2019 Board of Education Candidate Filing Packet
2019 Board of Education Candidate Filing Packet
Board of Education Candidate Filing Packet
ELECTION DATES
Board of Education Primary Election – February 12, 2019
Board of Education General Election – April 2, 2019
FILING PERIOD
Opens 8:00 A.M., December 3, 2018
Closes 5:00 P.M., December 5, 2018
WHERE TO FILE
County Election Board of the county wherein supervision of the school district is located or the County Election Board in
the county in which the candidate resides
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
A Board of Education Declaration of Candidacy consists of the following documents, all of which are contained in this
packet.
Candidate Information and Oath page signed by candidate and notarized
Criminal History Disclosure form signed by candidate, if required
Qualification and Requirements for Board of Education Candidates page signed by candidate
CONTESTS OF CANDIDACY
Contests of candidacy may be filed until 5:00 P.M., Friday, December 7, 2018. Contests of candidacy are filed with the
County Election Board Secretary who accepted the Declaration of Candidacy.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. No Declaration of Candidacy can be accepted if it is received by the County Election Board Secretary later than
5:00 P.M. on the last day of the filing period.
2. The Board of Education Candidate Information and Oath form must be completely filled out, signed by the
candidate, and notarized by a Notary Public or other person authorized to administer oaths.
3. The Qualifications and Requirements for Board of Education Candidates form must be signed and dated by the
candidate.
4. State law – Title 26 O.S. §5‐111 – requires all candidates for elective office to disclose whether they ever have
been convicted of a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or of a felony in Oklahoma or any other state and/or
whether an arrest warrant is outstanding in connection with such misdemeanor or felony. Follow instructions
on the Candidate Information and Oath form and fill out and file the Criminal History Disclosure form if
necessary.
5. In contests of candidacy and in contests of election, the County Election Board Secretary is the
constructive service agent for each candidate. By the act of filing a Declaration of Candidacy, each
candidate is conclusively presumed to have accepted such constructive service.
6. A candidate's name will be printed on the ballot as it is entered on the first line of the Declaration of Candidacy;
however, no candidate shall have any prefix, suffix, or title placed before or after the name. A candidate's full
legal name also must be provided on the Declaration of Candidacy.
7. A candidate may withdraw from the Annual School Election by filing a written notice with the County Election
Board Secretary before 5:00 P.M. on Friday following the close of the filing period. The notice must be signed by
the candidate, whose signature must be notarized by a Notary Public or other person authorized to administer
oaths.
8. Board of Education candidates who file Declarations of Candidacy also may be required to register and file
campaign finance reports with the School District Clerk's office. A Statement of Organization for a candidate
committee may be filed at any time but must be filed within 10 days after a candidate has accepted or spent
more than $1,000 for his or her campaign. For more information, contact the School District Clerk's office or visit
the Oklahoma Ethics Commission website at www.ethics.ok.gov; contact the Ethics Commission by e‐mail at
[email protected]; or by regular mail at State Capitol Building Room G27, Oklahoma City, OK 73105; or by
phone at (405) 521‐3451.
9. NEW LAW: If only two candidates file for a Board of Education office scheduled to be on the ballot, a
Board of Education General Election will be held on April 2, 2019. If three or more candidates file for a
Board of Education office scheduled to be on the ballot, a Board of Education Primary Election will be held on
February 12, 2019.
a. If one candidate in the Board of Education Primary Election receives a majority of the total votes cast for
that office, that candidate is elected.
b. If no candidate in the Board of Education Primary Election receives a majority of the total votes cast for
that office, the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes advance to the Board of
Education General Election.
If only one candidate files for a Board of Education office on the ballot, the unopposed candidate is deemed
elected.
BOARD OF EDUCATION CANDIDATE FILING CHECKLIST
Use this checklist to complete and assemble all required Declaration of Candidacy pages before filing with the
Secretary of the County Election Board December 3 – 5, 2018.
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY REQUIRED for all candidates filing at
□ Candidate Information and Oath the County Election Board for Board of
Complete the Candidate Information and Oath page. Education.
The candidate must personally sign the Candidate
Information and Oath and the candidate's signature
must be notarized.
See Candidate Information and Oath form on filing
packet page 5.
□ Criminal History Disclosure REQUIRED only from a candidate who
Provide all requested information. checks YES under Criminal History
Disclosure on the Candidate
See Criminal History Disclosure form on filing packet Information and Oath form.
page 6.
□ Qualifications and Requirements for Board of REQUIRED for all candidates filing at
Education Candidate pages the County Election Board for Board of
Read, sign, and date appropriate Board of Education Education.
Candidate Qualifications for the office sought. See
pages 7‐8.
2019 State of Oklahoma Filing Packet – Board of Education Candidate Checklist
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Qualifications and Requirements for
Board of Education Candidates
Elementary, Independent, and Technology Center Districts
Title 26 O.S. 2005 Supp. Section 13A‐106:
"A. To be eligible to be a candidate for member of the board of education of a school district or technology center school
district, a person must have resided in the district or, if the board seat is in an independent district, have resided in that
district for at least six (6) months preceding the first day of the filing period, and have been a registered voter registered
with the county election board at an address located within the geographical boundaries of the district for six (6) months
preceding the first day of the filing period. Beginning May 1, 1990, no person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or
elected to be a member of the board of education of a school district or technology center school district unless the
person has been awarded a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency. In school districts that are
divided into election districts, a candidate must have resided in the district for at least six (6) months preceding the first
day of the filing period and have been a registered voter registered with the county election board at an address located
within the geographical boundaries of the election district for six (6) months preceding the first day of the filing period.
Beginning May 1, 1990, no person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or elected to be a member of the board of
education unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency."
Title 26 O.S. 2001, Section 5‐105a:
"A. A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state
or of the United States or who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such misdemeanor involving
embezzlement or felony or who has been convicted of a crime in another state which would have been a misdemeanor
involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to
such crime shall not be eligible to be a candidate for or to be elected to any state, county, municipal, judicial or school
office or any other elective office of any political subdivision of this state for a period of fifteen (15) years following
completion of his sentence or during the pendency of an appeal of such conviction or plea.
B. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to preclude a person who has received a pardon from being
eligible for or from holding public office."
Title 70 O.S. 2001, Section 5‐110:
"A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, at the time a school district elector files a notification and
declaration of candidacy for the office of district board of education membership, such elector shall agree and pledge in
writing that, within fifteen (15) months of election or appointment as a member of the district board of education, such
member will complete at least twelve (12) hours of instruction on education issues, including school finance, Oklahoma
education laws, and ethics, duties and responsibilities of district board of education members. This requirement may be
satisfied by attending a two‐day workshop to be held within the state by the State Department of Education or by
attending workshops, seminars or classes which address the above‐mentioned subject matter and which are sponsored
by any organization approved by the State Board of Education, including but not limited to institutions of higher
education. The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules by which an organization or particular courses offered
by an organization may be approved for purposes of fulfilling the instructional requirements set out in this section.
B. When an incumbent of a district board of education files a notification and declaration of candidacy for reelection to
the district board of education, the member shall not be required to comply with the provisions of subsection A of this
section but shall be required to agree and pledge in writing that upon reelection the member will complete six (6) hours
of instruction within fifteen (15) months following his or her election emphasizing changes in school law, particularly
changes in the areas set forth in subsection A of this section."
Title 70 O.S. 2005 Supp. Section 5‐110.1:
"A. In addition to the requirements of Section 5‐110 of this title, every member of a school district board of education
elected to a full term of office of five (5) years or more shall be required to attend a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of
continuing education, each member elected to a full four‐year term of office shall be required to attend a minimum of
twelve (12) hours of continuing education, and each member elected to a full three‐year term of office shall be required
to attend a minimum of nine (9) hours of continuing education, prior to the date set for filing for reelection to that
respective board seat. The continuing education courses, workshops, seminars, conferences, and conventions which
shall satisfy the continuing education requirement shall be approved jointly by the State Department of Education and
the State Department of Career and Technology Education.
B. Local and state continuing education programs conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be held in all
regions of the state at institutions of higher learning, area technology centers or other approved sites. Notice of such
courses and seminars shall be provided to all school board members and to the public schools.
C. This section shall not apply to those school board members who file for reelection prior to July 1, 1991.
D. Failure by a board member to satisfy the continuing education requirements of this section shall result in the
ineligibility of the member to be reappointed or run for reelection to that respective board seat on the school district
board of education or to run for election to any other board seat on the board of education for a three‐year period for
three‐member boards, for a four‐year period for seven‐member boards or for a five‐year period for five‐member
boards."
Title 70 O.S. 2001, Section 5‐113:
"Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of
education if the person is currently employed by the school district governed by that board of education or is related
within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to any other member of the board of education or to any
employee of the school district governed by the board of education. The purpose of this section is both to prohibit
persons who are related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity from serving simultaneously on the same
board of education of any school district of this state and to prohibit persons who are related within the second degree
of consanguinity or affinity to an employee of a school district from serving on the board of education governing the
school district while such relative is employed except as otherwise provided in this section.
B. If the relationship is based on affinity, the prohibitions in this section shall not apply to prevent members of boards of
education who are serving on September 1, 1995, from serving the term for which they were elected or from serving
successive terms for which they may be elected, unless it is the member's spouse who is a member of the board of
education or an employee of the school district, then such prohibitions shall apply.
C. The prohibitions set forth in this section shall not apply if:
1. The person related to the board member within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity is employed as
a substitute teacher by the school district pursuant to the provisions of Section 6‐105 of this title or as a
temporary substitute support employee if the school district has an Average Daily Membership (ADM) of less
than five thousand (5,000); or
2. The school district has an ADM of less than four hundred (400), the board of education has adopted a policy
providing for such candidate eligibility and the board member who is related within the second degree by
affinity or consanguinity to any employee of the school district governed by the board of education complies
with the provisions of subsection E of Section 5‐113.1 of this title.
D. Any member of a board of education who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties
prescribed by Sections 485 and 486 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes."
By signing below, I am indicating that I am eligible to be a candidate for member of the board of education
and, if elected, to serve in such office.
_________________________ _______________________ ____________
Name of Candidate (print or type) Signature of Candidate Date
09/2018