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Oct 3, 2022 · Law in four states—Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, and, with some exceptions, Pennsylvania— automatically allow partisan school board board elections or party labels to appear on the ballot. These four states have a combined 878 school districts and 7,652 elected school board members.
There are only four states in the nation that have partisan school board elections. If Amendment 1 passes, Florida would join that group.
Apr 27, 2023 · State laws in Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania already require partisan school board races, according to Ballot pedia , a website that tracks election laws. Laws in...
- Evie Blad
- Senior Staff Writer
- eblad@educationweek.org
Oct 8, 2024 · The Florida Constitution requires school board elections to be nonpartisan, meaning that partisan labels do not appear on the ballot next to a candidate’s name. Florida’s school board elections were partisan until 1998, when voters approved Amendment 11 64% to 36%. Florida is one of 41 states that hold nonpartisan school board elections.
Oct 7, 2024 · Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election and to specify that the amendment only applies to elections held on or after the November 2026 general election.
- Anthony Potts
5 days ago · Right now, in the primary elections for the school board - all the candidates are listed, for everyone to vote for. But if this amendment passes, because we have closed elections, registered ...
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Sep 13, 2024 · Currently, nine states have partisan school board races in the U.S. If the amendment applies in Florida, Foreman believes it will bring changes.
