Candidates must file petitions by March 8
Three seats will be filled in the Hillsborough Township Board of Education election on April 27. The terms of members Judith Haas, Neil Hudes and Wolfgang Schneider expire. A full term on the school board runs for three years.
Candidates must file a nominating petition with signatures of at least 10 registered voters with the school business administrator at 379 South Branch Road;the deadline to file is 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 8.
A prospective member legally must:
Be able to read and write;
Be a citizen and live in the district for at least one year;
Be registered to vote before filing a petition;
Have no interest in a contract, or claim against, the board;
Not hold office on the local governing body, and
Not simultaneously hold two elective offices.
Ms. Haas is chair of the communications committee. Mr. Schneider is chair of the curriculum committee, and Mr. Hudes chair of the negotiations committee.
Prospective candidates can obtain a School Board Candidates Kit and a petition from the school website at www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us.