Section 330.103 - Effective date of change or merger; administration and operation until end of fiscal year; rights of electors(1) When a school district boundary change or merger becomes final according to ORS 308.225(2)(a) and the change or merger:(a) Occurs on or after July 1 and prior to March 31, the change or merger shall take effect May 31 following the declaration or election.(b) Occurs between March 31 and June 30, inclusive, the change or merger shall take effect May 31 of the following year.(2) Districts subject to the boundary changes or mergers under this section shall, for the purposes of administration and operation, continue to operate separately until the end of the fiscal year in which the boundary changes or mergers are effective. No additional audit shall be necessary.(3) Notwithstanding the effective dates specified in subsection (1) of this section, electors shall be entitled to vote in any school elections affecting the school district in which they will reside when the boundary change or merger takes effect, including voting on candidates to serve on the district school board and on taxes to be levied after the effective date of the boundary change or merger if the electors are eligible to vote in the district in which the electors reside prior to the change or merger. Notwithstanding ORS 332.018, such electors shall be eligible to be candidates for the district school board, to serve thereon and to serve on the budget committee if the electors are eligible to be candidates or budget committee members in the district in which the electors reside prior to the change or merger. 1967 s.s. c.8 §2; 1973 c.501 §3; 1989 c.819 §8; 1991 c.167 §11