December 3, 2021
By News Director Jared Atha
Candidates for the Board of Education in area school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning Monday at 8:00 a.m.
Voting officials say declaration of candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to County Election Boards no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, when the filing period ends. Voters are reminded that contests of candidacy must be filed no later than Friday, December 10 and may only be filed by another candidate for that office.
If more than two candidates file for the same vacant board of education position, a primary election will be Tuesday, February, 8. If one candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, that candidate will be named the elected official. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the votes, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will vie for the vacant position during the board of education general election on April 5. If only two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, those two candidates’ names will appear on the general election ballot in April.
Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted for schools in the area including Elk City, Clinton, Weatherford, Canute, Cheyenne, Hammon, Leedey, Merritt, Reydon, Sayre, Sweetwater, Arapaho-Butler, Thomas-Fay-Custer, Burns Flat-Dill City, Cordell, and Sentinel.
All positions up for grabs are office seats #2.
Office Seat #2 on the Western Technology Center Board will also be up for election.
Declaration of Candidacy forms can be downloaded from the State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/elections or by contacting the County Election Board office.
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