Board Policy LEGAL NOTICE
FILING FOR DIRECTOR
OF SEDALIA SCHOOL DISTRICT #200
School Board Elections and Term
The qualified voters of the School District shall annually on the municipal election day, first Tuesday after the first Monday of April, elect two directors for terms of three years, except, effective for Board elections beginning in April of 1993, and each three years thereafter, when three directors shall be elected in compliance with regulations specified in state law.
Candidate Qualification - Method of Filing
Qualified applicants for the Board may file for office beginning at 8:00 am in the Superintendent's office commencing on the fifteenth Tuesday prior to the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh Tuesday before the election. The candidate shall declare his/her intent to become a candidate, in person and in writing to the secretary of the Board of Education. The names of qualified candidates shall be placed on the ballot in the order of filing. The notice of election and certification of candidates must be submitted to the county clerk by the tenth Tuesday prior to the election. Candidates must comply with all of the prevailing laws concerning eligibility and campaign financing.
A candidate who files for one vacancy and later decides to run for another shall be positioned on the ballot according to the time when his/her change of declaration is received by the secretary of the Board, not on the basis of when the first petition was filed.
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. Each newly elected or appointed director shall qualify and take his/her oath of office in the manner prescribed by law and according to Policy 0330.
