Any person wishing to become a candidate for the office of director in any district shall by the last Friday of July before the election file in the office of the secretary of the district a declaration of candidacy stating the election precinct for which the person is a candidate, accompanied by a petition signed by not less than ten qualified electors of the election precinct for which the person is a candidate to represent. No declaration of candidacy shall be accepted by the secretary unless accompanied by such petition, signed by electors.

History: 1953 Comp., § 75-32-34, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 281, § 10; 2011, ch. 72, § 5; 2018, ch. 79, § 156; 2025, ch. 21, § 18.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2025 amendment, effective March 21, 2025, revised the procedures for becoming a candidate for conservancy district director; after "office of director in any district shall" added "by the last Friday of July before the election", after "file" added "in the office of the secretary of the district", after "declaration of candidacy" deleted "pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act", and after "shall be accepted" added "by the secretary".

The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2022, required any person who desires to become a candidate for the office of director in any conservancy district to file a written declaration of candidacy pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act; and after "in any district shall", deleted "by the last Friday of July before the election", after "file", deleted "in the office of the secretary of the district", and after "declaration of candidacy", added "pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act".

The 2011 amendment, effective June 17, 2011, required candidates to file a declaration of candidacy by the last Friday of July and eliminated the procedure for accepting declarations of candidacy when no person has filed a declaration by the filing deadline.