Mendon School District Voters to Decide on At-Large Board Elections
Voters in the Mendon school district (Community Unit District No. 4 Unity schools) will decide on a ballot measure to change School Board elections from a system with specific residential requirements to an at-large election process.
Quincy Hannibal Keokuk, IL, October 28, 2026 —
Voters in the Mendon school district, identified as Community Unit District No. 4 Unity schools, will decide on a ballot measure that would change how School Board elections are conducted. The proposal would replace a system with specific residential requirements with an at-large election process.
The measure’s stated subject is the election system for the school board. The information provided does not specify what residential requirements currently apply, how many board seats are involved, or what rules would govern elections under the proposed at-large process.
The date of the vote was not provided. The measure’s wording, its supporters and opponents, and any reasons offered for the proposed change were also not included in the available information. No details were given about how the proposal reached the ballot or whether any public meetings have addressed it.
The outcome remains undecided, as voters are being asked to determine whether the change should be made. The available description does not state what would happen if the measure passes or fails, or when any new election process might take effect. It also does not provide information about the potential effects of either system on representation within the district.
For now, the confirmed information is limited to the choice before voters: whether to move from board elections tied to specific residential requirements to an at-large process. Further details about the ballot measure, voting timeline and implementation were not provided.
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