COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Boone County polling places on Tuesday s municipal election day will continue coronavirus safety protocols for the second year in a row.
According to the Boone County Clerk, you ll need a mask and an ID to vote at your polling place.
On this year s ballot, voters will be debating over school board positions, city council spots, bond issues and a spot in the state s house of representatives.
Columbians will see five candidates vying for two spots on the school board.
Voters will choose one incumbent, Teresa Maledy and four newcomers including Luke Neal, Katherine Sasser, Aaron Saylor and Jeanne Snodgrass.
In Columbia, voters in the Second and Sixth wards were casting ballots for City Council seats.
In the Second Ward, Bill Weitkemper, Jim Meyer and Andrea Waner are competing to replace Mike Trapp, who chose not to seek election to a fourth three-year term.
In the Sixth Ward, incumbent Betsy Peters is seeking a third term and faces challenges from Randy Minchew and Philip Merriman.
There are five people seeking one of two three-year terms on the Columbia School Board. They are incumbent Teresa Maledy and newcomers Luke Neal, Aron Saylor, Katherine Sasser and Jeanne Snodgrass.
A special election to replace Kip Kendrick as 45th District state representative is also on the ballot. The candidates are Democrat David Tyson Smith and Libertarian Glenn Nielsen.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
After a year for school districts across the country that was unlike any in recent history, five Columbia residents are asking voters for a spot on the seven-member Board of Education.
Two seats are up in Tuesday s election, currently filled by Susan Blackburn and Teresa Maledy.
Blackburn, the vice president of the board who was originally elected in 2018, dropped out of this race in January after deciding to not seek another term.
Maledy s term is also set to expire, and she is asking voters to let her keep the seat.
Luke Neal, Katherine Sasser, Aron Saylor and Jeanne Snodgrass are also seeking one of the two school board seats up for election. The two with the highest vote totals when the ballots are tallied will the race.
Five candidates are running for two open spots on the Columbia Public School Board of Education, to be decided by voters in the Tuesday, April 6th election. KBIA s Logan Franz spoke with each candidate - here s a breakdown of the issues and goals they have in mind.
Teresa Maledy is the only incumbent running for the CPS Board of Education. Maledy has 40 years of experience in public banking. She has served as the chair of the district’s finance committee for two years. She also has served as the chair of the Long Range Facilities Planning Committee
Maledy said her main focuses are closing the achievement gap, maintaining quality teachers and ensuring the community’s confidence, trust and consistent financial support.
Below, we ve compiled a list of stories on the candidates in each race on the ballot to help you make informed decisions.
Top, from left: Sixth Ward candidates Philip Merriman, Betsy Peters and Randy Minchew are pictured. Bottom, from left: Second Ward candidates Andrea Waner, Bill Weitkemper and Jim Meyer are pictured.
City Council - Second Ward
Bill Weitkemper, 72, has served his community for over 37 years. He s a strong advocate for common sense in the City Council. Weitkemper has years of experience working for the city as a sewer maintenance supervisor, which gives him a lot of personal experience with the city s infrastructure and what needs to change.