Filing for School Board Positions Opens Tomorrow

The Wentzville School District Board of Education will have two open seats in the April 3, 2012 election.

Filing opens at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, and closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17.

Qualified applicants must file in person during business hours at the Wentzville School District’s . The district's business hours are:

• Dec. 13 — 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Dec. 14 - Jan. 16 — 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except where noted)
• Jan. 17 — 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Central Office is on Saturdays, Sundays and will be closed on the following days: Dec. 23, 26, 30 and Jan. 2 and 16.

There will also be no filing on days when school is not in session due to inclement weather, with the exception of the first and last day.

A lottery system for ballot order placement for first and last day filings will be utilized. The names of 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 after the names of all candidates who have previously filed on an earlier date.

School board members serve a three-year term.

Qualifications for Board of Education

• Must be at least 24 years of age;
• A United States citizen;
• A resident taxpayer of the Wentzville School District;
• Not serving a sentence or period of probation for a felony or crime or have pled guilty or been convicted of election law violations;
• Not registered or required to be registered as a sex offender;
• Have resided in Missouri for a minimum of one year preceding the election.

Contact Nancy Sickler at 327-3800, ext. 20323 for more information.