As used in ORS 255.400 to 255.424: (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, board of a qualifying district means: (A) A district school board as defined in ORS 332.002; (B) The board of directors of an education service district as defined in ORS 334.003; or (C) A board as defined in ORS 341.005. (b) Board of a qualifying district does not include the board of directors of a pilot education service district described in ORS 334.108 to 334.115. (2) Polarized voting means voting in which there is a difference in the choice of candidates or other electoral choices that are preferred by electors in a protected class, and in the choice of candidates or electoral choices that are preferred by electors in the rest of the electorate. (3) Protected class means a class of electors who are distinguished by race or color or are members of a language minority group, as the class of electors is referenced and defined in the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), as amended, or its successors. (4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, qualifying district means: (A) A school district as defined in ORS 332.002; (B) An education service district as defined in ORS 334.003; or (C) A community college district as defined in ORS 341.005. (b) Qualifying district does not include a pilot education service district described in ORS 334.108 to 334.115. (5) Qualifying district election means the nomination and election of members of the board of a qualifying district.
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