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Wayzata board weighs moving school elections to even years; clerk cites cost and operational concerns
Summary
At a May 27 work session the district election clerk reviewed costs, turnout and procedural issues tied to odd-year elections and the board discussed options including a potential June vote to move elections to even years with either three- or five-year transitional terms.
Amy Geiss, the district’s election clerk, told the Wayzata Public Schools Board of Education on May 27 that running school-board elections in odd years costs the district substantially more than holding contests in even years, and she outlined the process and calendar if the board wants to move to even-year elections.
Geiss said the district “spent just shy of $82,000 on the 2023 election,” and that projections put the cost above $100,000 if the district runs a standalone election in 2025. She contrasted that with neighboring districts that run elections in even years and pay, on average, about $5,700 to place school races on a combined ballot. Geiss also cautioned the board about administrative burdens, legal risk from procedural errors and turnout-counting limits in machines: she noted that “votes cast” reflects ballots run through machines but does…
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