{"id":1149,"date":"2022-04-27T20:04:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T20:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/614-new.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/?page_id=1149"},"modified":"2026-06-01T19:19:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:19:56","slug":"school-board-elections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/?page_id=1149","title":{"rendered":"School Board Elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Statement-of-Candidacy-2026.docx\">School Board Candidacy 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nd.gov\/eforms\/Doc\/sfn10172.pdf\">Statement of Interest<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>School Board Election<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Montpelier Public School District<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, the&nbsp;9th&nbsp;of June 2026,&nbsp;the annual election of Montpelier Public School District No. 14, County of Stutsman, State of North Dakota, will be held for the purpose of&nbsp;determining&nbsp;the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ELECTION\u00a0OF SCHOOL\u00a0BOARD\u00a0MEMBERS TO FILL ANY EXPIRED TERMS<\/strong>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two\u00a0persons for At-Large School\u00a0Board\u00a0Member, three-year terms.\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scott Harms\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kyle Throener<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>VOTE ON THE REQUIRED, BIENNIAL PROPOSITION QUESTION OF PUBLISHING MINUTES IN OFFICIAL PAPER\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every two years, or until disapproved at a succeeding election, school districts are required by North Dakota Century Code to give voters the opportunity to determine if the proceedings of the school board are to be published in the official newspaper of the district. NDCC 15.1-09-31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:lower-alpha\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A yes vote is a vote for having the school board minutes published in the official newspaper of the school district. The estimated annual cost to the district for publication in the newspaper is $2,000.\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A no vote is a vote against having the school board minutes published in the official newspaper of the school district.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The district will continue to publish the minutes on the school website regardless of the results of this measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SPECIAL ELECTION MEASURE 1<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shall the size of the Montpelier Public School&nbsp;Board&nbsp;be decreased from 7 members to 5 members, beginning with the 2027 election?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the measure passes, the change would be implemented in accordance with NDCC 15.1-09.01.6: \u201cIf the qualified electors of a district approve a reduction in the size of the school board, the excess number of members will serve out existing terms until the number approved by the electors has been reached.\u201d<ul><li>A yes vote is a vote for decreasing the board size from seven to five members. Reductions would begin with the 2027 election.<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A no vote is a vote against reducing the board size from seven to five members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polls will be&nbsp;open from 11:00&nbsp;A.M. until 7:00&nbsp;P.M.&nbsp;located&nbsp;at Montpelier&nbsp;Public School, 214 7th Ave, Montpelier, ND.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember to&nbsp;bring your ID!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qualified Voter Criteria:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Must be a U.S.&nbsp;citizen,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) 18 years of age or older, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) Primary residence in the Montpelier School District for&nbsp;30 days&nbsp;or more<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">**To request an absentee ballot,&nbsp;contact the business manager at&nbsp;701-489-3348 or <a href=\"mailto:brittany.hansen1@k12.nd.us\">brittany.hansen1@k12.nd.us<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SAMPLE-ELECTION-BALLOT-2026.pdf\">SAMPLE ELECTION BALLOT 2026<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SAMPLE-REDUCTION-BALLOT-2026.pdf\">SAMPLE REDUCTION BALLOT 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>School Board Candidacy 2026 Statement of Interest School Board Election Montpelier Public School District&nbsp; On Tuesday, the&nbsp;9th&nbsp;of June 2026,&nbsp;the annual election of Montpelier Public School District No. 14, County of Stutsman, State of North Dakota, will be held for the purpose of&nbsp;determining&nbsp;the following: Every two years, or until disapproved at a succeeding election, school districts &#8230; <a title=\"School Board Elections\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/?page_id=1149\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">School Board Elections<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1149","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1149"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4009,"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1149\/revisions\/4009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.montpelier.k12.nd.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}