MILLSTONE — Citizens interested in running for a vacant seat on the Board of Education must file for the election by March 8.
The Millstone Board of Education will have four vacant seats up for grabs in the April 27 school election: three three-year full terms and one one-year term, according to a press release from the Millstone Township School District.
Candidates must file a nominating petition with the local school board in order to get their name on the ballot for the annual school election.
The current deadline to submit the nominating petition is 4 p.m. March 8.
Prospective school board candidates can get a School Board Candidate Kit online at www.njsba.org.
Published by the New Jersey School BoardsAssociation, the kit includes a nominating petition as well as information about legal qualifications for school board candidacy and the role of school board members.
Information about the New Jersey School Ethics Act and important dates in the school election process are also included in the kit.