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The individual using this law review to determine their school districts compliance with Arizona School law and should respond to each marked question in the manual. A “Yes” response indicates that the administrator or district is currently doing the correct action or, in the event that the situation has not yet occurred, the district is ready for that eventuality and prepared with a Governing Board Policy, Administrative Rule, or directive. A “No” answer indicates that the district is not doing what is required with the item or has no policy, rule or directive that covers that issue. The items in Chapter 4 cover Arizona Revised Statutes Title 15 Chapter 4: School Elections, Article 1 General Provisions, Article 2 School District Governing Board Elections, and Article 3 School District Boundary Provisions and Elections

Ars†15-403 special election; notice; qualifications of voters; closing of registrations; election precincts; polling places

Does the Governing Board establish school district election precincts that have the same boundaries as the county elec­tion precincts and designate one polling place within each precinct except that the Governing Board of a union high school district may divide a county election precinct along the bound­aries of common school districts within the bound­aries of the union high school district and establish polling places within each common school district?

If the Governing Board consolidates school district election precincts for each special election and designates one polling place for the consolidated precincts, is a school district precinct register prepared for the consolidated precinct?

Is the cost of all special elections, including the preparation of ballots, charged against the funds of the school district or districts involved?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-406 cost of elections

Is the cost of all special elections, including the preparation of ballots, charged against the funds of the school district or districts involved?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-407 school district ballot option

Does the Governing Board choose to use either electromechanical or electronic vote recording and ballot counting equipment, or paper ballots for any special election?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

Ars†15-421 governing board members; qualifications

Does the Governing Board consist of three members except as provided in this section and ARS 15-425?

[ ] Yes [ ]No

No employee or the spouse of such employee may hold membership on the Governing Board? A member of one governing board is ineligible to be a candidate for nomination or election to or serve simultaneously as a member of any other governing board (unless in the last year of a term of office)

Ars†15-425 election to determine whether membership of board shall increase to five members; form of ballot; reconsideration procedure in event of negative vote

If the district is other than a union high school district or a joint common school district, does your Governing Board consist of three members, unless a special election was held to increase the number to five members?

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Source:  OpenStax, Arizona education law review: gary emanuel, northern arizona university. OpenStax CNX. Oct 09, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11123/1.6
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