Election Day arrives Tuesday, Nov. 4, with school board, local, and state races each on the ballot.
As for school board, ballot races are divided between ISD 833 and ISD 200.
Registered in ISD 833 for South Washington County School Board this November are nine candidates for four seats, including Elizabeth Bockman Eckberg, Chad Borseth, Travis Dahle, Bryn Forstner, Louise Hinz, Juan Huerta, Lori Pechhla Michalski, Katie Schwartz, and Sharon Van Leer.
Hinz, Schwartz, and Van Leer are incumbents, with one other incumbent (Eric Tessmer) not filing for re-election.
South Washington School Board members are elected to four year terms, with Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 4. A longer article with school board candidate questionnaires is elsewhere in this issue.
For those Journal readers residing in Hastings School District (ISD 200), meanwhile, the school board filings for fall include three candidates for one seat, incumbent Elaine K. Mikel-Mulder, Simone Rendon and Marty Weber.
Also registered on the Nov. 4 ballot for South Washington County are open council seats and a special senate race in State Senate District 47.
As for council, Jeff Swenson and Jeff Haggerty will both be on the ballot in St. Paul Park, there being two council openings. City elections are nonpartisan.
As for the special senate election, Dwight Dorau (Republican) will face Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger (DFL) for the seat formerly held by Nicole Mitchell, who resigned in July.
Issues deemed important by Hemmingsen-Jaeger include affordable access to healthcare, veteran and military affairs advocacy, a comprehensive ecosystem mindset, and children and family support.
Issues highlighted by Dorau include restoring leadership and trust, restoring representation, restoring checks and balances, and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, along with clean water.
Dorau maintains a campaign website at www.votefordwight.com, while that for Hemmingsen-Jaeger is www.amandaformn.com.
Early voting in the fall election runs through Nov. 3. Locations for early voting in Washington County include the Cottage Grove Service Center at 13000 Ravine Parkway in Cottage Grove, Central Service and License Center at 1261 Woodlane Drive in Woodbury, and Washington County Government Center at 14969 62nd Street North in Stillwater.
Early voting hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Nov. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Nov. 3 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Election Day this year is Tuesday, Nov. 4, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters can find their voting precinct by entering their address on the Minnesota Secretary of State website at https://pollfinder.sos.mn.gov. ID and proof of residence are needed for those seeking to register at the polls.
Those who have successfully registered at least 21 days before Election Day and have not moved or changed names since then do not need to bring identification, per the Secretary of State website.