1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:
(a) If there are two regular terms which end on the first Monday in January next following the biennial election, the two qualified electors receiving the highest and next highest number of votes must be elected. If there are three regular terms so ending, the three qualified electors receiving the highest, next highest and third highest number of votes must be elected.
(b) If there is a vacancy in an unexpired regular term to be filled at the biennial election, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes, after there are chosen the successful candidates to fill the vacancies in expired regular terms as provided in paragraph (a), must be elected.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if an interlocal agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 318A.160 provides another method for the selection of the board of trustees.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2704)