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




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1
8
5
12
7
11
19
15
34
7
5
4
4
15
2
6
5
10
14
4
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
3
4
1
151
193
144
411
104
10
9
16
11
27
25
35
33
15
12
16
12
15
15
18
15
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
420
373
450
402
Total
Palmyra
85
76
88
83
Jordan
124
115
139
122
Eagle Point
Buffalo
Buffalo
Woosung
Lincoln
Pine Creek
Ron McDermott
Brandi Cisketti
Yancy Webster
Mike Ryan
Two (2) year terms
34
7
0
57
5
1
38
4
0
107
11
1
29
5
0
4 year terms
122
15
1
104
10
1
117
13
1
103
15
1
Woosung
37
36
23
84
20
Brookville
49
58
39
127
29
Grand Detour
Buffalo
Buffalo
Woosung
Buffalo
Lincoln
Lincoln
Buffalo 2
Shawn Willis
Jenny Grobe
Missie Mosley
Matt Mekeel
Kellie Call
Buffalo 3
Buffalo 1
Unofficial 2015 Election Results and what it means.
The Polo School District elects its Board Members through the congressional township method.
No more than 3 board members can come from any one township.
The northern mile of Woosung Township is part of the Buffalo Congressional Township.
This election had 2, 2 year unexpired terms, with 5 candidates.
o The 2 year terms will be seated first.
o The winners of the 2 year term are Matt Mekeel and Jenny Grobe.
o They both represent Buffalo Township.
o That will put 3 board members from Buffalo Township as Dave Bucher currently
represents Buffalo Township.
Next the candidates running for a four year term will be seated.
o Yancy Webster will be seated as the top vote getter from Woosung Township.
o The second vote getter was Ron McDermott from Buffalo Township. He cannot be
seated as the Board can only have 3 members from Buffalo Township.
o The candidate with the 3rd most votes is Mike Ryan from Lincoln Township and he will
be seated on the Board.
o The candidate with the 4th most votes is Brandi Cisketti from Buffalo Township. She
cannot be seated as the Board can only have 3 members from Buffalo Township.
The Board of Education will have 5 members when they seat the new Board at the beginning of
May.
There will be 2 open seats that need to be appointed from outside of Buffalo Congressional
Township.
In this year’s election 77% of the vote came from Buffalo Township. However 4 of the 7 Board
members must come from outside of Buffalo Congressional Township District.
8 years ago the Board ran a referendum to change to an at-large method. It was defeated by a
count of 201-240. It needs to pass in all nine townships and it only passed in Buffalo and Grand
Detour.
o However there is SB 82 that may amend the School Code. This will allow the district to
put the at large option on the ballot and it will only need to pass by a 2/3 vote of all voters
in the district.
If you have any question on the current election process, please feel free to give me a call.