NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 544

Published 1:25pm Friday, October 26, 2012

(First Publication October 19, 2012)

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 544
(FERGUS FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the general election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 544, (Fergus Falls Public Schools), State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 2012, for the purpose of electing three (3) school board members for four (4) year terms.  The ballot shall provide as follows:

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 544 (FERGUS FALLS)
VOTE FOR UP TO THREE

TARMA L. CARLSON
JEFF HOHRMAN
MATTHEW LEMKE
“write-in, if any”___________
“write-in, if any”___________
“write-in, if any”___________

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 544
(FERGUS FALLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS)
STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the general election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 544, (Fergus Falls Public Schools), State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 6th day of November, 2012, for the purpose of electing one (1) school board member to fill vacancy in term expiring January 5, 2015.  The ballot shall provide as follows:

SPECIAL ELECTION FOR
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. 544 (FERGUS FALLS)
TO FILL VACANCY IN TERM EXPIRING                                                          JANUARY 5, 2015
VOTE FOR ONE

ANGELA FIEDLER
DAVID G. PRAZAK
“write-in, if any”____________

The annual election is hereby called and directed to be held on the 6th day of November, 2012.  The polls for said election will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the Cities of Fergus Falls, Dalton and Elizabeth. The polls for said election will be open between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the following townships: Aurdal, Buse, Dane Prairie, Elizabeth, Fergus Falls, Friberg, Oscar, Sverdrup, Tumuli and Western. The polls for said election will be open between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. in the following townships: Aastad, Carlisle, Orwell and Akron – Wilkin County.

Polling places for the cities and townships of Independent School District No. 544 shall be:

Aastad    Aastad Lutheran Church
Aurdal    Stavanger Church
Buse    RDO Equipment
Carlisle    Carlisle Community Hall
Dalton City/Tumuli Township
Community Center -  Dalton
Dane Prairie    Dane Prairie Town Hall
Elizabeth City/Elizabeth Township
Community Center – Elizabeth
Fergus Falls City
Ward 1/Precinct 1 &2   Fire Station
Ward 2/Precinct 1 & 2  National Guard                               Armory
Ward 3/Precinct 1 & 2  M State@ Legacy                               Hall
Ward 4/Precinct 1 & 2   Hillcrest Lutheran                               Academy
Fergus Falls    Lakes Area Shooting Club
Friberg    Friberg Town Hall
Maine    Maine Town Hall
Orwell    Orwell Town Hall
Oscar    Across from Hedemarken Church
Sverdrup    Sverdrup Township Shop
Western    Presbyterian Church
Akron    Akron Town Hall

Any eligible voter residing in the school district may vote at said election at the polling place designated above for the precinct in which he or she resides.
A voter must be registered to vote to be eligible to vote in this election.  An unregistered individual may register to vote at the polling place on election day.

Dated: July 16, 2012

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Tarma Carlson
School District Clerk

Publication Dates: October 19, 26, 2012.

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