Schools
Thinking of Running for SOM Board of Education?
New filing procedure and deadline for interested candidates.

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The South Orange - Maplewood Board of Education instead of April. According to the Essex County Clerk’s Election Division, there are new procedures for candidates for the November elections.Â
In the past, interested candidates could pick up candidate packets at the BOE office in Maplewood. Now, all interested candidates must pick up packets at:Â
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Essex County Clerk Election Division, Hall of Records
465 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Room 246, 2nd floor, Newark, NJ 07102
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Hours: Monday – Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contact information:  (973) 387-7311Â
All candidates petitions must also be submitted to the same office.
The Petition Filing Deadline for the School Board Election is:Â June 4, 2013 at 4:00 p.m.
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