Section 20-20-420 - School recount board - duties - composition(1) There is a school recount board. If a school election requires a recount pursuant to 13-16-201, the school recount board shall perform the recount following the procedures for a recount board as provided in Title 13, chapter 16.(2)(a) The school recount board must consist of three members of the board of trustees of the school district for which the school election took place.(b) If there are more than three members of the board of trustees, the presiding officer of the board of trustees shall appoint three trustees to serve as school recount board members. If the presiding officer of the board of trustees is a candidate for an office or nomination for which votes are to be recounted, another trustee chosen by majority vote shall serve as the presiding officer for purposes of appointing the school recount board members.(c) If one or more of the trustees appointed to the school recount board cannot serve or cannot attend when the school recount board meets, the presiding officer shall appoint one or more remaining trustees to serve. If there is an insufficient number of trustees to serve on the school recount board, the presiding officer may appoint the school district clerk or the clerk's designee or the county superintendent or the superintendent's designee to serve as the remaining member or members.(d) A candidate for an office or nomination for which votes are to be recounted may not be a member of the school recount board.(e) The school district clerk is secretary of the school recount board, and the board may appoint school district employees or hire any additional clerks as needed.Added by Laws 2013, Ch. 347, Sec. 1, eff. 4/30/2013.