§ 17D-3-302. Board of supervisors members to be elected -- Candidates nominated by nominating committee or petition -- Candidate qualifications.

(1) As provided in this part, each member of a board of supervisors of a conservation district shall be elected at large within the conservation district from candidates nominated by:

(a) a nominating committee consisting of:

(i) the chair of the commission or council of the county in which the conservation district is located;

(ii) the chair of the USDA Farm Service Agency Committee of the county in which the conservation district is located;

(iii)

(A) the chair of the board of supervisors of the conservation district; or

(B) the chair's designee, if the chair wishes to be a candidate for reelection;

(iv) the agricultural extension service designated representative of the county in which the conservation district is located; or

(b) petition under Section 17D-3-304.

(2) Each candidate for election to the board of supervisors of a conservation district shall be:

(a) at least 18 years of age; and

(b) a resident within the conservation district.

Enacted by Chapter 360, 2008 General Session