Candidates seeking to run for office in the May 15 election face two deadlines in the coming days; nomination papers must be requested by today (Thursday) and returned by Monday afternoon with the signatures of 50 registered voters.

Three candidates have taken the unusual step of drawing nomination papers for two different seats on the same board – Jerry Taverna has the option of running for either the three-year or the two-year term on the select board, and Philip Bellone, who was already running for the three-year term, also took out papers for the two-year term. Nancy Boyce took a similar step for the planning board.

Town Clerk Lori West said that obtaining papers for multiple positions on the same board is allowed, but a single candidate can only run for one seat. In other words, they will need to declare their intentions by Monday by turning in only one set of signed forms.

A total of 19 positions will be on the May 15 ballot.

In addition to Taverna and Bellone, candidates who have taken out papers for the three-year select board term are incumbent Donna Pursel, Jason McCann, Moraiba J. Reyes, David Gibbons, Kathleen Barclay, and Erin Swenson Gorall. Current member Domenico Sestito said last week he is not seeking re-election.

The two-year term on the board, created by the resignation of Jennifer Constable, has three candidates running only for that position: Steven M. Greenberg, James M. Ianiri, and Brian McCarthy.

On the Hull Redevelopment Authority, Daniel Kernan has drawn nomination papers for the five-year term now held by Henry Dunn. Edwin Parsons and Adrienne Paquin are running for the three-year seat now held by Max Walder, who was appointed in the past year.

On the planning board, the five-year terms of Joseph Duffy and Harry Hibbard are available, as well as the two-year term of Jim Pitrolo, who was appointed to fill a vacancy. All three are running, as is Boyce, who will need to declare which term she is seeking.

School Committee Chair Stephanie Peters is not running; her colleague, Ernest Minelli IV, is seeking re-election. Colby Mahoney and Sasha Green have taken out nomination papers for one of the two available three-year seats. Green also is challenging Emily R. Garr for a two-year term on the board of library trustees. Under the town’s charter, an individual cannot serve in two elected positions, West said.

Unopposed races include a five-year term on the Hull Housing Authority now held by Jim Richman; Pamela Sinton-Coffman and Mario Peter Grieco’s three-year terms on the board of assessors, and the three-year terms of light commissioners Patrick Cannon and Jake Vaillancourt. For library trustee, Celia G. Nolan and Duncan Stone are running for the two three-year terms and J. Curtis Miller has taken out nomination papers for the one-year term on that board.

-- Christopher Haraden