The New Jersey School Boards Association has posted its 2025 April Election Candidate Kit online at NJSBA Candidates Kit on the NJSBA website.
This year’s annual school election will be held April 15, 2025. The deadline for candidates to submit their nominating petition is 4 p.m. Feb. 24, 2025.
School board secretaries and residents interested in board member candidacy can download the free kit, which includes information on:
- Important dates.
- Nominating petition**.
- Sample news release for business administrators.
- Vote poster for downloading.
- How to become a school board member.
- Frequently asked questions.
- Requirements of the New Jersey School Ethics Act.
- Criminal background checks.
- Campaign reporting requirements.
** IMPORTANT NOTICE: A-5117, a bill that would increase the number of signatures needed on a nominating petition for a board of education election from 10 to 25 signatures, has been passed by the state Assembly and has been amended by the state Senate to be retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025. There is a strong possibility the bill could be enacted within the next few weeks. If enacted as currently written, a nominating petition for the April 2025 election and all future elections would need to include 25 signatures.
** Out of an abundance of caution, the New Jersey School Boards Association recommends that candidates for April board of education elections obtain at least 25 signatures on their nominating petitions to avoid the possibility of having their petition invalidated for an insufficient number of signatures or having to submit a new petition before the filing deadline.
If you have any questions, please contact Ann Marie Smith in the NJSBA Communications Department via email.
