The 2010 election season brings some schedule changes that provide a 45-day absentee balloting period for voters for both the Primary and for the General Election. The new Primary date is Tuesday, August 10. The General Election is November 2.
Candidate filing for the 2010 Minneapolis School Board election begins Tuesday, May 18 and runs through Tuesday, June 1. Candidate filings will be posted daily at www.ci.minneapolis. mn.us/elections.
In 2010 there will be two at-large school board positions and three district positions to represent each of the odd-numbered park districts on the ballot. Other offices on the 2010 ballot include U.S. Representative, Governor and Lt. Governor, Secretary of State, State Auditor and Attorney General, state Senators and state Representatives, county and judicial offices.
The City is seeking bilingual election judges; specifically in American Sign Language, and Spanish, Somali, Hmong, Vietnamese, Oromo, Laotian and Russian. If you are eligible to vote and are fluent in English and a second language, contact the Minneapolis Office of Elections at 612-673-3870 or apply to be an election judge at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections.
Minneapolis School Board to implement School Districts. In 2008 voters approved a plan to implement school districts beginning with the 2010 election as well as at-large positions on the Minneapolis School Board. In the 2010 General Election, two at-large members and three district members representing the odd-numbered park districts will be elected. The exact ballot language: 2008 Ballot Question: Establishment of Election Districts for Special School District No. 1. Shall the Board of Special School District No. 1, Minneapolis Public Schools consist of six members elected by district and three members elected at-large for a total of nine members? Board of education members elected on or prior to November 4, 2008 shall complete their terms. The six districts shall be of equal population and shall initially coincide with the six park board districts for the Minneapolis Park Board. Three districts shall be given even numbers and three districts shall be given odd numbers.
Beginning with the 2010 general election, three members representing districts with odd numbers and two at-large members shall be elected for a total of eight members. In the 2012 general election, three members representing districts with even numbers and one at-large member shall be elected for a total of nine members.
The Minneapolis Office of Elections and Voter Registration is responsible for administering elections in the City of Minneapolis. For info about registering and voting, or to serve as an election judge visit www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/elections or call 311.