The deadline to file for anyone interested in running for the Lake Orion Board of Education in the May 2 election is Feb. 7.
Paperwork must be filed, in person, by 4 p.m. at the Oakland County Election Division.
School board members are elected to four-year terms. On the Lake Orion board, two members have terms expiring in 2006.
Trustees Janet Wolverton and Bill Walters both have terms expiring this year.
Documents required for filing are Affidavit of Identity and nominating petitions (can be obtained from township clerk and Oakland County Clerk’s Election Division).
These documents can also be accessed at www.oakgov.com/clerkrod (click on Election Division).
All candidates have the option of filing nominating petitions with a minimum of 40, but no more than 100, valid signatures of voters in their district, or paying a $100 filing fee in lieu of petitions.
Feb. 10 is the deadline for school board candidates to withdraw from the race. April 3 is the last day to register to vote in the May 2 election.