New Signature Requirement For School Board Candidates, Union County Clerk Announces

Press release from Union County Office of Public Information and Communications:

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi announces that individuals interested in running for their local board of education should be aware of a new requirement regarding nominating petitions.

As of Feb. 3, a bill signed by the Governor increases the number of required signatures from 10 to 25. All school board election petitions must now include 25 valid signatures.

Candidate nominating petitions must be filed with the County Clerk’s Office no later than 4 p.m. on Monday, July 28. Clerk Rajoppi strongly encourages prospective candidates to file early, so her office can review petitions and alert candidates to any issues or errors in advance of the deadline.

A video guide on how to file is available now at www.unioncountyvotes.com. The County Clerk’s Office is located at 2 Broad Street, Room 113 in Elizabeth. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, contact the office at 908-527-4996 or email ucvote@ucnj.org.

This press release was produced by the Union County Office of Public Information and Communications. The views expressed here are the author’s own.