The Los Alamos County Clerk’s office staff prepares for candidate filing day, which opened at 9 a.m. today at the Municipal Building. The Clerk’s office staff pictured from left are, Deputy Clerk Ubaldo Barela, County Clerk Naomi Maestas, Senior Deputy Clerk Victoria Montoya, Election Manager Victoria Martinez, Deputy Clerk Marie Pruitt and Student Clerk Oliva Koo. Candiate filing for this year’s election closes at 5 p.m. today. This year’s  election is for seats in District 3, 4 and 5 on the Los Alamos Public Schools Board; University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Advisory Board positions 3 and 4 and positions 1 and 2 for the Mirador Public Improvement District Board. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com