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Legal skinny on school trustee election
May 8, 2017
In accordance with Idaho Code 33-503, the Board of Trustees of School District 101 shall conduct its Annual Trustee Election on May 16, 2017, for the purpose of electing trustees for Trustee Zone Number 1 and Trustee Zone Number 5.

Trustee Zone 1 Candidates are Ron MacDonald and Justin Gibbins.

Trustee Zone 5 Candidates are Teresa L. Rae and Bethany Blackmore.

Only eligible voters whose permanent residence is within the boundaries of the particular trustee zone position up for election, whether living in the city limits or in the county portion of that trustee zone, may vote for that trustee candidate. No other patrons living outside of the zone up for election may vote.

Individuals running in the 2017 trustee election must now file campaign finance disclosures with the County Clerk's office. Individuals running for office must appoint a Political Treasurer prior to or at the time of his or her declaration of candidacy. The individual running for office may also act as the political treasurer. All candidates must submit the Campaign Financial Disclosure Report Summary Page to the County Clerk's office in accordance with Idaho Code timelines even if he or she does not spend or collect funds during the election.

Please contact the Boundary County Election Office for additional information on the 2017 election at (208) 267-2242.

Trustee Zone Descriptions

Zone 1: Beginning at the SW corner of Section 10, T62N, R3W thence north 10 miles along the Bonner/Boundary county line to the SW corner of Section 31, T63N, R3W thence west 11 ¼ miles along the county line to the SW corner Section 31, T64N, R5W thence north approximately 10 ½ miles to the Canada/USA border thence east approximately 45 miles to the Idaho/Montana border and the NE corner of Section 10, T65N, R3E thence south 7 ½ miles to the SE corner of Section 15, T64N, R3E thence west 9 ¾ miles to the SE corner of Section 13, T64N, R1E thence south 11 to the SE corner of Section 12, T62N, R1E thence west 1 ½ miles to the centerline of US Highway #95 thence south along the highway to the SE corner of Section 15, T62N, R1E thence west 3 ¾ miles to the east bank of the Kootenai River thence south to a point where the river intersects the south line of Section 19, T62N, R1E thence west to the point of beginning.

Zone 5: Beginning at the SW corner of Section 31, T60N, R3W which is the SW corner of Boundary County thence north along the Bonner-Boundary county lines 11 miles to the NW corner of Section 7, T61N, R3W thence west 20 ½ miles to the intersection of the north line of Section 9, T61N, R1E with US Highway #95 thence south approximately 1 mile along US Highway #95 to the south line of Section 9, T61N, R1E thence east 2 ¾ miles to the NW corner of Section 13, T61N, R1E thence north 1 mile to the NW corner of Section 12, T61N, R1E thence east 4 miles to the NW corner of Section 10, T61N, R2E thence north 1 mile to the NW corner of Section 3, T61N, R2E thence east 4 ½ miles to the west bank of the Kootenai River thence south along the west bank approximately 4 ½ miles to the county line (Idaho- Montana border) thence south along the county line approximately 8 miles to the SE corner of Section 34, T60N, R3E thence west 34 miles along the Bonner-Boundary county line to the point of beginning.
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