71-1402. Definitions. As used in this act: (a) "Community college" means a community college established under the community college act.
(b) "Community college district" or "college district" means the taxing district and territory of a community college.
(c) "Trustee" or "member" means a member of the board of trustees of a community college.
(d) "Board" or "board of trustees" means the governing body of a community college.
(e) "Campus" means all or part of the buildings and facilities of a community college.
(f) "Member district" means one of the subdistricts into which a community college district is or may be divided for the purpose of a district method of election of trustees.
(g) "Member position" means one of the positions of members of a board of trustees when a district method of election is used.
(h) "Method" or "method of election" means one of the methods of election provided for in this act.
(i) "District method" means a six-district method, a three-district method, or a two-district method.
(j) "Election-at-large method" means an election at large of trustees of a community college without a division of the college district into member districts.
(k) "Election officer" or "county election officer" means the election commissioner of the county in which the community college is located, or the county clerk in counties not having an election commissioner.
(l) "Election at large" means an election of trustees at which all electors of a community college district vote on all candidates.
History: L. 1967, ch. 407, § 2; L. 1980, ch. 207, § 72; L. 1990, ch. 252, § 5; May 17.
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