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Official Ballot, Election of School Board Members, District Moderator and Clerk Process
The Keene School District has been an official ballot school district since 1997. The official ballot enables registered voters to vote on the proposed school district budget, bonds, labor agreements, members of the Keene Board of Education, a district moderator and a district clerk. The budget, labor agreements and elected officials require a simple majority vote to be approved whereas bond questions require a super majority or 60% approval to be adopted. This year there are three open school board seats - all three for full three-year terms. To be eligible a person must be a registered Keene voter and not an employee of any district in SAU #29 - Chesterfield, Harrisville, Keene, Marlborough, Marlow, Nelson or Westmoreland. To be eligible to be moderator or school clerk, a person must be a registered Keene voter and not a member of the Keene Board of Education. The filing period for these open positions runs from Wednesday, January 25 through Friday February 3, 2012. Interested persons may file at the Superintendent’s office, 193 Maple Avenue, Keene, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Informational packets are available in the superintendent’s office (e-mail dfreitas@sau29.org/357-9002 Ext. 221).
The official ballot process consists of three parts per state law: a public hearing, a first and a second session. This years schedule:
- Public Hearing scheduled for January 17, 2012, at 7 p.m. in the KHS auditorium; rebroadcast on Cheshire TV, Channel 8.
- First Session will be held February 11, 2012, 9 a.m. in the auditorium at KHS and carried live on Cheshire TV, Channel 8.
- Second Session will take place on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. Vote at the polls, 7:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wards 1, 2 & 3 vote at the Keene Recreation Center, 312 Washington Street
Wards 4 & 5 vote at the First Baptist Church, 105 Maple Avenue
Same day voter registration is available (You must show proof of age and residence). Absentee ballots are also available.
Absentee Ballot Procedure: For those voters unable to go to the polls to vote on election day, absentee ballot applications may be obtained at the offices of the Keene School District, 193 Maple Avenue, each business day from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A completed application may be picked up and left at 193 Maple Avenue in the superintendents office or in the business office.
An application must be filled out before a ballot will be released or the voter may submit a request in letter form, as long as a signature is included. No e-mail request will be accepted. Only registered Keene voters will be able to vote by absentee ballot. Ballots may be hand delivered by the voter to the clerk no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day before the election, March 12, 2012. Mailed ballots must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Election Day, March 12, 2012. If you have any questions, please call Diane Freitas in the Superintendent's office at 357-9002 Ext. 223/
dfreitas@sau29.org
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