North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District — Transcript
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Canvassing of School District Special Election Results for Levy and Capital Projects
Canvassing of School Board Member Special Election Results
Authorization of Certificate of Election
Votes (3)
Resolution Canvasing the Levy (School District Question #1 and #2) Special Election Returns
Dissent: None
Moved by Martins [00:00:00] · Seconded by Yenner [00:00:00]
The resolution formally declared the outcomes of two financial questions from the special election. School District Question #1, concerning existing referendum revenue authorization and a new authorization for tax payable in 2026, failed with 5,790 votes in favor and 7,901 votes against. School District Question #2, proposing a capital project levy to fund technology for taxes payable in 2026, also failed with 6,444 votes in favor and 7,558 votes against. The board adopted the resolution acknowledging these results.
Resolution Canvasing Returns of the School Board Member Special Election
Dissent: None
Moved by Livingston [00:00:00] · Seconded by Swore [00:00:00]
This resolution formally declared the results of the special election held to fill a vacancy on the school board. The vote totals were announced: Sam Rosemark received 7,198 votes, and Justin Midaw received 4,121 votes. Sam Rosemark was officially declared elected to serve the term expiring January 4th, 2027.
Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Certificate of Election for Sam Rosemark
Dissent: None
Moved by Unknown [00:00:00] · Seconded by Martins [00:00:00]
The school board passed a resolution to officially authorize the board chair and clerk to execute the certificate of election for Sam Rosemark. This administrative step formalizes his election to the school board, enabling him to assume office upon qualification for the term expiring January 4th, 2027.
Notable Quotes (4)
A total of 13,610 voters of the school district voted on the question of revoking the existing referendum revenue authorization of the school district and replacing the authorization with a new authorization for tax payable in 2026 and thereafter...of which 5,79 voted in favor and 7,91 voted against the same...said proposition having not received the approval of at least a majority of votes um is hereby declared to have failed.
a total of 13,62 voters of the school district voted on the question of approving capital project levy to fund technology of the school district for taxes payable in 2026...of which 6,44 voted in favor 7,558 voted against. Uh said proposition having not received the approval of at least a majority of such votes is hereby declared to have failed.
A total of 11,515 voters of the school district voted at said special election on the election of one individual to fill the vacancy in the term of school board member expiring January 4th, 2027 as follows. ... Sam Rosemark 7,198. Justin Midaw 4,121. Sam Rosemark, having received the highest number of votes, is elected to fill the vacancy in the term of school board member expiring January 4th, 2027.
Now therefore be it resolved by the school board of independent uh school district number 622 that the board chair and clerk are hereby authorized to execute the certificate of election on behalf of the school board of independent school district number 622 to Sam Rosemark who has received a sufficiently large number of votes to fill the vacancy in the term of school board member expiring January 4th 2027.
Ordinances & Resolutions (7)
Official declaration of special election results for the referendum revenue authorization and capital project levy questions.
Official declaration of special election results for the school board member vacancy.
Authorizes the execution and issuance of the official certificate of election for the newly elected school board member.
Document detailing the official raw vote counts from the special election for both propositions and candidates.
Official document confirming an individual's election to public office.
Ballot question regarding referendum revenue authorization.
Ballot question regarding a capital project levy to fund technology.