2023 Coordinated Biennial School Election

PUBLIC NOTICE

Call for Nominations for School Directors

Garfield 16 School District

Garfield County, Colorado

The Garfield 16 School District in the County of Garfield, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023.

At this election 3 directors will be elected at-large for a term of office of four years.  To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election and a resident of the district.  A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 50 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at Garfield 16 Administration Office, 0460 Stone Quarry Road.  Office hours are 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.

Completed petitions shall be submitted to Marilyn A. Mondragon, Designated Election Official no later than 4:30 pm on September 1, 2023.

Note:  This call for nominations is to be published not more than 90 days (August 9, 2023) nor less than 75 days (August 24, 2023) before the election. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-107(1.5).

0460 Stone Quarry Road, Parachute, CO 81635

P.O. Box 68, Parachute, CO 81635