Candidates for the Board of Education in FIVE WASHITA County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, DECEMBER 6, 2021.
LEAH JONES, Secretary of the WASHITA County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, DECEMBER 8, 2021 when the filing period ends. JONES reminds voters that Contests of Candidacy must be filed no later than Friday, DECEMBER 10, 2021 and may only be filed by another candidate for that office.
If more than two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, a Primary Election will be held Tuesday, February, 8, 2022. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, that candidate will be named the elected official. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will vie for the vacant position during the Board of Education General Election, April 5, 2022. If only two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, those two candidates’ names will appear on the General Election ballot in April.
Declaration of Candidacy forms can be downloaded from the State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/elections or by contacting your County Election Board office at 580-832-3658 or WashitaCounty@elections.ok.gov.
The Washita County Election Board is located at 111 E. MAIN, FIRST FLOOR COURTHOUSE, CORDELL, OKLAHOMA and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2021 through FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2021.
Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted for the following offices:
BURNS FLAT DILL CITY School District, Office No. 2
CANUTE School District, Office No. 2
CORDELL School District, Office No. 2 and Office No. 4
SENTINEL School District, Office No. 2 and Office No. 5
WESTERN TECHNOLOGY CENTER, Office No. 2