Cairo Association of Teachers - Newsletter



CAT Tracks for January 20, 2009
BOE ELECTION FILING PERIOD

The article below concerns the Meridian School Board Election.

However, the same applies for Cairo...except that there are four (4) seats up for election. Also, borrowing times from a recent posting about school lunch forms posted in The Cairo Citizen, you might time your arrival to pick up or file petitions between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

So, if you are interested...


From the Southern Illinoisan...


Link to Original Story

Filing period for Meridian school board opens today

BY THE SOUTHERN

MOUNDS — Nominating petition forms for three spots on the Meridian Community Unit School District 101 board are now available at the district office in Mounds.

Forms may be picked up between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on business days.

Petitions for the April 7 election must be filed between 7:30 a.m. today and 4 p.m. on Jan. 26. Candidates’ names will appear on the ballot in the order their nominating packets are received.

The three elected candidates will serve four-year terms expiring in April 2013. To be eligible to serve, a candidate must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, a registered voter and a resident of the of Illinois and the school district for one year immediately preceding the election.



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