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The time is now for folks who want to make an impact in local politics. The filing period for local school boards, most city councils and many township supervisor positions will be open Tuesday, Aug. 2 through Tuesday, Aug. 16.
Filing fees are minimal, mostly between $2 and $5.
According to the Minnesota Secretary of State website, all candidates:
• must be eligible to vote in Minnesota
• must have not filed for another office at the upcoming primary or general election
• must be 21 years of age or more upon assuming office.
A candidate must also be a resident of the particular jurisdiction for at least 30 days in order to run.
In most cases, people must file in the clerk’s office, whether it’s for a school district, municipality or township. Then again, there’s not always an office to go to. In the city of Wright, for example, people filing affidavits of candidacy for mayor or one of two council seats must make an appointment to visit the home of the city clerk, according to the public notice in last week’s Pine Knot News, which has been home to many election notices over the past several weeks.
In addition to the above qualifications, a school board member must have not been convicted of an offense for which they are required to register as a predatory offender under Minnesota Statutes 243.166. Every school board in Carlton County has three seats up for election in November.
Check next week’s Pine Knot News for a more detailed list of positions open during the Aug. 2-16 filing period.
Other races
The filing period for any offices that might have held a primary election on
Aug. 9 ended May 31. Those offices and candidates were published in the June 3 issue of the Pine Knot News and are listed as follows.
City of Cloquet
Mayor
Roger Maki (i)
David Bjerkness
City Council
Ward 1
Warren “Bun” Carlson (i)
Erik J Blesener
Ward 2
Sheila Lamb (i)
Ward 3
Chris Swanson (i)
County Commissioner
District 2
Marv Bodie (i)
District 4
Mark Thell (i)
Susan (“Sue”) Zmyslony
Sheriff
Kelly Lake (i)
Jason Syrett
County Attorney
Lauri Ketola (i)
SWCD
District 2
Tim L. Michaelson
District 3
Robert Fox
State Senate District 11
Jason Rarick-Republican (i)
John A. Peura-DFL*
Michelle Boyechko-DFL*
State Representative District 11A
Pete Radosevich-DFL
Jeff Dotseth-Republican
*DFL candidates for State Senate District 11 Michelle Boyechko and John A. Peura will be on the primary ballot on Aug. 9. All other Carlton County races don’t have a primary and candidates will automatically advance to the general election in November.
