Candidates for the Board of Education in (17) Le Flore County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, December 5.
Sharon Steele, Secretary of the Le Flore County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 7 when the filing period ends. Steele reminds voters that Contests of Candidacy must be filed no later than Friday, December 9 and may only be filed by another candidate for that office.
If more than two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, a Primary Election will be held Tuesday, February 14, 2023. If one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, that
candidate will be named the elected official. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will vie for the vacant position during the Board of Education General Election, April 4, 2023. If only two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, those two candidates’ names will appear on the General Election ballot in April.
Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted for the following offices:
Arkoma 1-91 Office 3-Bokoshe 1-26 Office 3, (Office 2 and 5 unexpired terms)—Cameron 1-17 Office 3- Fanshawe C-39 Office 1—Heavener 1-3 Office 3—Hodgen C-14 Office 1—Howe 1-67 Office 3—LeFlore 1-16 Office 3—Monroe C-11 Office 1—Panama 1-20 Office 3—Pocola 1-7 Office 3—Poteau 1-29 Office 3–Shady Point C-4 Office 1—Spiro 1-2 Office 3—Talihina 1-52 Office 3—Whitesboro 1-62 Office 3, (Office 1 unexpired term)—Wister 1-49 Office 3.
Declaration of Candidacy forms can be downloaded from the State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/elections or by contacting your County Election Board office at 918-647-3701 or leflorecounty@election.ok.gov
The Le Flore County Election Board is located at 103 N. Church St., Poteau and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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