Filing for City Council, School Board Elections Opens Monday

The official filing period for candidates for the Piedmont City Council and the Piedmont Unified School District's Board of Education opens Monday, Oct. 14, according to an announcement from City Clerk John Tulloch.

The California Elections Code requires that nomination papers be issued in person to the prospective candidate at City Hall, the announcement says. There is no cost to candidates for the election.

The deadline for filing is Nov. 8, 2013. The municipal election will be held Feb. 4, 2014.

For more information on filing, call the city clerk's office at (510) 420-3040.

Three council seats are up for grabs in the coming election, as Mayor John Chiang and Councilmember Garrett Keating will "term out" after two four-year terms and Jeff Wieler completes a four-year term. 

Among those expected to file nomination papers are Teddy King, Tim Rood and incumbent Jeff Wieler.

Piedmont residents will also be electing two people to the Piedmont Unified School District Board of Education. 

Incumbents Ray Gadbois and Roy (E. Leroy) Tolles will both complete their second four-year terms in March of 2014 and are not eligible for reelection.

Amal Smith is among those expected to file for a school board seat.

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