The Crookston Public School is still accepting absentee voting for their upcoming referendum, with the official vote scheduled on Tuesday, February 14, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.
The Crookston Public School’s Absentee Ballot Board met on Monday afternoon to count and verify some of the absentee votes that had come to the district. The board reported it received 33 ballots last week and over the weekend for a total of 54 Absentee Ballots collected, which the board says was about the same as the previous referendum ballot they held in 2019. “This week, we got 33 ballots in, and they’ve been coming in steadily and about the same as our bus garage referendum,” said board member and Election Judge Beth Benoit.
Absentee ballots are still available for people if they cannot come and vote on February 14 and can be received at the Crookston High School District Office or mailed to them from the school. “The school would like the ballots in by Monday, February 13, the day before the actual election,” Beth Benoit explained. “If they get on the 14th, as long as they’re postmarked before that date, they’ll be good.” The board explained that any ballots that are postmarked on the 14th or later will not be accepted for the election. To ensure that everyone’s ballots get in in time, the board recommends that anyone looking to vote by an Absentee Ballot come in to get one as soon as possible. “Get one as soon as possible because if you come in person, you can come until the day before,” Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Marilyn Wahouske explained. “But if you want it mailed to you, you need to come in or let me know ASAP because you have to allow for the mail time.” For those who mail in their requested Absentee Ballots, the school asks you to allow up to seven business days for delivery time when mailing. To get a ballot, you can come into the High School and receive one from Wahouske, or you can call the school’s district office and have one mailed to your address. You can also vote in person at the District Office at the Crookston High School between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., from Monday to Friday.
Stay tuned to KROX and kroxam.com for more updates on the Absentee ballots and more information on the referendum. You can learn more about the upcoming referendum and your property tax credit at: https://sites.google.com/u/0/d/1VWmh_ToO8NBRQWTHBEEV5cHu8jDKF0CC/preview.
