The City of Brookings 2025 Municipal Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 8th, and early voting has already begun. The Chamber hosted three forums for all three ballot topics, giving voters a chance to engage with the candidates and topics.

Here's what's on the ballot:

Two City Council seats 

• Al Austreim 
• Bonny Specker 
• Holly Tilton Byrne 
• Click here to view a recorded candidate forum 

Two School Board Seats 

• Cassie Juba 
• Kelsey Bowman 
• Teri Johnson 
• Click here to view a recorded candidate forum

Amendments to the City Charter 

• Click here to view the recorded version of the open forum
• Click here to view a summary of changes
• Click here to view the marked version of the City Charter

Polls will be open from 7am to 7pm at these four locations:

• Vote Center 1: Brookings Activity Center, 320 5th Avenue, Brookings 
• Vote Center 2: Bethel Baptist Church, 714 17th Avenue South, Brookings 
• Vote Center 3: Holy Life Tabernacle Church, 241 Mustang Pass, Brookings 
• Vote Center 4: Aurora Impact Church, 201 E. Pint St., Aurora

Voters who participate in person on April 8th will receive one of two winning "I Voted" sticker designs from local students: