Politics & Government
Filing Deadline Looms for Albany School Board Candidates
Candidates must file their paperwork by 5 p.m. today.
Three seats are up for Albany's Board of Education and, as of this morning, just three candidates have filed papers for the positions.
Jonathan Knight, appointed incumbent Paul Black and Allan Maris have already qualified for the ballot.
Patricia Wise took out papers Aug. 6 but, as of this morning, had not filed.
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There will not be an election for school board, said City Clerk Jackie Bucholz, if only three candidates qualify for the ballot.
School board terms will expire in November for incumbents Black, David Glasser and Miriam Walden.
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Walden will already have served two terms, or eight years, making her ineligible for re-election.
Glasser said July 26, via e-mail, that he did not plan to run again.
Terms for elected positions in Albany last four years. Candidates need 20 to 30 signatures on a nomination form to win a place on the ballot.
To hold an elected office in Albany, a person must be a United States citizen; be an elector of the city; and have been a resident of Albany for 30 days prior to his or her nomination.
Learn more about Albany elections here, via the city website, and here on Patch. See the city's list of candidates here.
