Election of superintendent of public instruction — Qualifications.
[34-613, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 93, p. 351; am. 1974, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 1478; am. 1994, ch. 277, sec. 1, p. 864; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 9, p. 70.]
- (1) At the general election, 1974, and every four (4) years thereafter, a superintendent of public instruction shall be elected.
- (2) No person shall be elected to the office of superintendent of public instruction unless he shall have attained the age of twenty-five (25) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States, has a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, and shall have resided within the state two (2) years next preceding his election.
- (3) Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the secretary of state.
- (4) Each candidate who files a declaration of candidacy shall at the same time pay a filing fee of two hundred dollars ($200) which shall be deposited in the general fund.
[34-613, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 93, p. 351; am. 1974, ch. 182, sec. 1, p. 1478; am. 1994, ch. 277, sec. 1, p. 864; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 9, p. 70.]