Candidates for the Board of Education in eight Pontotoc County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, December 6, 2021. Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the County Election Board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, 2021, when the filing period ends. Contests of Candidacy must be filed no later than 5 p.m. Friday, December 10, 2021, and may only be filed by another candidate for that office.

Declarations of Candidacy will be accepted for the following offices:

Allen School District, Office No. 2, - Jami Rinehart, Incumbent

Stonewall School District, Office No. 2, - Frank Patton, Incumbent

Pontotoc Technology Center, Office No. 4, Zone 4, - Mike Casady, Incumbent

Declaration of Candidacy forms can be downloaded from the State Election Board website at oklahoma.gov/elections or by contacting your County Election Board office at 580-332-4534 or pontotoccounty@elections.ok.gov.

The Pontotoc County Election Board is located at 131 W. 13 ^th St., Ada, and is open during regular office hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Office hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 6 through Friday, December 10.