NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of the Stone Bank School District, that a school board election will be held on April 1, 2025.  The two candidates with the highest vote count will fill the two positions for a three-year term. Candidates are Eric Schneider, Mallory Biersack, and Jeff Smith, in ballot order.

The polls will be open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. unless otherwise stated by the Municipality.  The electors are directed to vote in their regular polling place.

• Town of Merton (Wards 6,10) - Stone Bank Fire House - Western Lakes Station 6
• Village of Lac La Belle (Ward 10) - Crosspoint Church - Gym
• Village of Chenequa - Chenequa Village Hall

The Board of Canvassers will meet at Stone Bank School on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7:45 a.m., in the Library Conference Room, to review and certify the election results of the April 1, 2025 Spring Election.

1. Certify the election of one School Board member
2. Sign Statement of the Board of Canvassers and Determination of Person Elected

Ballot Order:

Eric Schneider

Mallory Biersack (incumbent)

Jeff Smith (incumbent)

Drawing of the Lots Date: January 8, 2025, at 7:20 a.m. in the Stone Bank School Office

The order that candidates’ names will appear on the ballot is determined by drawing of lots or by some other random determination (for example: drawing numbers or names out of a hat or flipping a coin if there are only two candidates). Wis. Stats. §§ 5.58(1g)(c), 5.60(4)(c), 120.06(8).

Deadline for School District Clerks to Publish the Notice of Election —

Fourth Tuesday in November

Candidates May File Declarations of Candidacy —

The deadline for declaring candidacy is 5:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January. In order to be eligible to appear on the official ballot at the Spring Election, a candidate needs to file a declaration of candidacy and a campaign finance registration statement with the filing office identified in the district’s Notice of Election by no later than this deadline. In some school districts, nomination papers with a sufficient number of signatures must also be filed in order to qualify for the ballot. Nomination papers may not be filed prior to December 1. The appropriate forms can be obtained from the websites of the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, or from the school district’s main administrative office.

Spring Primary (if a primary election is needed) —

Third Tuesday in February

Spring Election —

First Tuesday in April 

WASB New School Board Member Gatherings —

Held regionally around the state, usually in mid to late April. Please refer to the schedule on the WASB website (wasb.org) once it is available.

Persons Elected (or Re-Elected) to the School Board at the Spring Election Must Take and File the Official Oath of Office —

On or prior to the fourth Monday in April, any school board member elected or re-elected to office at the spring election shall take and file the official oath. The school district clerk has authority to administer the oath of office. A notary public or other person with authority to administer oaths may also administer the oath to school board members. The forms of the oath are set out in s. 19.01. The Elections Commission maintains an official oath form (EL-154). Sections 19.01, 120.06(4), 120.06(10), 120.17(10), 120.42(2), and 887.01(1). The official oath shall be in writing and subscribed to and sworn to. The oath does not need to be administered at or in conjunction with a school board meeting. If desired, the oath may be administered orally in addition to the written oath (e.g., during an open session of a school board meeting), but such additional administration should be considered largely ceremonial. Section 19.01.

School Board Members Take Office —

School board members elected at the spring election take office, provided they have taken and filed the official oath, on the fourth Monday in April. Sections 120.06(4) and 120.42(2).