School board members face no opposition: Qualifying papers must be submitted by April 1
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According to the election office, Edd Cantrell in the 2nd District, Bob Young in the 4th District and David Sneed in the 6th District, are the only people to pick up qualifying papers. Completed qualifying papers are due by noon, April 1 in order to qualify for the school board race to be held Aug. 5. Those wishing to qualify must live within the school board districts in which they are running and obtain signatures of 25 registered voters on their qualifying papers.
There will be three districts up for grabs this year as the school board is elected to staggered four-year terms. The remaining three districts will be up for election in two years.
The Aug. 5 school board elections will coincide with the state House and Senate party primaries. Up for election this year will be the 43rd state House seat held by Rep. Charles Curtiss, the 47th state House seat held by Rep. Judd Matheny and the 14th state Senate seat held by Sen. Jerry Cooper. Qualifying deadlines in those races are also at noon on April 1. The school board races do not have primaries.
The final election of the year will be held Nov. 2 when voters elect a president, congressman and members of the state House and Senate. There are no referendum measures scheduled to be held on any of the ballots remaining this year.