By Kim McDarison
According to information released by the Whitewater Unified School District, board of education incumbents whose seats will come due for reelection in April include Casey Judd, Thayer Coburn and Steven Ryan.
Candidates serve at large and are elected to a three-year term.
The district is governed by a seven-member board.
As of Thursday, the district reported that no incumbents had filed papers of non-candidacy and no challengers have come forward.
A deadline for incumbents to file papers of non-candidacy is Friday, Dec. 23, at 5 p.m.
Candidates for three open school board seats on the Whitewater Unified School District Board of Education may file ballot access documents beginning, today, Dec. 1. The last day to file ballot access documents 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.
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