JERSEY CITY – Ballot positions were drawn Wednesday for the upcoming Board of Education election, scheduled to be held Tuesday, April 17.
In Jersey City there are eight candidates running for three vacant seats on the nine-member board. The eight candidates include Vidya Gangadin, Jayson Burg, Amanda Khan, Marilyn Roman, Frank Lorenzo, Gerald Lyons, Sangeeta Ranade, and DeJon Morris.
The top three candidates to receive the most number of votes will each win seats on the board and will each serve a three-year term.
The ballot positions for the eight candidates are:
Position No. 1 Gerald M. Lyons
Position No. 2 Vidya Gangadin
Position No. 3 De Jon Morris
Position No. 4 Marilyn Roman
Position No. 5 Sangeeta Ranade
Position No. 6 Amanda Khan
Position No. 7 Jayson H. Burg
Position No. 8 Frank Lorenzo
In addition to selecting three board trustees, voters will also have the opportunity on April 17 to approve or reject the portion of the proposed 2012-2013 school budget that is to be paid for with taxpayer dollars.
The board will introduce its budget later this month, on March 26. The school budget for the 2011-2012 school year was $630 million and included a tax increase that added $32 to the annual tax bill for the average homeowner. – E. Assata Wright