PEA RIDGE — No one has filed for the upcoming Pea Ridge School Board vacancy.
“As of right now, I don’t have any candidates that have filed for Pea Ridge (School Board),” said Kris James of the Benton County Clerk’s Office.
The filing deadline for the school board election is noon Friday, July 23. Election day is Sept. 21.
There is one seat open, position five currently held by Clark Tyndall.
Any registered voter residing in the Pea Ridge School District but not employed by the district is eligible to file for election. Candidates must have a petition signedby at least 20 registered voters also residing in the district turned in to the county clerk by Friday.
Petitions can be obtained through the School Board or at any of the three county clerk offices in the area. The rest of the required paperwork will be filled out when the signed petition is returned andverified.
A ballot drawing will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, at the election commission office in Bentonville to determine how names will be listed on the ballot.
If there are no candidates for the position, members of the School Board may appoint someone to serve until the next election in 2011.
They can appoint any registered voter residing in the district, including the person currently occupying the seat, as long as that person is not employed by the district. Two seats would then be open in the 2011 election.
News, Pages 1 on 07/21/2010