BECOMING A BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBER 2020

The annual school election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.  Each canidate for election, including incumbents, must complete a nominating peition that includes the signatures of at least ten (10) qualified voters living within the district (one may be your own).  Nominating Petitions are available through the Hunterdon County Clerk's office at 71 Main Street Hall of Records Building, PO Box 2900, Flemington, NJ  08822-2900 or by clicking on the link below.  Nominating Petitions must be filed with the Hunterdon County Clerk by 4:00 PM on Monday, July 27, 2020.

To become a member of a local board of education in New Jersey, you must -

Be able to read & write - Hold U.S. citizenship & one year's residency in the school district - Be registered to vote in the district before 

filing the nominating petition - Have no interest in any contract with, or claim agains, the board - Not hold office as mayor or

member of the municipal governing body or, in the case of county school districts, the county governing body 

or, in the case of county school districts, the county governing body - Not simultaneously hold two elective offices -

Not be disqualified from membership for the conviction of certain crimes.  (Within 30 days of election

or appointment to the board, a member must undergo a criminal history background 

investigation through the state Department of Education.)

Please contact Mary Melif, County Clerk at (908) 788-1214 or via email at countyclerk@co.hunterdon.nj.us if you have any questions.  FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE COUNTY CLERK'S WEBPAGE http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/countyclerk/candidateinfo.html

You may also contact Michele McCann, School Business Administrator at (908) 996-2941 x 516 or via email at milfordsba@milfordpublicschool.com

Helpful Documents:

2020 School Board Candidate Information