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The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board will have a new member come January who will serve for one year.
Two newcomers filed as candidates for the special election that will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Affidavits of candidacy were filed by the 5 p.m. deadline on Aug. 12 by district residents Dustin Smith and Jon Conlon. Current board chair Dan White had also filed as a candidate but withdrew from consideration on that day. Smith and Conlon have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, to reconsider running for the seat.
The November special election will be held to fill the vacancy in the term expiring Jan. 4, 2027. Enrique Velazquez was originally elected to serve through that term but resigned in 2023. White was later appointed to temporarily fill that vacancy and will serve through 2025.
The Prior Lake News Compass will provide more information on both candidates in the coming months leading up to the Nov. 4 election.
Important information on polling locations
Early and Absentee Voting: All residents living in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District can vote early and submit their absentee ballot at Prior Lake City Hall between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 19, 2025. This is the only location throughout the school district where residents can vote prior to Nov. 4.
Prior Lake: Voters who live in the City of Prior Lake and the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District will vote on Nov. 4 at their regularly assigned polling locations. Prior Lake voters will cast their vote for one school board candidate and vote on the city’s referendum on park improvements.
Savage: All Savage residents who live in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District will vote on Nov. 4 at the McColl Pond Environmental Learning Center, 13550 Dakota Ave., Savage. The school board vacancy will be the only item on the ballot for city residents. The decision to establish a combined polling place for Savage precincts was approved by the board on Aug, 4 to optimize resources and reduce election-related costs. Polls will be open at that location from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Savage voters will also receive a postcard with this updated information in September.
City of Credit River, Spring Lake Township, Sand Creek Township and Cedar Lake Township residents who live in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District: All eligible voters will vote at the Spring Lake Township Hall, 20381 Fairlawn Ave., Prior Lake.
More information on the upcoming election can be found at: www.plsas.org/election