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Lakeville board splits over whether to appoint the election''s fourth-place finisher or run an application process
Summary
Board members debated whether to honor the community's top non-winning vote-getter by appointing the fourth-place finisher to an upcoming vacancy or to run the district's usual application-and-interview appointment process; Chair Kim Baker raised election-integrity and representation concerns.
The Lakeville Public School District board spent an extended portion of the meeting debating how to fill an expected vacancy that will overlap with the November election. One option under consideration would invite the candidate who finishes fourth in the November vote (the "4th vote‑getter") to fill the remainder of the term; an alternative is to conduct the district's customary application-and-interview appointment process.
Chair Kim Baker said she was uncomfortable with the idea of appointing a candidate who was not on the ballot for that seat or who had not been part of the initial three-seat…
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