Nominating petitions (either form P-7 or P-7a) must be signed by at least 50 registered voters who live in the district, or 10 percent of the registered voters who reside in the district, whichever is less.
A candidate’s petition must include a statement of candidacy, the name of the school district, the name and street address of the candidate, whether the office is a full or partial term, the date of the election, the number of voter signatures required, the notarized signature of the petition circulator, and a receipt indicating that a statement of economic interests is on file with the county clerk.
Other dates regarding school board elections include last date to file objections to nominating petitions (Dec. 27); last date to file a withdrawal of candidacy form (Jan. 26), last date to file a declaration of intent as a write-in candidate (Feb. 2).
IASB offers further election information and candidate guidance on its public website.