Absentee voting is underway in Missouri for the April 6 general municipal election. The Ozark County Times reports only one of the county’s three municipalities, Gainesville, and two of its five school districts, Dora and Thornfield, will hold elections that day.
Elected positions are coming open on all five Ozark County school boards and all three municipal boards, as well as Public Water District #1 in Theodosia and the Ozark County Ambulance District. (No terms are expiring on the Ozark County Health Department, the county’s other board with publicly elected members). However, state law allows entities to opt out of holding elections when the number of candidates equals the number of terms ending, which is the case for the elected boards in the other two municipalities, three school districts and two public boards. Entities are generally happy when this happens because they must pay to run their elections, which usually cost several hundred dollars.
Only one municipality and two school districts in Ozark County will hold elections in the April 6 General Municipal Election, according to a report in the Ozark County Times. Candidate filing for the election closed Jan. 19.
Elected positions are coming open on all five Ozark County schools and all three municipal boards, as well as Public Water District #1 in Theodosia and the Ozark County Ambulance District. (No terms are expiring on the Ozark County Health Department, the county’s other public board with elected members).
However, state law allows entities to opt out of holding elections when the number of candidates equals the number of terms ending, which is the case for the elected boards in the other two municipalities, three school districts and two public boards.
The candidate filing period for the April election in Missouri closes Tuesday for positions coming open on Ozark County school and municipal boards, as well as Public Water District #1 in Theodosia and the Ozark County Ambulance District. No terms are expiring on the Ozark County Health Department board.
The last day to register to vote in the April election is March 10.
Those interested in filing for a position on one of the Ozark County boards should contact the respective school, village, or district office.
Those planning to file for a school board seat should remember some districts are on a four-day/week schedule.
The candidate filing period for the April election in Missouri begins Tuesday for positions coming open on Ozark County school and municipal boards, as well as Public Water District #1 in Theodosia and the Ozark County Ambulance District. No terms are expiring on the Ozark County Health Department board.The filing period continues through Jan. 19. The last day to register to vote in the April election is March 10.Those interested in filing for a position on one of the Ozark County boards should contact the respective school, village, or district office. (Phone numbers are shown below.)
Those planning to file for a school board seat should remember schools will be closed for holiday breaks, and some districts are on a four-day/week schedule.