Board of Ed Elections Are Today

The six-week Board of Education election season is over today, as registered voters head for the polls in Maplewood and South Orange to cast their votes for three seats on the nine-person South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education.

Five candidates are vying for three seats, each of which consists of a three-year term. Patch has profiled each candidate, listed here in alphabetical order:

If you want to know more before casting your vote, read our articles about the first, second and third debates; view our video of the  sponsored by the Hilton Neighborhood Association; visit the South Orange Village website to watch the second debate sponsored by the Presidents' Council and League of Women Voters, view the  sponsored by the Community Coalition on Race; or read an , as well as an .

And, remember, the polls are open from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.