There are 3 open positions this year in the Oyster River School District: 2 seats on the School Board, and the Moderator. The election for these positions will be held on 10 March 1998 in each of the 3 towns. Durham will vote at Oyster River High School from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Lee will vote at Mast Way School from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Madbury will vote at Madbury Town Hall from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The open School Board seats are those currently held by David Brown and Jay Flanders, both at-large, serving all 3 towns. They were both elected 3 years ago. Friday, 30 Jan. 1998 was the last day for candidates to register for these positions.
These are the candidates for the School Board:
The Moderator runs the annual school district meeting. Dale Swanson has held this position for at least the last couple of terms.
Dale Swanson is the only candidate for Moderator. Dale Swanson received 2,303 votes.
The warrant lists the issues to be voted on by the district. This year there are 2 sessions for the annual district meeting. The first session will be 3 Feb. 1998 at 7:00 p.m. at Oyster River High School. The warrant articles will be discussed and may be amended at this first session. The second session will be a ballot vote on 10 March 1998 when the candidates are elected and the warrant articles are voted on.
The ballot for the warrant will list all warrant articles including the 2 petitions on a fund for a track and merit pay for teachers submitted with 25 or more signatures of voters. The warrant also includes the budget for fiscal year 1999.
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