Five more candidates entered the fold in the Austin Board of Education election process on Tuesday, the final day to file to be on the Nov.

Wednesday, September 08, 1999

Five more candidates entered the fold in the Austin Board of Education election process on Tuesday, the final day to file to be on the Nov. 2 ballot.

Incumbents Lewis Aase and John Ulland filed, joining fellow incumbents Brian McAlister and Carolyn Bogott in the race for four open seats on the board.

Likewise, challengers Sherri McCarty, Bev Nordby and Sally A. Vogel filed (Vogel filed Friday), joining fellow challengers Larry W. Andersen, Marian J. Clennon, Kathryn A. Green, Susan Fell Johnson, Arnold Lang, Bruce Loveland, Jean E. Spenske, Susan Maus, David D. Solomonson and Bob Vilt on the ballot.

All told, 17 candidates threw their hats into the race. They’ll be vying for four open seats on the board.

The ballots must be approved by the school board and printed by Oct. 1, when absentee ballots for the Nov. 2 election become available.

To be eligible for a seat on the school board, candidates must be eligible to vote, must be 21 by Jan. 1, 2000, must live in the district 30 days prior to election, and must not be a registered sex crime offender.

Every other year there is a school board election – one, like this year, with four open seats and one, coming in November 2001, with three open seats.

Unlike the city council election, in which voters are asked to select from candidates within their ward, the school board election is district wide. The top four vote getters will get the open seats.

The Austin Daily Herald will begin a series candidate profiles tomorrow.