§ 8-806. General election

   (a) Number of votes in contest. -- In a general election for board of education members, a voter may vote for a number of nominees equal to the number of members to be elected.

(b) Election results. --

   (1) The nominees, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, who receive the largest number of votes in a general election shall be declared elected.

   (2) (i) If two or more nominees each receive the lowest number of votes necessary to qualify for election, creating a tie for the last office to be filled, the office shall be considered vacant.

      (ii) A vacancy occurring under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph shall be filled:

         1. as if the vacancy occurred during the term of office for which the election is being held; and

         2. by the selection of one of the nominees who ties in the general election.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 33, § 8-806; 2002, ch. 291, § 2, 4.