November 30, 2017
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
Candidate filing for various school board positions within the Western Oklahoma area begins Monday.
Candidates for the board of education in Beckham, Custer, Roger Mills and Washita County will begin filling their Declarations of Candidacy at 8 am on Monday morning. The filling period is open from 8 to 5 until it closes on Wednesday evening.
All candidate filings will occur at the county election board office in the county in which the candidate resides.
Candidates who reside in the following Beckham County school districts may file for office number three in:
Merritt, Elk City, Sayre, Erick, Canute, Hammon, Sweetwater and in Sentinel for offices one, two and three.
Candidates who reside in the following Custer County school districts may file for office number three in:
Arapaho-Butler, Clinton, Thomas-Fay-Custer and Weatherford.
In Roger Mills County, these districts are seeking candidate declarations for office number 3:
Cheyenne, Reydon, Sweetwater, Hammon and Leedey.
And in Washita County, these districts are seeking candidate declarations for office number 3:
Burns Flat-Dill City, Canute, Cordell and the Western Technology Center and in Sentinel for offices one, two and three due to some unexpired terms that have opened.
In order to qualify for a seat, an individual must be a registered voter in that county, have lived within the school district a minimum of six months and must have a high school diploma. Additionally, the candidate cannot be a convicted felon and must not be related by blood or marriage “within the second degree” to anyone currently working for the school district or the school board.
The election for all of the seats is scheduled for Tuesday, February 13, 2018.
If no candidate receives 50 percent or more of the vote in a particular race, a runoff election will be required, held on April 3 between the two candidates with the most votes.
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