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School Board positions are non-partisan. A qualified candidate must be a U. S. citizen, an Arkansas resident, live in the jurisdiction to be represented at time of filing and throughout term, be lawfully registered to vote, and must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime.

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The candidate must not be an employee of the school district. 

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Any qualified person desiring to be a candidate for office in the Annual School Election to be held on May 9, 2023 must file a Nominating Petition, Affidavit of Eligibility, Petition Affidavit, and Political Practice Pledge with the County Clerk during the filing period: begins February 22 at noon until March 1, 2023 at noon. Filing details and a copy of the candidacy petition can be found on the County Clerk's website.

 

To file, the Petition must contain signatures from not less than twenty (20) qualified electors of the zone in which the candidate files.

 

Board members typically serve for five years. ***If you are interested in having a conversation about running for office in 2023, reach out to our Candidates and Elections chair at dpbccandidates@gmail.com.***

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Positions Available*

• Decatur Zone 1 and Zone 5

• Gentry  Zone 4 and At-Large Position 7

• Gravette Zone 5 and At-Large Position 7

• Pea Ridge Zone1

• Rogers Zone 2

• Siloam Springs Zone 3

* Bentonville will have at least one zone up for election in November (filing will be in early August)

 

Filing Locations (Open from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.):

Bentonville – Benton County Admin Bldg, 215 E Central Avenue, Suite 217

Rogers - Benton County Annex, 2111 W. Walnut St.

Siloam Springs - Siloam Springs County Clerk's Office, 707 S Lincoln St, Suite C

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Additional Information:

Arkansas State Board of Elections

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