In communities across the White Mountains this November, there were no elections to fill local seats on school boards and fire district boards. There simply were not enough people filing for candidacy for an election to be held. Unlike school districts, fire district boards can handle their own board appointments, although each may do it in a slightly different manner. Anyone interested in serving on a fire board usually will interviewed by the fire chief and the sitting board members, often within the setting of a public meeting. Then the board votes on the applicant and submits their new member for a vote of approval by the county board of supervisors, which is usually a rubber-stamp type of approval. Candidates for any fire district board must show proof of residency or property ownership within the district.