Posted on 12/01/2016
Candidate
filing for the April 5, 2016, election to the Francis Howell School District
Board of Education opens at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, Dec.13, 2016, and continues
until 5:00 PM on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. The three-year terms of current Board
members Rene Cope, Mark Lafata, and Mike Sommer will expire in April 2017.
Francis Howell School District residents interested in filing must do so in
person at the administration building, 4545 Central School Road, St. Charles,
MO 63304. Candidates can file between the hours of 8:00 AM to 12:30
PM and 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Filing will not occur on days
that the District’s offices are closed due to inclement weather, or on the
following days: Dec. 22 through Jan. 2, and Jan. 16. Filing closes on
Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at 5:00 PM.
Qualified applicants may file for office beginning on Dec. 13 at 8:00 AM
in the Superintendent’s Office by declaring their intent to become a candidate,
in person and in writing, to the Secretary of the Board. A lottery system for
ballot order placement for first and last day filings will be utilized. The
candidate shall draw a number at random at the time of filing. The names of the
candidates filing on the first day will be listed in ascending order of the
numbers drawn and ahead of the names of candidates filing on a later date. The
names of candidates filing on the last day will be listed in descending order
of the numbers drawn after the names of all candidates who have previously
filed on an earlier date.
To be eligible for the Francis Howell School District Board of Education
candidates must be: a U.S. citizen; at least twenty-four years old; a resident
taxpayer of the District; have (or will have) resided in Missouri one year
immediately preceding the election; not delinquent in the payment of any state
income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, or real estate property
taxes on place of residence; never pled guilty or nolo contendere nor been
convicted of a felony; is not registered or required to be registered as a sex
offender; and has filed all required campaign disclosure reports for any
previous elections.
For more
information, contact the Superintendent's Office at (636) 851-4026.
Important
Dates
- Dec. 13: Filing
Opens, 8:00 AM
- Jan. 17: Filing
Closes, 5:00 PM
- Jan. 23: Board
Candidate Training (if needed)
- Jan. 24: Certification
of Candidates
- March 8: Last Day to Register to Vote
- April 4: Election