POLICY 1-2.1 COMPOSITION OF THE MONTGOMERY
COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD
The Montgomery County School
Board shall be composed of seven (7) members, one from each of the seven
election districts of the county, and elected as authorized by applicable law.
Members serve four-year
terms. Elections are staggered so that
School Board members from Districts A, C and D begin their terms effective
January 1 of any given year while members from Districts B, E, F and G begin
their terms two years later.
Any interested candidate for
the position of School Board member must comply with all legal requirements to
be a candidate. This includes, but may
not be limited to, filing the following documents with the Montgomery County
Registrar by the applicable deadline (usually approximately five months prior
to the election): (1) a declaration of
candidacy, (2) a certification of candidacy, and (3) a petition containing the
requisite number of signatures of registered voters in the candidate’s
district.
School Board elections are non-partisan. Candidates are urged to contact the State
Board of Elections to obtain complete information.
LEGAL REFERENCE: Code of Virginia,
1950, as amended, §§ 22.1-28 through 22.1-57.5, 24.2-500 through 24.2-507.