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Brookings school board faces deadline to pick 2026 election date after county says ballots won’t be consolidated
Summary
Superintendent Stacy told trustees the county won’t put the district’s races on its federal ballot, leaving the district to choose either June 2 or Nov. 3, 2026; choosing June would require publishing vacancy notices Dec. 15–30 and could force the district to rent equipment and use paper ballots or hand counts.
Superintendent Stacy said the county has decided its interpretation of the law means the county will not include the school’s races on the county’s federal ballots, leaving the district to decide whether to hold its election June 2 or Nov. 3, 2026.
Stacy said the change shortens the practical timeline for a June election because the district would have to publish notice of vacancies for two consecutive weeks beginning Dec. 15: “So to be on the safe side, we need to decide at the next meeting…
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