Candidates: The deadline for candidate applications has been extended to April 14th, 2023. Each candidate must submit a one-page campaign statement, which will run in the Legacy Ledger on April 16th and April 23rd.
Campaigning: Candidates may not campaign inside the school building. However, the candidates are strongly encouraged to campaign appropriately outside the school building. Absolutely NO negative campaigning will be permitted.
Time and location: The election for two board members will be held on Friday, April 28th, at Legacy from 7am to 7pm and at Creekside Community Church from 8am to 3pm. Voting ballots will not be accepted after 7pm on April 28, 2023.
Voter eligibility: Eligible voters shall include parents or guardians of all children currently attending Legacy Academy (no more than two votes per household), teachers currently employed at the school, and paid employees of Legacy. Each person may vote only once.
Voting procedures: Voting from 7am to 7pm at Legacy will commence as follows:
• The voter will sign an official voting roster confirming their voting eligibility.
• The voter will present Voting Official with a valid I.D.
• The voter will follow instructions on the ballot, vote as he/she determines, and place the ballot into the collection box.
• If a person cannot vote at the school on April 28th, absentee ballots will be available at the Legacy office from April 24th– April 26th. These ballots must be returned to the school office no later than 7 pm on April 28th to be counted.
Pre-voting and proxy voting will not be permitted.
Counting of votes: At 7pm, all eligible votes will be counted. The two candidates with the most votes will be determined. In the case of a tie, a run-off election will be held later to be determined and will comply with the election procedures listed above.
If the election scheduled on April 28th has to be canceled for any reason, it will be held on the following Friday.
The election results should be known on the night of April 28th (unless there is a need for a run-off or a cancellation). After the votes are counted, a report will be made available to the candidates and current board members. An announcement to the entire school population concerning the results of the election will be made on the following morning.
Thank you very much,
Legacy Academy Election Committee
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