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St. Louis Park Primary Will Feature 2 School District Questions.

Here's what St. Louis Park residents should know heading into the Aug. 9 primary.

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ST. LOUIS PARK, MN — Primary ballots in St. Louis Park are set to feature contested races for local, county, statewide, and federal offices.

There will also be these two questions related to school district funding:

SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #283)

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Approval of Capital Project Levy for Technology

The board of Independent School District No. 283 (St. Louis Park Public Schools), Minnesota has proposed a capital project levy authorization for technology in the maximum amount of 4.287% times the net tax capacity of the school district. A portion of this new authorization, $3,063,578, would replace the school district's existing authorization which is scheduled to expire after taxes payable in 2023, would raise approximately $3,563,578 for taxes first levied in 2022, payable in 2023, and would be authorized for ten (10) years. The estimated total cost of the projects to be funded over that time period is approximately $35,635,780. The proposed authorization will provide funds for the acquisition, installation, support and maintenance of software, technology, technology systems and infrastructure, and to pay the costs of technology related personnel and training. Shall the capital project levy authorization to fund technology proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 283 (St. Louis Park Public Schools), Minnesota be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

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SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 2 (ISD #283)

Approval of General Obligation School Building Bonds

Shall the board of Independent School District No. 283 (St. Louis Park Public Schools), Minnesota be authorized to issue general obligation school building bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $136,000,000 for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

Statewide races

Gov. Tim Walz is seeking re-election alongside Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and will face competition for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's nomination during the primary from Ole Savior and Julia M. Parker, who also filed as DFL candidates for those offices.

Former state Sen. Scott Jensen — who earned the Republican Party's endorsement at its convention last month — has selected former Minnesota Vikings center Matt Birk as his running mate. They will face primary competition from two sets of candidates.

Incumbent Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon faces a primary challenge from Steve Carlson for the DFL's nomination in his race for re-election, while Kim Crockett and Erik van Mechelen will face off on Aug. 9 for the Republican Party's nomination.

Bill Dahn is challenging incumbent Attorney General Keith Ellison in the Democratic primary, and Jim Schultz, Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson have filed to appear as candidates for the Republican primary.

Schultz earned the Republican Party's endorsement last month but faces a challenge from Wardlow — general counsel for MyPillow and a friend of its founder, Mike Lindell — who reneged on a promise not to run in the primary if he did not earn the endorsement.

Here are the candidates that will appear on the ballots of St. Louis Park residents:

U.S. Representative District 5

Republican Party

Democratic Party

Governor

Republican Party

Democratic Party

Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis Party

  • Darrell Paulsen and Ed Engelmann
  • Steve Patterson and Matt Huff

Legal Parijuana Now Party

Secretary of State

Republican Party

Democratic Party

Attorney General

Republican Party

Democratic Party

Hennepin County Sheriff (nonpartisan race)

Hennepin County Attorney (nonpartisan race)

Council Member at Large (Richfield)(nonpartisan race)

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