Election Filing Dates
The Board of Education candidate filing for the April 2, 2019 election opened December11, 2018. Individuals will be elected to serve as members of the Board of Education for a term of three years. Interested parties may file at the Superintendent’s Office between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The office is located at 4290 Gravois Road, House Springs, MO 63051.The District is scheduled to be closed, December 24, 2017 through January 1, 2019. The closing date for filing is January 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Candidate are placed on the ballot in the order the filings were submitted. For more information, please call Cindi James at 636.692.0464 during regular filing hours.
Qualifications for Candidates
Candidates must be citizens of the United States and resident taxpayers of the District, reside in his/her state for one year next preceding their election or appointment, and be at least twenty-four (24) years of age. Candidates cannot be delinquent in the payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, real property taxes on the residence of the candidate. The candidate must further attest that they are not a past or present corporate officer of the office that owes any taxes to the state, which are not in dispute.
No person may be a candidate for a position on the Board if such person is registered as a sex offender, or is required to be registered as a sex offender under state law.
In addition, no person shall qualify as a candidate for the Board of Education, who has been found guilty of, or has pled guilty to a felony or misdemeanor under federal law, or to a felony under Missouri law, or has been found guilty of an offense in another state, which would be considered to be a felony in the State of Missouri.
