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Trustee filing: six seats up, District 1 to be contested
Summary
District clerk Chris reported six trustee seats were open at the filing deadline, with several single-candidate filings likely to be decided by acclamation and District 1 (West Valley) expecting a three-person ballot contest in May.
Chris reported that the filing deadline for trustee candidates closed yesterday at 5 p.m. and that six seats were open due to resignations and timing requirements. He said three elementary seats each received a single candidate filing and thus are likely to be decided by acclamation unless a write-in emerges before the statutory deadline. For District 1 (West Valley), Chris said three candidates filed and that seat will appear on the May ballot.
Chris named several candidates during his update: a Brian Putnam and Thomas Hollow were mentioned as elementary-side filings, and he said District 1 will include former board member Crystal Bull and teacher Sherry Hand among the three candidates. He noted write-in candidacies remain possible through the first week in March but that write-ins rarely succeed.
What happens next: Chris said the administration will provide candidate contact information on request and that trustees expect to convene to seat any interim appointees as needed at a subsequent meeting.
