Crystal Bay Township sets July filing dates for 2026 election offices

Crystal Bay Township set July 14 through July 28 filing dates for four offices on the November 2026 ballot, with affidavits of candidacy due by 5 p.m. on the final day. The filing fee is $2, and candidates must file with Town Clerk Stacy Breden at 6866 Cramer Road in Finland, Minnesota, or reach her at 218-353-1236.

The November election will fill Supervisor Seat B, Supervisor Seat C, Treasurer and Clerk, and each office carries a four-year term. Breden’s in-person filing hours are July 14 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., July 21 from noon to 6 p.m., July 23 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and July 27 and July 28 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. That schedule leaves prospective candidates a narrow two-week window to decide whether to run and complete the paperwork.

The filing dates line up with Minnesota Secretary of State guidance for towns that hold elections in November, which runs from July 14, 2026, through July 28, 2026, at 5 p.m. In a township setting, those offices carry the day-to-day work of local government, including budgeting, recordkeeping and general oversight of township business. Minnesota township elections are also tied to the annual township meeting, which gives residents another point of contact with local decision-making.

Crystal Bay Township’s current website lists Paul Hartshorn as chair, Mike Nikula as vice chair, Roger Peterson as supervisor, Stacy Breden as clerk and Lise Abazs as treasurer. That board makeup gives residents a clear picture of the offices that will be on the line this cycle, and it shows who is currently handling township business as filing begins.

The township has used the same public-notice format before. A 2024 Crystal Bay Township filing notice opened a special-election filing window on July 30 that year, offering a similar reminder that township elections are built around short filing periods and direct resident participation.