Positions open for City Council; School Board

Candidates for a seat on the Board of Education in Blackwell as well as 3-year terms for Ward 1 and Ward 2 on the Blackwell City Council, currently occupied by Jon Webb and Richard Braden, are now available for filing. Filing is also opening up for Mayor of Ponca City.

Candidates interested in filing for municipal offices in the City of Blackwell and Ponca City in Kay County municipalities will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8:00 a.m. Monday December 6, 2021. Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, 2021 when the filing period ends. L Contest of Candidacy must be filed no later than Friday, December 10, 2021 and may only be filed by another candidate for that office, unless a candidate files unopposed.

Positions for the school boards in Kildare, Newkirk, Peckham, Ponca City, Tonkawa, and The Pioneer Technology Center in Kay County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8:00 a.m. Monday December 6, 2021.

Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday December 8, 2021 when the filling period ends. If more than two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, a Primary Election will be held Tuesday, February 8, 2022.

If one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, that candidate will be named the elected official. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will vie for the vacant position during the Board of Education General Election, April 5, 2022. If only two candidates file for the same vacant Board of Education position, those two candidates’ names will appear on the General Election ballot in April.

Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted for the following offices: Blackwell School District Board Position No. 2, 5 year term; Kildare School District Board Position No. 3 for a 3 year term; Newkirk School District Board Position No. 2 for a 5 year term; Peckham School Board Position No. 1 for a 3 year term; Ponca City School District Board Position No. 2 for a 5 year term and position No. 4 for an unexpired term ( 2 years remaining); Tonkawa School District Board Position No. 2 for a 5 year term; and Pioneer Technology Center Board Zone No.5 for a 5 year term.

Declaration of Candidacy forms can be downloaded from the State Election Board website at oklahoma. gov/elections or by contacting the County Election Board office at 580 362 2130 or kaycounty@elections.ok.gov. The Kay County Election Board office is located at 201 S. Main St. in the Basement of the Kay County Courthouse in Newkirk, OK and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.