{"id":3022,"date":"2026-05-27T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T21:10:56","slug":"ely-school-board-2026-election-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/ely-school-board-2026-election-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Ely School Board 2026 Election Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As of 3:30 pm on May 27, 2026: nobody filed for (re)election. <\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To find current status of filings, go to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website: https:\/\/candidates.sos.mn.gov\/<\/a>. Scroll down for current Ely School Board Members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T<\/mark>here’s only a 2-week filing period to file for school board . <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks! May 19 – June 2nd.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The filing dates May 19-June 2nd have been known and posted on MN State website for a long time. Why isn’t this information easily found on school district and local government websites??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incomplete and last minute posting on school board and local government websites is a disservice. How did you figure out there were three school boards up for (re)election in Ely? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\"\"
https:\/\/candidates.sos.mn.gov\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\"\"
Switch State & Federal<\/strong> option to School District<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Pick your school district and then click Search<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
Here’s the School Board Candidates Search Results<\/strong> for Ely ISD #696 as of 3:30 pm on May 27, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This MN State webpage does not tell you how many open seats there all for school board(s). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use this same MN SOS candidate filing webpage to find out who’s filed for other MN offices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Ely City Elections website doesn’t mention Ely School Board Elections, not even as a courtesy. <\/strong>As with many public schools, you have to go to the school district website for information. Good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What school board election info is on the Ely ISD #696 website?<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

School board election information is the last item under the DISTRICT menu bar on the Ely ISD #696 home page https:\/\/www.ely.k12.mn.us\/ <\/a>. The direct link is https:\/\/www.ely.k12.mn.us\/school-board-election-information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n
\"\"
Screen snapshot as of 3:30 pm 05\/27\/2026 https:\/\/www.ely.k12.mn.us\/school-board-election-information<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

When you open the information page, there are 3 links. Why can’t there be simple general information on this page? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(1) When are school board members up for election or when the next elections will be held? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(2) How many seats are up for (re)election?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(3) Where’s a link to current members? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(4) When is the filing period to run for school board?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

BECOME A CANDIDATE<\/mark> takes you to the MN Secretary of State’s website:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.sos.mn.gov\/election-administration-campaigns\/become-a-candidate\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then you have to search for filing as a School Board Candidate https:\/\/www.sos.mn.gov\/election-administration-campaigns\/become-a-candidate\/filing-for-school-board-member\/<\/a>. The instructions say <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n
\n

Why can’t the Ely School District itself tell you — on their own website — that you file with the school district clerk? And give specific address and hours when you walk in to file?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

AFFIDAVIT of CANDIDACY<\/mark> – Takes you to dead end, no link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSBA SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE RESOURCES<\/mark> offers links to legal requirements and resources for you to become a better advocate for public schools. MSBA = Minnesota School Boards Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be informed about Ely school policies & school board issues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are interested in running for Ely School Board or just want to become more informed as a parent or community member, review board policies, budget, minutes, current members, etc. Check out the DISTRICT menu bar for options: https:\/\/www.ely.k12.mn.us\/independent-school-district-696<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Ely School Board Members – May 2026<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"
This online document was accessed on 05\/27\/2026 via the SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS link on https:\/\/www.ely.k12.mn.us\/independent-school-district-696<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As of 3:30 pm on May 27, 2026: nobody filed for (re)election. <\/p>\n

To find current status of filings, go to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website: https:\/\/candidates.sos.mn.gov\/. Scroll down for current Ely School Board Members.<\/p>\n

There’s only a 2-week filing period to file for school board . Two weeks! May 19 – June […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[382],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3022"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3042,"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3022\/revisions\/3042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elyminnesota.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}