On Wednesday, Aug. 10, qualifying may begin for two Tallahatchie County school board positions that will appear on Nov. 8 ballots, according to Circuit Clerk Daphane Neal.
The qualifying period will run for about one month, with the deadline set for Friday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m., Neal noted.
This year's election will feature trustee posts in Education District 2, a seat on the West Tallahatchie School District Board of Trustees presently held by Marvin F. George, and Education District 7, a seat on the East Tallahatchie School District Board of Trustees occupied by Tameka McIntyre.
Members of the East and West Tallahatchie school districts’ five-member boards of trustees serve staggered five-year terms, with one seat in each district coming up for election every fall.
Although there is no qualifying fee for school board, candidates must file a Qualifying Statement of Intent and gather on a petition, 50 signatures from registered voters living in their respective education district.
Properly formatted petition forms are available from the circuit clerk’s offices in Charleston and Sumner.
For more information about qualifying for the school board election, contact the circuit clerk’s office in Charleston at 647-8758 or in Sumner at 375-8515.
