Board Member Position on Ballot: The voters shall elect a board member for board position number 5, which has a 5 year term of office.

Qualification of Candidatess for Office (from previous year's ballot resolution):

To be eligible to be a candidate for member of the board of education of a school district, a person must have resided in the district for at least six (6) months preceding the first day of the filing period, and have been a registered voter registered within the county election board at the address located within the geographical boundaries of the district for six months preceding the first day of the filing period.

No person shall be eligible to be candidate for or elected to be a member of the board of election of a school district unless the person has been awarded a high school diploma or certificate of high school equivalency.

A person who has been convicted of a misdeameanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or of the United States or who has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendre to such misdemeanor involving embezzlement or felony or who has been convicted of a crime in another state which would have been a misdemeanor involving embezzlement or a felony under the laws of this state or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to such crime shall not be eligible for or be elected to any state, county or municipal, judicial, or school office or any other elective office of any political subdivision of this state for a period of fifteen years following completion of his sentence or during the pendency of an appeal of such conviction or plea.

No person shall be eligible to be a candidate for or serve on a board of education if he or she is currently employed by the school district goverened by the board of education or is related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to any member of the board of education or to any employee of the school district. The following are relatives within the second degree: A candidate's spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother, sister, spouse's child, spouse's grandchild, spouse's brother, spouse's sister, spouse's grandparent, grandchild's spouse, parent's spouse, and child's spouse.

Candidates must affirm that upon being elected as a member of the Board of Education, within fifteen (15) months of election, they will complete at least twelve (12) hours of instruction on education issues, including school finances, Oklahoma education laws, and ethics, duties and responsibilities of district board of education members.

Voters Eligible to Vote: To be eligible to vote, a voter must be registered with the county election board at an address within the geographical boundaries of the district.

Press Release (10-31-2009)
From The Collinsville Public Schools
1119 W. Broadway
Collinsville, OK 74021