Update: The Whitewater Unified School District has reported that Stephanie Hicks, 1254 Tower Hill Pass, has submitted the required forms for inclusion on the April, 2023 ballot. As of Tuesday, Hicks is the only candidate running for one of three school board seats due for reelection this spring.
By Kim McDarison
Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education members Casey Judd and Steven Ryan have each filed notifications of non-candidacy, according to information released by school district officials.
Both candidates submitted their forms on Dec. 19, according to information made available on the district’s website.
A filing deadline for notification of non-candidacy forms by incumbents is Dec. 23, at 5 p.m.
School board member Thayer Coburn has not yet declared his intentions regarding the upcoming April election.
Candidates interested in running for one of three seats on the school board which will come due in April 2023, may file ballot access documents. A deadline to file documents for ballot access is Tuesday, Jan. 3, at the school district office.
Those interested in running for the seats are required to fill out and submit a Declaration of Candidacy School Board Candidates form (EL-162sd) and a Campaign Finance Registration Statement form (CF-1).
A “checklist,” including links to the required forms, as supplied by the district is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cL7yB4VtwP-VjmtxXEb0Yas-TKNyCzh6aXGoPVtV03o/edit.
Both forms must be completed and returned to the district’s administrative office by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023.
Collection of signatures and nomination papers are not required by the school district, officials have said.
The district office is located at 419 S. Elizabeth St., Whitewater.
Those looking for additional information about forms and the submittal process can contact Jaclyn Tueting, school board secretary, by phone: 262-472-8702 or email: jtueting@wwusd.org.
A link to the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Guide for Candidates 2023 Spring Election Edition is here: https://wasb.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Guide_for_Candidates.pdf.
Additional resources provided to candidates by the WASB are here: https://wasb.org/legal-human-resources-services/school-board-elections-resources/.
A primary election becomes necessary when more than six candidates come forward for the three open at-large seats.
If a primary election becomes necessary, it will be held on Feb. 21, 2023.
Information provided on the school district’s website is here: https://www.wwusd.org/page/school-board-election.
Information provided by the Wisconsin Elections Commission for candidates is here: https://elections.wi.gov/candidates.
Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education members include Miguel Aranda, back row, from left; Larry Kachel; Casey Judd; Steven Ryan; followed by Maryann Zimmerman, front row, from left; Thayer Coburn and Jennifer Kienbaum. Board members whose seats come due in April 2023 include Ryan, Judd and Coburn. Ryan and Judd, as of Dec. 19, have filed notification of non-candidacy forms with the district.
School board candidates serve at large and for three-year terms.
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