(1) If a majority of the district school board of a zoned common school district or a zoned union high school district so decides, the board may provide that directors of the district school board who are nominated from zones also shall be elected from the zones from which they are nominated.
(2) At any time after a district school board decides that directors shall be elected by zone:
(a) The district school board may rescind the decision and provide that the directors who are nominated by zone shall be elected at large.
(b) Zones may be abolished pursuant to ORS 332.128. [1983 c.284 §3a; 1993 c.45 §44; 2019 c.449 §13]