Nominating petitions for the Corning-Painted Post Area School Board of Education vacancies are now available. There are three seats up for election and each seat is for a three-year term (7/1/24-6/30/27).
Interested candidates may pick up petitions from Karen Dutcher, District Clerk, Administration Building, 165 Charles Street, Painted Post, New York, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or call ahead, 936-3704, Ext. 1001 to arrange to pick up a packet.
The Annual Election and Budget vote will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2024
To qualify for membership on the school board an individual:
1. Must be able to read and write (§2102).
2. Must be a qualified voter* of the district; that is a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age or older.
3. May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year (§2103(2).
4. May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family (§2103(3).
5. May not be a current employee of the school board (§§2103(4).
6. May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office.
A person seeking a seat on the School Board must present the School District Clerk with a petition containing 100 qualified signatures.
Only qualified voters* may sign a Board candidate’s nominating petition. However, a person need not be a registered voter to satisfy the legal definition of a qualified voter*.
The deadline for filing the completed petitions with the School District Clerk is 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
The Annual Election and Budget vote will take place on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
*A qualified voter is a person who is a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age and a resident of the School District for at least 30 days immediately prior to the election at which he or she seeks to vote.