I am a candidate for local office. Are there any opportunities for me to promote my candidacy?

If you are a candidate that will be formally listed on the November general election ballot for the Oakland Board of Education, Ramapo-Indian Hills High School Board of Education, or are running for any elected position in the Borough of Oakland, please be aware that you qualify to participate in the Oakland Communications Commission Candidates’ Forum. The Candidates' Forum is a long-standing tradition of the Oakland Television Committee which aims to provide candidates for local elected office an opportunity to introduce themselves and share their platform with the citizens of Oakland.

Click here to download the form in order to formally express your interest in participating. Any eligible candidate for local school board or a municipal office who wishes to participate in the Candidate’s Forum must contact the Communications Commission in writing by August 1.

Candidates shall be permitted to use any portion of the Candidate’s Forum for their own campaign purposes, provided it is not misconstrued from the aired version of the Forum and that the Oakland Communications Commission and Oakland Television Committee are cited as the source of the video.

Politically based announcements or content shall not be posted on any Borough social media account or on the Borough website, aside from announcing/linking to where the Candidate’s Forum can be viewed for ease and convenience of Borough residents. All political television program submissions must be submitted with a Content Submittal Form and all bulletin board submissions must be accompanied with a Bulletin Board Submission Form. Dissemination of all political programming shall stop airing at the time when polls close on any given Election Day. The Oakland Television Committee shall determine the frequency with which political programming is broadcast based on the number of total political and non-political recordings to be aired over the course of a week.