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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-1 - Establishment; composition; qualifications and election of members generally; counties in which board not to exist

(1)
There is hereby established a county board of education in each county of the State of Mississippi. Said county board of education shall consist of five (5) members, one (1) of which, subject to the further provisions of this chapter and except as is otherwise provided in Section 37-5-1(2), shall be elected by the qualified electors of each board of education district of the county. Except as is otherwise provided in Section
37-5-3
, each member so elected shall be a resident and qualified elector of the district from which he is elected.
(2)
The county board of education shall apportion the county school district into five (5) single member board of education districts. The county board of education shall place upon its minutes the boundaries determined for the new five (5) board of education districts. The board of education of said county shall thereafter publish the same in some newspaper of general circulation within said county for at least three (3) consecutive weeks and after having given notice of publication and recording the same upon the minutes of the board of education of said county, said new district lines will thereafter be effective. The board of education of said county shall reapportion the board of education districts in accordance with the procedure described herein for the original apportionment of districts as soon as practicable after the results of the 2000 decennial census are published and as soon as practicable after every decennial census thereafter.
(3)
In counties where the office of "administrative superintendent" as defined in Section
37-6-3
, Mississippi Code of 1972, has been abolished, there shall be no county board of education.
Codes, 1942, § 6271-01; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 1; Laws, 1954, ch. 283, § 1; Laws, 1958, ch. 309, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 297, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 342, 1987, ch. 307, § 10; Laws, 1988, ch. 444, § 1; Laws, 2002, ch. 598, § 1, eff. 7/22/2002 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-3 - Residency requirements of members of board; qualifications of electors

No person who is a resident of the territory embraced within a municipal separate school district or a special municipal separate school district shall be eligible to be a member of the county board of education. Qualified electors residing within a municipal separate school district or special municipal separate school district shall not be eligible to vote or participate in the election of members of the county board of education.
The provisions of this section shall be applicable in the case of a special municipal separate school district and a line consolidated school district of which another county is the home county which together occupy all of the territory of a supervisors district of the county.
Codes, 1942, § 6271-01; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 1; Laws, 1954, ch. 283, § 1; Laws, 1958, ch. 309, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 297, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 342, eff. 5/21/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1988, ch. 444, § 3, eff. 8/9/1988 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Codes, 1942, 6271-01; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 1; 1954, ch. 283, § 1; 1958, ch. 309, § 1; 1960, ch. 297, § 1; 1962, ch. 342.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-9 - [Effective Until 1/1/2025] Nominating petition; election; runoff election

The name of any qualified elector who is a candidate for the county board of education shall be placed on the ballot used in the general elections by the county election commissioners, provided that the candidate files with the county election commissioners, not more than ninety (90) days and not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of such general election, a petition of nomination signed by not less than fifty (50) qualified electors of the county residing within each supervisors district. Where there are less than one hundred (100) qualified electors in said supervisors district, it shall only be required that said petition of nomination be signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of such supervisors district. The candidate in each supervisors district who receives the majority of votes cast in the district shall be declared elected. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast at the election, a runoff shall be held between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first election. The runoff election, in the event that such is necessary, shall be held three (3) weeks after the first election.
When any member of the county board of education is to be elected from the county at large under the provisions of this chapter, then the petition required by the preceding paragraph hereof shall be signed by the required number of qualified electors residing in any part of the county outside of the territory embraced within a municipal separate school district or special municipal separate school district. The candidate who receives the majority of votes cast in the election shall be declared elected. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast at the election, a runoff shall be held between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first election. The runoff election, in the event that such is necessary, shall be held three (3) weeks after the first election.
In no case shall any qualified elector residing within a municipal separate school district or special municipal separate school district be eligible to sign a petition of nomination for any candidate for the county board of education under any of the provisions of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 6271-03; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 3; Laws, 1954, ch. 283, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 309, § 3; Laws, 1978, ch. 392, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 470, § 1.
Brought forward by Laws, 2021, ch. 392, HB 1048,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 308, HB 654,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-9 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Nominating petition; election; runoff election

The name of any qualified elector who is a candidate for the county board of education shall be placed on the ballot used in the general elections by the county election commissioners, provided that the candidate files with the county election commissioners, not more than ninety (90) days and not less than sixty (60) days prior to the date of such general election, a petition of nomination signed by not less than fifty (50) qualified electors of the county residing within each supervisors district. Where there are less than one hundred (100) qualified electors in said supervisors district, it shall only be required that said petition of nomination be signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors of such supervisors district. The candidate in each supervisors district who receives the majority of votes cast in the district shall be declared elected. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast at the election, a runoff shall be held between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first election. The runoff election, in the event that such is necessary, shall be held four (4) weeks after the first election.
When any member of the county board of education is to be elected from the county at large under the provisions of this chapter, then the petition required by the preceding paragraph hereof shall be signed by the required number of qualified electors residing in any part of the county outside of the territory embraced within a municipal separate school district or special municipal separate school district. The candidate who receives the majority of votes cast in the election shall be declared elected. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast at the election, a runoff shall be held between the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the first election. The runoff election, in the event that such is necessary, shall be held four (4) weeks after the first election.
In no case shall any qualified elector residing within a municipal separate school district or special municipal separate school district be eligible to sign a petition of nomination for any candidate for the county board of education under any of the provisions of this section.
Codes, 1942, § 6271-03; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 3; Laws, 1954, ch. 283, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 309, § 3; Laws, 1978, ch. 392, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 470, § 1.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 513, SB 2144,§ 8, eff. 1/1/2025.
Brought forward by Laws, 2021, ch. 392, HB 1048,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2019, ch. 308, HB 654,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2019.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-11 - through 37-5-17 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1988, ch. 444, § 3, eff. 6/15/1988 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
§ 37-5-11. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-03.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 309, § 4; 1960, ch. 298, §§ 1-3; 1966, ch. 404, § 1; 1968, ch. 396] § 37-5-13. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-03.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 309, § 4; 1960, ch. 298, §§ 1-3; 1966, ch. 404, § 1; 1968, ch. 396] § 37-5-15. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-03.7; Laws, 1966, ch. 431, §§ 1-8; 1968, ch. 397, § 1] § 37-5-17. [Codes, 1942, §§ 6271-21, 6271-22, 6271-23, 6271-24, 6271-25, 6271-26; Laws, 1966, ch. 428, §§ 1-6]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-18 - Election of members from special board of education districts in certain counties

In any county bordering on the Mississippi Sound and having therein at least four (4) municipal separate school districts, each member of the county board of education established by Section
37-5-1
for such county shall be elected from and shall be a resident and qualified elector in a special district determined in the following manner:
The board of education of such a county shall apportion the county into five (5) board of education districts in the territory outside the municipal separate school districts and these board of education districts shall be divided as nearly equal as possible according to population, incumbency and other factors heretofore pronounced by the courts. The board of education shall place upon its minutes the boundaries determined for the new five (5) board of education districts. The board of education of said county shall thereafter publish the same in some newspaper of general circulation within said county for at least three (3) consecutive weeks and after having given notice of publication and recording the same upon the minutes of the board of education of said county, said new district lines will thereafter be effective.
All incumbents now holding office within the district as presently constituted shall continue holding their respective offices provided they reside within the new district for the remainder of the term of office to which they have heretofore been elected and all members from the respective district shall be elected from the new board of education district constituted as herein provided in the same manner provided by law for the election of members of the county board of education. Any vacancies in the office, whether occasioned by redistricting or by other cause, shall be filled in the manner presently provided by law for the filling of vacancies.
Laws, 1976, ch. 322; Laws, 2002, ch. 598, § 2, eff. 7/22/2002 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-19 - Filling of vacancies on board

Vacancies in the membership of the county board of education shall be filled by appointment, within sixty (60) days after the vacancy occurs, by the remaining members of the county board of education. Said appointee shall be selected from the qualified electors of the district in which the vacancy occurs, and shall serve until the first Monday of January next succeeding the next general election, at which general election a member shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner and with the same qualifications applicable to the election of a member for the full term. In the event the school district is under conservatorship and no members of the county board of education remain in office, the Governor shall call a special election to fill the vacancies and said election will be conducted by the county election commission.
In the event the vacancy occurs more than five (5) months prior to the next general election and the remaining members of the county board of education are unable to agree upon an individual to be appointed, any two (2) of the remaining members may certify such disagreement to the county election commission. Upon the receipt of such a certificate by the county election commission, or any member thereof, the commission shall hold a special election to fill the vacancy, which said election, notice thereof and ballot shall be controlled by the laws concerning special elections to fill vacancies in county or county district offices. The person elected at such a special election shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Codes, 1942, § 6271-04; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 4; Laws, 1960, ch. 299.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 363, SB 2779, 2, eff. 7/16/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 331, HB 975, 2, eff. 7/16/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-21) › Section 37-5-21 - through 37-5-41 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 44, eff. 7/1/1987.
§ 37-5-21. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-05; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 5; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess ch. 47, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 308, § 2; Laws, 1962, ch. 343; Laws, 1966, ch. 405, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 523, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 392, § 1; Laws, 1975, ch. 488; Laws, 1979, ch. 449; Laws, 1983, ch. 544] § 37-5-23. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-07; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 7] § 37-5-25. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-07; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 7] § 37-5-27. [Codes, 1942, § 6274-01; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 16, § 1; Laws, 1954, ch. 267, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 378] § 37-5-29. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 6] § 37-5-31. [Codes, 1942, § 6274-03; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 16, § 3; Laws, 1985, ch. 391, § 3; Laws, 1985, ch. 460, § 1] § 37-5-33. [Codes, 1942, § 6274-07; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 16, § 7] § 37-5-35. [Codes, 1930, § 6844; 1942, § 6673; Laws, 1928, Ex Sess ch. 34; Laws, 1930, ch. 278] § 37-5-37. [Codes, 1930, § 6789; 1942, § 6632; Laws, 1924, ch. 283; Laws 1930, ch. 278; Laws, 1934, ch. 264] § 37-5-39. [Laws, 1973, ch. 415, § 1] § 37-5-41. [Laws, 1974, ch. 355; Laws, 1985, ch. 474, § 46; Laws, 1986, ch. 438, § 12]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-61 — 37-5-77) › Section 37-5-61 - through 37-5-65 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, §§ 6271-08, 6271-10, 6274-05; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, §§ 8, 10; ch. 16, § 5; Laws, 1954, ch. 275; Laws, 1958, ch. 297; Laws, 1960, ch. 308, § 3; Laws, 1962, chs. 344, 345, 346; Laws, 1966, ch. 406, § 1; ch. 407, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 384, § 1; ch. 398, § 1; ch. 399; Laws, 1970, ch. 372, § 1, eff. 4/1/1970.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 301, HB 32, 3, eff. 1/17/2017.
Repealed by Laws, 2016, ch. 311, SB 2438, 3, eff. 1/1/2019.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 497, HB 369, 49, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-61 — 37-5-77) › Section 37-5-66 - Appointment of superintendent by county board of education in certain counties

Effective with the term of office beginning January 1, 2016, in any Class 1 county bordering the Mississippi River having a population in excess of thirty thousand (30,000), according to the 2010 federal decennial census, wherein Mississippi Highway 49 and U.S. Highway 61 intersect, the county superintendent of education shall be appointed by the county board of education.
Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 458, § 1, eff. 4/20/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-61 — 37-5-77) › Section 37-5-67 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 6271-08; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 8; Laws, 1962, chs. 344, 345, 346; Laws, 1966, ch. 406, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 384, § 1; ch 398, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 372, § 1, eff. 4/1/1970.
Repealed by Laws, 2016, ch. 311, SB 2438, 3, eff. 1/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-61 — 37-5-77) › Section 37-5-69 - and 37-5-71 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 6271-08; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 8; Laws, 1962, chs. 344, 345, 346; Laws, 1966, ch. 406, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 384, § 1; ch. 398, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 372, § 1, eff. 4/1/1970.
Repealed by Laws, 2016, ch. 311, SB 2438, 3, eff. 1/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-61 — 37-5-77) › Section 37-5-73 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 84, eff. 7/1/1987.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6271-08, 6271-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, §§ 8, 9; 1957, Ex Sess ch. 14; 1962, chs. 344, 345, 346; 1966, ch. 406, § 1; 1968, ch. 384, § 1; ch 398, § 1; 1970, ch. 372, § 1.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-61 — 37-5-77) › Section 37-5-75 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 6271-08; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 8; Laws, 1962, chs. 344, 345, 346; Laws, 1966, ch. 406, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 384, § 1; ch. 398, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 372, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 592, § 16, eff. 7/28/2000 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 301, HB 32, 5, eff. 1/17/2017.
Repealed by Laws, 2016, ch. 311, SB 2438, 3, eff. 1/1/2019.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 5 - COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SUPERINTENDENTS (§§ 37-5-1 — 37-5-77) › COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF EDUCATION (§§ 37-5-61 — 37-5-77) › Section 37-5-77 - through 37-5-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 84, eff. 7/1/1987.
§ 37-5-77. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-02; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 2; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess ch. 54] § 37-5-79. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-11; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 11] § 37-5-81. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-03; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 3; Laws, 1962, ch. 339] § 37-5-83. [Codes, 1942, § 6271-10; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 10, § 10; Laws, 1954, ch. 275; Laws, 1958, ch. 297; Laws, 1960, ch. 308, § 3; Laws, 1966, ch. 407, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 399; Laws, 1981, ch. 373, § 1] § 37-5-85. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-02; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 2; Laws, 1955, Ex Sess ch. 54] § 37-5-87. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-05; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 5] § 37-5-89. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-12; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 12; Laws, 1956, ch. 276; Laws, 1966, ch. 403, § 1] § 37-5-91. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-07; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 7; Laws, 1954, ch. 276, § 1; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex Sess ch. 28, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1981, ch. 499, § 2] § 37-5-93. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-07; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 7; Laws, 1954, ch. 276, § 1; Laws, 1964, 1st Ex Sess ch. 28, §§ 1-4; Laws, 1980, ch. 315] § 37-5-95. [Codes, 1942, § 6274-05; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 16, § 5] § 37-5-97. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 6] § 37-5-99. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-08; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 8] § 37-5-101. [Codes, 1942, § 6274-08; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 16, § 8] § 37-5-103. [Codes, 1942, § 6252-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 19, § 9] § 37-5-105. [Codes, 1942, § 6274-04; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess ch. 16, § 4; Laws, 1977, ch. 376; Laws, 1985, ch. 460, § 2]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SCHOOL LAW (§§ 37-6-1 — 37-6-15) › Section 37-6-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Uniform School Law of 1986."
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 1, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SCHOOL LAW (§§ 37-6-1 — 37-6-15) › Section 37-6-3 - Application of chapter; definitions; construction of references to "administrative superintendent."

(1)
From and after July 1, 1987, all school districts in the State of Mississippi shall have the same prerogatives, powers, duties and privileges as provided in this chapter.
(2)
As used in this chapter, the term "school board" shall mean (a) the county board of education of any countywide school district in this state; and (b) the board of trustees of any municipal separate, special municipal separate, consolidated or line consolidated school district in this state.
(3)
As used in this chapter, the term "superintendent" or "superintendent of schools" shall mean (a) the county superintendent of education of any countywide school district in this state whose duties require the supervision of students; and (b) the superintendent of any municipal separate, special municipal separate, consolidated or line consolidated school district in this state.
(4)
(a)
As used in this chapter, the term "administrative superintendent" shall mean those countywide school superintendents who do not supervise any instructional facility or students and whose duties are prescribed in Section
37-9-16
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
(b)
This subsection shall stand repealed from and after January 1, 1992, and after such date all references to the "administrative superintendent" in this chapter shall be construed to mean the "superintendent" or "superintendent of schools" as defined in subsection (3) of this section.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 2; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 1, eff. 3/3/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SCHOOL LAW (§§ 37-6-1 — 37-6-15) › Section 37-6-5 - School district as political subdivision; name

Each school district in the state shall be a political subdivision with the name of the district being " ____________________ School District."
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 3, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SCHOOL LAW (§§ 37-6-1 — 37-6-15) › Section 37-6-7 - School board as governing body

Each school district shall be governed by a school board consisting of five (5) members, selected in the manner provided by law.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 4, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SCHOOL LAW (§§ 37-6-1 — 37-6-15) › Section 37-6-9 - President and secretary of school board; quorum; minutes; voting or abstaining on questions

The school board of all school districts shall organize by the election of a president and a secretary from its membership whose duty it shall be to make reports and to perform all other duties required by law. A majority of the members of the school board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Minutes shall be kept of all meetings of the school board showing (a) the members present and absent; (b) the date, time and place of the meeting; (c) an accurate recording of any final actions taken at such meeting; (d) a record by individual member of any votes taken at such meeting; and (e) any other information that the school board requests to be reflected in the minutes. Each member of the school board present shall either vote or abstain on every question upon which a vote is taken at such meeting. All action taken by a school board shall become official at the time it is taken. All minutes of the school board shall be signed by the president of the board, shall be attested by the secretary of the board and shall be adopted by the board at the next regular meeting, or within thirty (30) working days, whichever occurs later.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 5; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 2, eff. 3/3/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SCHOOL LAW (§§ 37-6-1 — 37-6-15) › Section 37-6-11 - Regular meetings; special meetings

The school boards of all school districts shall meet regularly at such time and at such place as shall be designated by an order entered upon the minutes thereof. Special meetings of such boards shall be held upon the call of the president thereof, or upon the call of a majority of the members thereof.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 6; Laws, 1987, ch. 307, § 3, eff. 3/3/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 6 - MISSISSIPPI UNIFORM SCHOOL LAW (§§ 37-6-1 — 37-6-15) › Section 37-6-15 - Surety bond for school board member; premiums

(1)
Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, each member of the school board shall give a surety bond in the penal sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), with sufficient surety, to be payable, conditioned and approved in the manner provided by law.
(2)
The school board may execute a blanket surety bond for each school district official and employee (including school business managers and any other employee who receipts and/or disburses school district funds) in the penalty of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), unless a different penalty is prescribed by statute, to be payable, conditioned and approved in the manner provided by law. The premium on said bond shall be paid out of the school district maintenance fund.
Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 8; Laws, 1996, ch. 302, § 7; Laws, 2009, ch. 467, § 14, eff. 7/1/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 1 - REORGANIZATION AND RECONSTITUTION OF DISTRICTS [Repealed] (§ 37-7-1) › Section 37-7-1 - through 37-7-17 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 50, eff. 7/1/1987.
Codes, 1942, §§ 6328-01, 6328-02, 6328-04, 6328-16, 6328-21, 6328-35 to 6328-39; Laws, 1953 Ex Sess, ch. 12, §§ 1, 2, 4; Laws, 1953 Ex Sess, ch. 17, § 1; Laws, 1955 Ex Sess, ch. 66, § 5; Laws, 1956, ch. 267, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1956, ch. 273.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 59, eff. 7/1/1987.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-08; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 8.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-103 - Abolition, reorganization or alteration of district by school board

From and after July 1, 1987, the school board of any school district shall have full jurisdiction, power and authority, at any regular meeting thereof or at any special meeting called for that purpose, to abolish such existing district, or to reorganize, change or alter the boundaries of any such district. In addition thereto, with the consent of the school board of the school district involved, the school board may add to such school district any part of the school district adjoining same, and with the consent of the school board of the school district involved, may detach territory from such school district and annex same to an adjoining district. Provided, however, that the consent of the school board of the school districts involved in implementing the provisions of Section
37-7-104
,
37-7-104.2
,
37-7-104.3
,
37-7-104.4
,
37-7-104.5
,
37-7-104.6
,
37-7-104.7
or
37-7-104.8
shall not be required for the administrative consolidation of such school districts pursuant to the order of the State Board of Education.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 52; Laws, 2012, ch. 441, § 2; Laws, 2012, ch. 551, § 2
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 436, SB 2463, 2, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 463, SB 2500, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 465, SB 2495, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 464, HB 987, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 466, HB 926, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.
Brought forward by Laws, 2015, ch. 429, HB 572, 2, eff. 3/31/2015.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 568, SB 2637, 2, eff. 10/25/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 572, HB 716, 3, eff. 10/25/2013 (the date that the U.S. Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-107 - Abolition of school district pursuant to petition filed by electorate

If a petition signed by two-thirds (2/3) of the qualified electors of an existing school district shall be filed with the school board requesting that such district be abolished, then the school board shall enter an order abolishing such school district. Such order shall become final without publication thereof upon such date as may be fixed by the school board but not later than July 1 next succeeding the date of such order.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 54, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-109 - Annexation of territory to different district or reorganization into new district pursuant to petition filed by electorate; effect upon outstanding bonds or other indebtedness

If a petition signed by a majority of the qualified electors of specifically described territory of an existing school district shall be filed with the school board requesting that said described territory be taken from such existing district and annexed to an adjacent district, or reorganized into a new school district, the said school board, after consideration thereof, and with the consent and approval of the school board of the district to which such territory is to be annexed, if such be the case, shall have the power and authority, in its discretion, to take such territory from the existing district and annex same to the adjacent district, or to create a new school district of such specifically described territory. However, before doing so, the school board must find and determine that the taking of the territory from the existing school district will not seriously interfere with or impair the efficiency of such school district, and all orders adopted under the provisions of this section shall be invalid unless such finding and determination be made. Any order adopted under the provisions of this section shall become final without publication thereof upon such date as may be fixed by the school board but not later than the first day of July next succeeding the date of such order. The taking of territory from existing school districts under the provisions of this section shall not release the property in such territory from assessment and liability for the payment of the outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district from which the territory is taken and it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors to continue to levy taxes on such territory in an amount sufficient to pay such territory's pro rata part of all outstanding bonds or other indebtedness existing at the time the territory is taken from such district. In addition thereto, the territory involved shall become liable for its pro rata part of the outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district to which it is annexed and taxes shall be levied thereon for the payment thereof to the same extent as taxes are levied upon the other territory of such district.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 55, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-111 - Effect of abolition or alteration of district upon bonds or other indebtedness of district; territory of abolished district to be annexed to another district

When any school district is abolished or altered under the provisions of this article, the abolition or alteration thereof shall not impair or release the property of such school district from liability for the payment of the bonds or other indebtedness of such district and it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of said county to levy taxes on the property of said district so abolished or altered from year to year according to the terms of such indebtedness until same shall be fully paid. No existing school district shall be abolished unless the territory comprising such district shall be annexed to another district in the same order abolishing the former district.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 56, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-113 - Approval of reorganization, abolition or alteration of school district by State Board of Education

Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions, it is hereby expressly provided that no order of the school board reorganizing, abolishing or altering any school district, whether same be taken with or without a petition therefor, shall be final unless and until said proposed reorganization, alteration or abolition shall be submitted to and approved by the State Board of Education. In the event the proposed action shall be disapproved by the State Board of Education, the same shall be void and of no effect. In the event of the filing of any petitions with the school board under the provisions of said sections, the school board shall verify same and make a determination of whether same are signed by the requisite number of qualified electors. The finding of the school board upon such question shall be final and conclusive for the purpose of the submission of said matter to the State Board of Education and the approval or disapproval of the action by said board.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 57, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-115 - Appeals from school board orders

Any person aggrieved by an order of the school board adopted under any of the foregoing provisions may appeal therefrom within ten (10) days from the date of the adjournment of the meeting at which such order is entered. Said appeal shall be taken in the same manner as appeals are taken from judgments or decisions of the board of supervisors as provided in Section
11-51-75
, Mississippi Code of 1972, the provisions of which shall be fully applicable to appeals taken hereunder. The State Board of Education shall not pass upon or approve or disapprove any such order until the time for an appeal therefrom shall have expired, nor shall said board pass upon or approve or disapprove any such order from which an appeal is taken until said appeal shall have been finally determined.
Codes, 1942, § 6274-06; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 16, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 58, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 3 - ABOLITION, ALTERATION AND CREATION OF DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-101 — 37-7-117) › Section 37-7-117 - and 37-7-119 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 492, § 59, eff. 7/1/1987.
§ 37-7-117. [Codes, 1942, § 6274-06.5; Laws, 1959, Ex Sess, ch. 21] § 37-7-119. [Codes, 1942, § 6328-96; Laws, 1958, ch. 308, §§ 1-4]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-201 - Qualifications for office of trustee

In order for a person to be eligible to hold the office of trustee of any school district, such person must be a bona fide resident and a qualified elector of such school district, and, in the case of a school district lying in two or more counties, but not including municipal separate school districts, such person must be a bona fide resident and a qualified elector of the territory entitled to such representation on the board.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-07; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 7; Laws, 1964, ch. 391, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 409, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 410, § 1; Laws, 1968, ch. 400, eff. 6/24/1968.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-204 - Appointment of interim member to fill vacancy in board of trustees for countywide municipal separate school district

In the event that a vacancy occurs in the office of any elected trustee of a countywide municipal separate school district, and the next regular school board election at which the vacancy may be filled is less than one (1) year from the date of the resignation, the school board of the district may, in its discretion, take action to appoint an interim board member to fill the vacancy until a duly qualified successor takes office. The interim board member shall serve until such time as the successor board member is duly elected to fill the unexpired term, pursuant to an election held at the next regularly scheduled school board election held in the county.
Laws, 1995, ch. 425, § 1, eff. 8/25/1995 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-205 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1987, ch 307, § 47, eff. 3/3/1987.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-07; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 7; 1964, ch. 391, § 1; 1966, ch. 409, § 1; 1966, ch. 410, § 1; 1968, ch. 400.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-208 - Authorization to expend funds to cover cost and expenses of litigation relating to and implementation of single member school board trustee election districts

The board of trustees of any consolidated school district may pay from funds other than total funding formula funds the cost and expense of litigation involved by or resulting from the creation of or litigation to create single member school board trustee election districts, and pay from funds other than the total funding formula funds the cost or expense to implement any plan, decree or reorganization as approved by the court. Said payments by the board of trustees shall be deemed a "new program" under the provisions of Section
37-57-107
, and any additional millage levied for such purpose and the revenue generated therefrom shall be excluded from the tax increase limitation prescribed in Sections
37-57-105
and
37-57-107
. The board of supervisors of any county in which there is located such consolidated school district may, in its discretion, contribute out of county general funds to the cost and expense of such litigation and/or the cost of implementing such redistricting plan.
Laws, 1988, ch. 523, § 2, eff. 3/1/1989 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 484, HB 4130,§ 33, eff. 7/1/2024.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-209 - Election of trustees generally

All elections of trustees who are elected under the provisions of subsection (1) of Section
37-7-203
shall be held and conducted in the manner and at the time provided for in Sections
37-7-211
through
37-7-219
.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 2, eff. 7/31/1981 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection).
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-211 - Filing of petition and affidavit by candidate for office of trustee

(1)
The name of any qualified elector who is otherwise eligible under the provisions of subsection (1) of Section
37-7-203
who shall desire to be a candidate for the office of trustee must qualify in the following manner in order to be allowed to be considered for election. By 5:00 p.m. no more than ninety (90) days and not less than sixty (60) days before the election, he shall file with the county election commissioners a petition signed by not less than fifty (50) qualified electors of the area represented by the office which he seeks, either for a full term or an unexpired term, as the case may be, and an affidavit by the candidate offering for election stating his qualifications under the terms of the section. Where there are less than one hundred (100) qualified electors in said area represented by the trustee, it shall only be required that said petition of nomination be signed by at least twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors in said area. The petition shall contain an affidavit certifying that all signatures are the personal signatures of each person whose name appears on the petition and that each person is a qualified elector.
(2)
Unless the petition and affidavit required in subsection (1) of this section are filed by 5:00 p.m. not less than sixty (60) days prior to the election, the name of the candidate shall not be considered in the election, and votes cast for any person who has failed to qualify shall not be counted in the election.
(3)
If after the time for candidates to file the petition and affidavit provided for in this section there should be only one (1) person to qualify for the office of trustee, then no election or notice of election shall be necessary and such person shall, if otherwise qualified, be declared elected without opposition.
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 425, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 3; Laws, 1982, ch. 356, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 592, § 17; Laws, 2012, ch. 516, § 1, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Amended by Laws, 2014, ch. 422, SB 2288, 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 37 - EDUCATION (§§ 37-NEW-001 — 37-NEW01-004) › Chapter 7 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS; BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS (§§ 37-7-1 — 37-7-1001) › Article 5 - BOARDS OF TRUSTEES; QUALIFICATIONS, SELECTION AND MEETINGS (§§ 37-7-201 — 37-7-231) › Section 37-7-213 - [Repealed]

Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 410, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 4, eff. 7/31/1981 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Righs Act of 1965); Repealed by Laws of 2012, ch. 516, § 5, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965)
Repealed by Laws, 2013, ch. 516, § 5, eff. 12/7/2012 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965).
Codes, 1942, § 6328-09; Laws, 1953, Ex Sess, ch. 12, § 9; Laws, 1962, ch. 348; Laws, 1966, ch. 411, § 1; Laws, 1966, ch. 412, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 410, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 409, § 4, eff. 7/31/1981 (the date the United States Attorney General interposed no objection under Section 5 of the Voting Righs Act of 1965)