Board of Education Candidate Packets Available

School Board elections are several month away, but residents interested in running for the three open seats can pick up candidate packets at the Board of Education Office on South Branch Road.

The seats currently held by Judy Haas, Neil Hudes and Wolfgang Schneider will be up for election in this years April 27 election. 

Interested residents must fill out a nominating petition, which is due back to Business Administrator Aiman Mahmoud by 4:00 p.m. March 8.

Those filing for Board of Education candidacy must be able to read and write, must hold United States citizenship, must have lived in the school district for at least one year and must be registered to vote in the district before filing the petition, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association.  In addition, those filing cannot have any legal claims against the board and also cannot have interest in any contract or legal claim against the board.

Those seeking election are also precluded from holding office with the municipal governing body or county government, in the case of county school districts.

Nominating petitions must include the signatures, names, residences and post office addresses of 10 residents.  While candidates can sign their own petitions, all of the signers must be registered voters in the school district, according to the New Jersey School Boards Association.  When signing the petitions, residents agree to endorse the candidate and believe the candidate’s name should appear on the ballot.  They also attest that the candidate is legally qualified to be a school board member.

Additional information about serving on the Board of Education is available from the school’s website, http://www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us