(1) As provided in this part, each member of a board of supervisors of a conservation district shall be elected at large within the conservation district from candidates nominated by: (a) a nominating committee consisting of: (i) the chair of the commission or council of the county in which the conservation district is located; (ii) the chair of the USDA Farm Service Agency Committee of the county in which the conservation district is located; (iii) (A) the chair of the board of supervisors of the conservation district; or (B) the chair's designee, if the chair wishes to be a candidate for reelection; (iv) the agricultural extension service designated representative of the county in which the conservation district is located; or (b) petition under Section 17D-3-304.

(a) a nominating committee consisting of: (i) the chair of the commission or council of the county in which the conservation district is located; (ii) the chair of the USDA Farm Service Agency Committee of the county in which the conservation district is located; (iii) (A) the chair of the board of supervisors of the conservation district; or (B) the chair's designee, if the chair wishes to be a candidate for reelection; (iv) the agricultural extension service designated representative of the county in which the conservation district is located; or

(i) the chair of the commission or council of the county in which the conservation district is located;

(ii) the chair of the USDA Farm Service Agency Committee of the county in which the conservation district is located;

(iii) (A) the chair of the board of supervisors of the conservation district; or (B) the chair's designee, if the chair wishes to be a candidate for reelection;

(A) the chair of the board of supervisors of the conservation district; or

(B) the chair's designee, if the chair wishes to be a candidate for reelection;

(iv) the agricultural extension service designated representative of the county in which the conservation district is located; or

(b) petition under Section 17D-3-304.

(2) Each candidate for election to the board of supervisors of a conservation district shall be: (a) at least 18 years of age; and (b) a resident within the conservation district.

(a) at least 18 years of age; and

(b) a resident within the conservation district.