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Moorhead board certifies Nov. 4 special election results
Summary
Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to canvass and certify returns from the district’s Nov. 4 special election; staff summarized vote totals for two ballot questions.
District staff presented the results of the Nov. 4 special election and asked the board to certify the returns on Nov. 10.
The presenter summarized the tallies on the record: “Question 1 had 7,005 voters with 4,206 voting in favor and 2,799 voting against. And question 2 had 6,997 total voters with 3,986 voting in favor and 3,011 voting against.” After a brief board motion and second to approve the canvass resolution, the board voted orally and the motion carried.
The action taken at the meeting was procedural certification of the returns; the resolution directs the district clerk to file the clerk’s abstract and perform related election duties as required by district and state process.
Next steps: the clerk will complete routine post‑election filings per the board’s direction.
