§ 168.305School district election coordinating committee; meeting; report; election

arrangements; review; precincts.
 Sec. 305.
    (1) Within 30 days after the effective date of this chapter, the school district election
 coordinating committee for each school district shall hold an initial meeting. Within 14 days
 after convening the initial meeting, the school district election coordinating committee shall
 file a report with the secretary of state that sets forth the arrangements that are agreed upon for
 the conduct of the school district's elections. Each school district election coordinating
 committee member shall sign the report and retain a copy.
    (2) After filing its initial report under subsection (1) and until December 31, 2012, a school
 district election coordinating committee shall meet at 2-year intervals to review and, if
 necessary, alter the election arrangements set forth in its previous report. Beginning January 1,
 2013, a school district election coordinating committee shall meet at 4-year intervals or earlier
 if determined necessary by the chairperson of the school district election coordinating
 committee to review and, if necessary, alter the election arrangements set forth in its previous
 report. After each review, a school district election coordinating committee shall either notify
 the secretary of state in writing that its previous report is not being altered or file with the
 secretary of state a report with the alterations. Until December 31, 2012, election arrangements
 made by the clerks of the jurisdictions participating in the school district election coordinating
 committee meeting are binding on the participating jurisdictions for at least 2 years after the
 report is filed, and each jurisdiction continues to be bound until an altered report is filed.
 Beginning January 1, 2013, election arrangements made by the clerks of the jurisdictions


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 participating in the school district election coordinating committee meeting are binding on the
 participating jurisdictions until an altered report is filed.
    (3) The arrangements agreed upon by a school district election coordinating committee for
 the conduct of the school district's elections shall accomplish at least both of the following:
    (a) If a school district election is held on the same day as an election of a jurisdiction that
 overlaps with the school district, an elector wishing to vote in both elections shall not be
 required to vote at 2 different locations.
    (b) If, before the filing of an initial report or of the notice or altered report after its review, a
 city or township clerk notifies the school district election coordinating committee that the city
 or township clerk, in consultation with the city council or township board, as applicable, has
 decided to participate in the conduct of the school district's elections, the school district
 election coordinating committee shall include that city or township clerk in its initial or an
 altered report as the person conducting the school district's elections in the clerk's city or
 township.
    (4) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this chapter, if a city or township is holding an
 election for elective office or on a ballot question at the same time that a school district located
 in whole or part in the city or township is holding an election, the city or township clerk shall
 also conduct the school district election within his or her jurisdiction. If a city or township
 clerk is conducting a school election under this subsection, the clerk shall use the same
 precincts that are used for state and federal elections as the precincts for the school district
 election. If these precincts change the polling place location for school district electors, the
 clerk shall notify those school district electors of the location of the different polling place. A
 city or township clerk with the consent of the school district election coordinator may use the
 school election precincts and polling places. A city or township clerk conducting an election
 under this subsection may consolidate election precincts in the manner provided in section
 659.