RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING DATES
FOR FILING AFFIDAVITS OF CANDIDACY
BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 2137, State of Minnesota, as follows:
1. The period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 2137 shall begin on July 27, 2021 and shall close on August 10, 2021. An affidavit of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the $2 filing fee paid prior to 5:00** o’clock p.m. on August 10, 2021.
2. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be published in the official newspaper of the district, at least two (2) weeks prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy.
3. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy.
4. The notice of said filing dates shall be in substantially the following form:
NOTICE OF FILING DATES FOR ELECTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2137
KINGSLAND
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No.2137 shall begin on July 27, 2021, and shall close at 5:00** o’clock p.m. on August 10, 2021.
The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. At that election, 1 member(s) will be elected to the School Board for a term of three (3) years.
Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the school district clerk, 705 North Section Ave, Spring Valley, MN 55975. The filing fee for this office is $2. A candidate for this office must be an eligible voter, must be 21 years of age or more on assuming office, must have been a resident of the school district from which the candidate seeks election for thirty (30) days before the general election, and must have no other affidavit on file for any other office at the same primary or next ensuing general election.
The affidavits of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the filing fee paid prior to 5:00** o’clock p.m. on August 10, 2021.
Dated: July 6th, 2021 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
/s/ Kyle Rader
School District Clerk
**The Secretary of State’s office takes the position that the office must be open until 5:00 p.m. to receive filings on the last day for filing.
The adoption of this resolution is discretionary; the publication of the notice is mandatory.
*Note that the filing dates in districts that have opted into the primary law shall be between 70 and 84 days before the second Tuesday in August. Filing dates for all other districts shall be between 84 and 98 days before the date of the school district general election.
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