The Board of Education shall fill any vacancy by appointment. Such appointee shall hold office until a successor is elected and certified. If the vacancy occurs before the first day to file nomination papers for the next regular Board of Education election, a Board Member shall be elected at that election as successor to any appointee, or to fill the vacancy if it has not been previously filled before appointment, and such newly elected Board Member shall serve for the remainder of any unexpired term and until a successor is elected and certified.
If a vacancy is not filled by appointment within 60 days after its occurrence, the Board of Education shall immediately call a special election. The special election shall be held not later than 120 days after the vacancy occurs, except that no special election shall be called to fill the vacancy if it cannot be held at least 180 days before the next regular Board of Education election. A person elected at a special election shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is elected and certified.
If there is an election to fill one or more full terms and one or more unexpired terms, then the candidates who receive the highest number of votes shall serve the full terms, and of the candidates remaining, those who receive the next highest number of votes shall serve the unexpired terms.