Filing for two (2) members for three (3) year terms for the Benton County R-I School District Board of Education in the April 8, 2025 general election begins December 10, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. and will continue during regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the office of the Superintendent of Schools. Filing will end at 5:00 p.m. on December 31, 2024. Filing will not occur when the District’s office is closed for the Christmas holiday December 21-25, 2024. Filing will also not occur on days that the school district is closed due to inclement weather. Filing will be available on December 31, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Candidates may call 660-668-4427 or email metznerl@colecamp.k12.mo.us to inquire if offices are open.
Candidates are required to be a citizen of the United States; a resident taxpayer of the District; have resided within the District for the one year immediately preceding their election; be at least 24 years of age; not delinquent in state income, or personal property tax or real property on their residence (if the Board member is a corporate officer of a fee office, that office can’t be delinquent on any state tax); not have been found guilty of or pled guilty to a felony under the federal laws of the United States of America, to a felony under Missouri law, or to an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in Missouri; not be a registered sex offender; be in compliance with all Missouri Ethics Commission requirements. A candidate’s name shall appear on the ballot in the order of their filing date and time.