Special Election for Subdistrict 2

The Governing Council will hold a special election for the open Board of Education seat in Subdistrict 2, which represents Affton, Bayless, Hancock Place, and Mehlville school districts.

The Governing Council, which elects the SSD Board of Education, was not able to elect a candidate for Subdistrict 2 at the March 2 meeting and declared an impasse due to a lack of a quorum. According to the bylaws, the Governing Council must hold a new election for the open seat at the next scheduled Governing Council meeting.

Candidate filing will be open from April 1, 2026, through April 30, 2026, and will be voted upon during the June 1, 2026, Governing Council meeting. 

Filing Process

Applications will be distributed at the SSD Central Office located at 12110 Clayton Road in Town and Country between 8 AM and 4 PM, starting on Wednesday, April 1, through Thursday, April 30, 2026.
 
Under Governing Council regulations, information packets, and applications must be picked up and returned to the SSD Central Office by the candidate. Packets and forms will not be mailed. Those returning completed applications must show proof of identification. Filing will not occur on days when the District’s offices are closed due to inclement weather or in the event of a District closure.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the open Board seats, applicants must: be a citizen of the United States; have resided in Missouri for at least one year; be at least 24 years old; be a registered voter of the District, and be a resident of the sub-district in which the application is filed; not delinquent in the payment of any state income taxes, personal property taxes, municipal taxes, or real estate property taxes on the place of residence; never pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, nor been convicted of a felony; is not registered or required to be registered as a sex offender, and has filed all required campaign disclosure reports for any previous elections. 
 
With the passage of Proposition S in 1998, SSD Board of Education members are elected by the District’s Governing Council. The Governing Council is composed of one Board of Education member from each of the 22 partner school districts in St. Louis County.
 
For more information, call the Superintendent’s Office at 314-989-7492.