Aspiring local politicos who want to take a crack at the education forum can pick up candidate nomination packets beginning Feb. 16 at the Morgan Hill Unified School District headquarters (15600 Concord Circle) or the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office (1555 Berger Drive in San Jose).
There is one open seat on the seven-member local board of education up for grabs in the June 7 election. The seat was vacated by former trustee Amy Porter-Jensen in October 2015 prior to the end of her four-year term. The winner of the June 7 election will serve out the remainder of Porter-Jensen’s term, which expires in November 2016.
Candidates, who have until March 11 to file their completed packets, must be at least 18 years of age and live anywhere within the MHUSD district boundaries that range from parts of south San Jose to San Martin.
As for the November 2016 election, candidates must then live within the district trustee area designated for that seat. MHUSD will hold its first by-district/trustee area election in November after changing formats from its traditional at-large election system. To find out which district-trustee area you live in, check the MHUSD website at mhusd.org, under the section “Find Your Trustee Area.” Along with Porter-Jensen’s seat, those of Board President Bob Benevento and Trustee Rick Badillo are also set to expire in November.
Completed candidate packets can be dropped off at either the MHUSD District Office or the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.
