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School Board Filing Requirements

2025 School Board Candidate Filing Requirements

Requirements:

  • An age of at least 18 or 21 years old
  • A resident of both the state and the specific school district
  • A non-felon criminal record
  • The candidate not be employed by the district
  • Registered to vote and otherwise eligible to be elected to public office

 2025 Election Dates:

  • Primary: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
  • General: Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Filing Deadline:

  • Monday, June 2, 2025 at 12 p.m. Noon

Filing Location:

  • Ford County Clerk’s Office, 100 Gunsmoke, Dodge City, KS
  • Candidates fill out and sign forms in the Clerk’s Office

Filing Fee:

  • Unified School District candidate filing fee is $20.00

 

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