-110-220. Due notice required before and after election resolution.
Section 135-110-230. Conservation district appoints election supervisor.
Section 135-110-240. Election may be on-site, remote, or both.
Section 135-110-250. Voting must be accessible.
Section 135-110-300. Every candidate must be a qualified district elector.
Section 135-110-310. Some candidates must be landowners or farm operators.
Section 135-110-320. Submission of candidate information required to be elected.
Section 135-110-330. Filing deadline.
Section 135-110-340. Only nominated candidates may appear on official ballot.
Section 135-110-350. Types of candidacy.
Section 135-110-355. Election supervisor must verify candidate eligibility.
Section 135-110-360. Undeclared write-in candidate may be elected if no person files.
Section 135-110-370. Incumbent automatically reelected if no other person files.
Section 135-110-380. Candidate may withdraw candidacy in writing.
Section 135-110-400. Conservation district to obtain list of registered voters.
Section 135-110-410. Conservation district must set deadline for requesting absentee and mail-in ballots.
Section 135-110-420. Conservation district must not use certain lists.
Section 135-110-430. Conservation district may publish candidate-provided information.
Section 135-110-440. Employees and municipal officers of district must not be polling officers.
Section 135-110-450. Polling officers monitor poll-site activities.
Section 135-110-460. Polling officers verify voters, issue ballots and count votes.
Section 135-110-470. Election supervisor may perform polling officer duties.
Section 135-110-500. Conservation district must create official ballot.
Section 135-110-515. Conservation district must make ballots available.
Section 135-110-520. Absentee ballots must be provided on request.
Section 135-110-530. Provisional ballots must be provided when voter eligibility is in question.
Section 135-110-540. Functional equivalent of paper ballot required.
Section 135-110-550. Poll lists must be used.
Section 135-110-560. Mail-in, absentee, and provisional ballots must be double-envelope balloting.
Section 135-110-570. Election supervisor safeguards ballots except in a poll-site election.
Section 135-110-580. Poll sites must be accessible.
Section 135-110-600. Electioneering prohibited.
Section 135-110-610. Every voter must be verified as eligible.
Section 135-110-620. Conservation district must provide polling officers at each poll site.
Section 135-110-630. Each poll site must have ballot box and signage.
Section 135-110-640. Conservation district must assure privacy in voting.
Section 135-110-650. Polls to close at published time but may be extended.
Section 135-110-700. Opening ballots.
Section 135-110-710. Polling officers to retain custody of ballots until counted.
Section 135-110-720. Polling officers may announce unofficial results.
Section 135-110-730. Tie in unofficial election results.
Section 135-110-740. When no eligible candidate is elected.
Section 135-110-750. Ballot results must be reported.
Section 135-110-760. Conservation commission canvasses returns, determines compliance, announces winners.
Section 135-110-770. Elections are final when certified and announced.
Section 135-110-800. Emergency relocation or rescheduling of election.
Section 135-110-810. Signage and notice required.
Section 135-110-820. Conservation commission to be informed.
Section 135-110-900. Only vacant offices may be filled.
Section 135-110-910. Supervisors must be eligible to serve.
Section 135-110-920. Resignation from office.
Section 135-110-930. Ceasing to be a registered voter.
Section 135-110-940. Death of the supervisor.
Section 135-110-950. Declaration voiding an election.
Section 135-110-960. Removal from office.
Section 135-110-970. Replacement.