Any person wishing to file for the Lawson R-XIV School District Board of Education may do so in the Lawson School District Central Office Building, 401 N. Allison St. Lawson, MO 64062. Filing will be held Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, through Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. 

Filing will begin on December 10, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. and continue during the district's regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Filing will also not occur on the following holidays and breaks when the school district's central offices are closed: December 23, 2024, through December 30, 2024. The central office will be open from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Filing will end on December 31, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.

No filings will be accepted when the office is closed due to inclement weather.

An election for two seats on the board will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. The seats carry a three-year term. 

Any person interested in serving on the Lawson R-XIV School Board of Education will meet the following requirements:

• Must be a United States citizen.

• Must be a resident taxpayer of the Lawson School District.

• Have resided in Missouri for a minimum of one (1) year preceding their election.

• Be at least 24 years of age.

• Must not be delinquent in the payment of state income taxes, personal property taxes or real property taxes on their place of residence. If an applicant is a past or present corporate officer of any fee office, that office cannot be delinquent in the payment of any taxes owed the state.

• Have not been found guilty of nor pled guilty to a felony under the federal laws of the United States of America or to a felony under Missouri law or an offense committed in another state that would be considered a felony in Missouri.

• Not be registered or required to be registered as a sex offender.

• Have filed, or the treasurer of an existing candidate committee has filed, all required campaign disclosure reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission, when applicable for all previous elections in which they were candidates.

Under the provisions of Missouri Statute Section 115.124, if the number of candidates who file is equal to the number of positions to be filled by the election (three), no election will be held. However, if the number of candidates filing exceeds the number of positions, the annual school board election will be held on April 4, 2023. Per Lawson District Policy G-235-P, The names of qualified candidates shall be placed on the ballot in order of filing, except that for candidates who file a declaration of candidacy prior to 5:00 p.m. on the first day of filing, the District shall determine by random drawing the order in which such candidates’ names shall appear on the ballot. Each candidate filing on the first day shall draw a number at random at the time of filing. The District shall record the number drawn with the candidate’s declaration of candidacy. The names of candidates filing on the first day of filing shall be listed in ascending order of the numbers so drawn and ahead of the names of candidates filing on a later date.

For more information contact board secretary, Kayla Anderson, at 816-580-7277