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Brookings council discusses choice of June or November municipal elections under new state law
Summary
Council members and invited school and county representatives discussed House Bill 1130, which requires municipalities to select June or November election dates by Jan. 14, 2026; the presentation covered turnout data, ballot complexity, costs and administrative uncertainties.
City Clerk Bonnie Foster presented options and implications from House Bill 1130, the state statute that requires municipalities to choose either the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November for municipal elections beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and to notify the state by Jan. 14, 2026.
Foster said the council's election schedule (a 3-2-2 rotation with three-year terms) will need to shift to match the chosen date; the effect is that current officeholders' terms will be extended until the newly selected election date. She said the Brookings County Finance Office prefers a November date, while the Brookings School District…
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