Board Election Information*
May 2025 School Board Election
- Notice of Deadline to File an Application for Place on the Ballot.
- The filing period to file for a place on the general election ballot is January 15, 2025 – February 14, 2025 by 5:00 p.m.
- Application packets will be available on January 6, 2025.
May 2024 School Board Election
- The filing period to file for a place on the general election ballot is January 17, 2024 – February 16, 2024 by 5:00 p.m.
- Application packets will be available on January 8, 2024.
- The Single-Member District 1 and At-Large Place 7 positions are unopposed for the May 4, 2024 Board Election. The Order of Cancellation will be submitted to the Board of Trustees at the March 7, 2024 board meeting.
- On March 7, 2024 the Board of Trustees approved the Order of Cancellation and the Certification of Unopposed Candidates for the May 4, 2024 Board Election.
- Order of Election (English)
- Order of Election (Spanish)
- Order of Election (Vietnamese)
- Notice of Deadline to File an Application for Place on the Ballot
- May 4, 2024 BOT Elections Tentative Calendar Of Events
- Applications for Place on the May 2024 General Election Ballot
Process to Run for School Board
Application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the local Election Office by 5:00 p.m. on the deadline in the Elections Office at 400 S. Greenville Ave., as established by the Secretary of State.
The deadline to file for a place on the ballot in the general trustee election is generally the 78th day before the May uniform election date. The deadline to declare for a write-in candidate generally is the 74th day before the May uniform election date.
The deadline to file for a place on the ballot in a special election generally is the 61st day before the date of the special election.
Board Election Resources:
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