RS 951.12 - Election of members of board, procedure
The first board of trustees shall be elected as follows: within sixty days after the effective date of the establishment of this retirement system, the Orleans Parish School Board shall elect the three of its members, who are to serve as members of the board of trustees; these three members, with the superintendent of the Orleans Parish School Board shall constitute an election committee; within the next sixty days the election committee shall conduct an election for the five members from among the participants to serve on the board of trustees; this election shall be by secret ballot of the participants, each ballot listing five names representing choices for membership on the board of trustees; the election committee shall examine and count the ballots giving credit for each vote received by a participant, and the two receiving the largest number of votes shall be elected to serve until the regular election in the January following the expiration of their fifth year; the two receiving the next largest number of votes shall be elected to serve until the regular election in the January following the expiration of their third year; and the one receiving the next largest number of votes shall be elected to serve until the regular election in the January following the expiration of his first year.
Redesignated from R.S. 17:1032 pursuant to R.S. 24:253.