Filing opened on Tuesday for the Gasconade County R-2 Board of Education seats that will be decided in the April 7, 2024, elections. One candidate filed on the first day.

“Kari Nolting filed at 8:19 a.m.,” Board Secretary Melissa Bauer said on Tuesday, Dec. 5.

Candidates will be able to file for the two open seats, currently occupied by directors Molly Steinbeck and Debbie Landolt, through Dec. 26 — as long as school is in session. The Administration Building will be open from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 26, the last day of filing, despite the district being closed for the holiday season.

Superintendent Dr. Jeri Kay Hardy informed the board of the filing period during the Nov. 13 board meeting and reminded anyone that candidate packets will not be taken while the district’s offices are closed.

“Offices are going to be closed Dec. 21-22 and the 25 and we will be open on the 26 from 3-5 p.m. at this time,” Hardy said. “The requirements for candidates, they have to be a citizen of the United States, a resident taxpayer of the school district, they have to have resided in the district in Missouri for a minimum of one year immediately proceeding the election. They must be at least 24 years of age and can’t be delinquent on any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes or real property taxes on the place of residence. If they are a past or present officer of any fee office, they have to verify that the office doesn’t owe any taxes to the state. They are required by law to file an affidavit stating these facts for the Missouri Department of Revenue. They cannot have been found guilty or pled guilty to a felony under the laws of Missouri or the United States or an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in Missouri.”

The candidate cannot be a sex offender or on the registered sex offenders list. If they are the treasurer of a candidate campaign or committee, they have to have filed all disclosure reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission.