Filing for Board Member Election begins August 2nd
1. The period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No.721 shall begin on August 2, 2011 and shall close on August 16, 2011. An affidavit of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the $2 filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o'clock p.m. on August 16, 2011.

2. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be published in the official newspaper of the district, at least two (2) weeks prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy.

3. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days prior to the first day to file affidavits of
candidacy.

4. The notice of said filing dates shall be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF FILING DATES FOR ELECTION TO THE SCHOOL BOARD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 712 NEW PRAGUE AREA 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.721 shall begin on August 2, 2011, and shall close at 5:00* o'clock p.m. on August 16, 2011

The General Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. At that election, four (4) members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four (4) years each.

The Special Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. One member will be elected to School Board for a term of two years.

Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the school district clerk, (Central Education Campus, 410 Central Ave North, New Prague MN 56071. The filing fee for this office is $2. A candidate for this office must be an eligible voter, must be 21 years of age or more on assuming office, must have been a resident of the school district from which the candidate seeks election for thirty (30) days before the general election, and must have no other affidavit on file for any other office at the same primary or next ensuing general election.

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 August 16, 2011

Dated: June 27, 2011 BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

/s/___________________
Dennis Havlicek
School District Clerk

*the Secretary of State's office takes the position that the office must be open until 5:00 p.m. to receive filings on the last day for filing. The adoption of this resolution is discretionary; the publication of the notice is mandatory.