Parties interested in running for an elected position on the City of Elkhorn Common Council and Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education were able to begin circulating nomination papers on Dec. 1.
Aldermanic districts up for election in the April 2016 election include District 3, held by Bruce Lechner, who was appointed to fill the seat after Jim D’Alessandro stepped down earlier this year, District 4, held by Scott McClory, and District 6, held by Greg Huss. The mayoral seat, held by Brian Olson, will also be up for election. The terms for all seats is two years.
Two seats are also up for election on the School Board. The term is three years and incumbents Daniel Thompson and Carol Burton have both indicated they will be running for re-election.
According to City of Elkhorn Clerk Cairie Virrueta, requirements to run in the election are the same as they have been in the past and include filing forms with the city clerk in addition to nomination papers.
Virrueta said as a Class 4 City, those circulating nomination papers in Elkhorn are required to collect a minimum of 20 signatures and up to 40. Nomination papers and a Declaration of Candidacy are due to the clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of January.
Currently, Virrueta said a packet – which includes all necessary forms and instructions – is available at the clerk’s office and online through the January due date. Paperwork for those interested in running for School Board is available at the district office in the 1884 Building on North Jackson Street.
Paperwork in the packet includes a campaign registration statement, nomination paper for nonpartisan office and a declaration of candidacy. According to the paperwork, a registration statement should be filed prior to circulating nomination papers and prior to spending or collecting funds for the election.
All paperwork must be filed on time with the city clerk’s office in order for candidates to be placed on the ballot for the April election.
