HOWELL — Write-in votes may determine which resident of Howell fills a threeyear term as one of the municipality’s two representatives on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education.
The term of Howell representative Bill Bruno is ending and he is not seeking reelection to the board. No one from Howell filed to run for the seat now held by Bruno.
Because no candidate from Howell will be listed on the Nov. 6 ballot, the winner of the seat is likely to be decided by write-in votes, according to the Monmouth County election office. The individual who receives the most write-in votes will have the option of accepting the position.
Under the FRHSD’s voting system, residents of Howell and Farmingdale will have the right to write in the name of a Howell resident who they would like to see gain a seat on the board.
Resident Evelyn O’Donnell announced that she is running a write-in campaign for the Howell seat. She is currently a member of the Howell Planning Board and she previously served nine years on the Howell K- 8 School District Board of Education.
“Quality education does not mean higher taxes. Fiscal responsibility in our schools is possible. It’s time for a no-nonsense approach,” O’Donnell wrote in a campaign flier.
— Jack Murtha