School Board Candidate Filing Will Open December 13th
It's time to prepare for the April school board election again. Candidate filing begins December 13, 2016.
- There are three seats up for election for a three year term.
- Filing begins at 8 a.m. on December 13th and will end at 5 p.m. on January 17, 2017. On other days the district will only accept candidate filing during the business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Filing will not occur on holidays and other days the district offices are closed, including on days in which the district is closed due to inclement weather and winter break.
The district will provide each candidate a copy of a summary of campaign laws provided by the Missouri Ethics Commission and written notice of the candidate's obligation to file a personal financial disclosure statement. Please contact Janice Pankau, Board Secretary if you have any questions.
Information on the School Board Organization
The qualified voters of the School District shall annually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of April, elect two directors for terms of three years, except, effective for Board elections beginning in April of 1993, and each three years thereafter, when three directors shall be elected in compliance with regulations specified in state law.
An election shall not be held if the number of candidates who have filed for the Board is equal to the number of positions available.
Qualified Voters in the School District
An individual must be a registered voter in order to vote in a school election. In order to vote, a person must be eighteen (18) years of age or older, must be a citizen of the United States, and must reside in the School District thirty (30) days.
Candidate Qualification - Method of Filing
Qualified applicants for the Board may file for office beginning at 8:00 a.m. in the Superintendent's office commencing on the sixteenth (16th) Tuesday prior to the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh (11th) Tuesday before the election. The candidate shall declare his/her intent to become a candidate, in person and in writing to the secretary of the Board of Education. The names of qualified candidates shall be placed on the ballot in the order of filing. The notice of election and certification of candidates must be submitted to the county clerk by the tenth Tuesday prior to the election. Candidates must comply with all of the prevailing laws concerning eligibility and campaign financing.
A candidate who files for one vacancy and later decides to run for another shall be positioned on the ballot according to the time when his/her change of declaration is received by the secretary of the Board, not on the basis of when the first petition was filed.
Candidates must be citizens of the United States and resident taxpayers of the District, reside in his/her state for one year next preceding their election or appointment, and be at least twenty-four (24) years of age. Each newly elected or appointed director shall qualify and take his/her oath of office in the manner prescribed by law and according to Policy 0330 - Oath of Office. No person may be a candidate for a position on the Board if such person is registered as a sex offender, or is required to be registered as a sex offender under state law. Any Board member who is likewise required to register, or who is registered as a sex offender under state law will immediately be requested by the Board to resign from the Board. Should such Board member refuse to resign, the member will be ineligible to serve as a Board member at the end of his/her term.