NOTICE OF FILING DATES FOR ELECTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 659
NORTHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STATE OF MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 659 shall begin on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, and shall close at 5:00 o’clock p.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.  At that election, three (3) members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four (4) years each.

Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the school district clerk, Independent School District 659, 201 Orchard Street South, Northfield, MN, 55057. The filing fee for this office is $2. A candidate for this office must be at least 21 years old, must be an eligible voter, must be a district resident for at least thirty (30) days, must have no other affidavit on file for any other office at the same primary or next ensuing general election, and must not be a convicted sex offender.

The affidavits of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o’clock p.m. on July 28, 2026.

Dated: May 26, 2026 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Maggie Epstein, School District Clerk
Valori Mertesdorf, Deputy Clerk