Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-03-30
SCHOOL LAW
Is CHANGED
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTIONS FOR
COMMON DDISTRICTS OCCUR
3RD SATURDAY IN ArRIL
QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTERS
Nominations of Trustees Must Re Filed
With the Clerk.

The school laws of Idaho were codi-
fled and revised by the last legisla-
ture and several changes were made
that affect the annual school meeting
which will soon be held in the various
districts of the county. The first
change is that Of the date. The an
nual school meeting will now be held
on the third Saturday of April instead
of the third Monday. BY this change
the regular session of the schools
will not be interfered with, and it is
hoped that more people will be able
to come out to vote. Another change
is in the time Of posting the notices.
Notices of all school meetings involv-
ing taxation or the election of Off
GERS must be posted 81 days instead
Of 10 days. Perhaps the most strik-
ing changes arc the provisions that
nominations for trustees must be filed
with the clerk at least six days prior
to the election, and that the clerk must
prepare separate ballots stating the
affirmative and negative of all propo-
sitions to be voted on and the names
of the persons nominated for trustees
with term for which nominated. in
such a form that the voters may ex-
cross (X). Nothing shall prevent.
however, any qualified voter at the
annual election from writing the name
of any qualified elector of the district
for whom he wishes to vote as trus-
tee.
Tho qualifications for voters at
school meetings under the old law
were many and varied depending on
the purpose of the election. The new
law provides for one set of qualifica-
tions for all school meetings for all
purposes. They AREAS follows:
q) Qualified elector within the
meaning of the constitution: i. e.. a
citizen, 21 years of age, resident of
the state for six months and of the
county 80 days.
(2) Resident of the district at the
time of the election.
In addition to the two requirements
above stated, voters must possess one
of the two following requirements:
Cd Parents or guardians of a child
or children when such child or child
rem are under 21 years of Gge and
when such children and the parents
or guardians thereof are residents OF
the district at the time of the cleo
tion; or
(2) A person who pays taxes with
in the district and the husband OF
wife of such taxpayer, in case the.
taxpayer is married.
The legislature by this last proyi-
sion has restricted the voters at a
school meeting to those who have a.
direct interest in the welfare of the
school, either by reason of the fact
that they pay taxes, or that they have
children under their care of school
age.
! The voter then, must be either a
taxpayer or head of a family. All
/ people who do not own property in
the district nor have children are not
qualified to vote This is quite a de-
, parture from tie old law and il is the
duty of every trustee to allow no one
to vote who is not qualified.
! Trustees are elected for a term of
three years or to fill out the unex-
pred term OF trustee who has re-
signed. Within ten days after such
election said trustee shall qualify and
assume the duties or the office on or
as of the date of election, the oath of
office to be administered by ole of the
present trustees or trustee retiring.
Immediately on qualifying the board
OF trustees shall organize and elect one
OF its number as chairman and one
as clerk.