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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...
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.