Section 4006 Of Article 1. County Committees On School District Organization From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Any vacancy created by the expiration of the term of
office of a member of the county committee on school district
organization shall be filled by the majority vote of the
representatives of the governing boards at the annual meeting called
and held pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 4005. The county
committee may authorize the representatives of the governing boards
to vote, for this purpose, through the use of absentee ballots that
are submitted, in the form and manner prescribed by the county
committee, prior to the date set for the annual meeting.
(b) If the representatives fail to elect members to fill the
vacancies on the county committee pursuant to subdivision (a), the
vacancies shall be filled by the county superintendent of schools.
(c) Vacancies on the county committee which occur prior to the
expiration of the term of office of a member of the county committee,
which are caused by the happening of any of the events specified in
Section 1770 of the Government Code, shall be filled as follows:
(1) In a county in which the members of the county committee are
appointed by the county superintendent of schools, by the appointment
of the county superintendent of schools.
(2) In a county in which the members of the county committee are
elected by the representatives of the governing boards, by the
majority vote of the remaining members of the committee. However, if
the remaining members of the committee do not fill the vacancy within
70 days of its occurrence, the county superintendent of schools
shall fill the vacancy by his or her appointment.
Persons elected or appointed to fill a vacancy pursuant to this
subdivision shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the allowance for
absentee ballots will increase participation in the selection of
county committees and will not diminish the public review of
candidates for those county committees.