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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.
- Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections ...
Four states—Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, and...
- Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections ...
Apr 27, 2023 · Forty-one states currently require nonpartisan local school board races, the product of historical efforts to separate education governance from divisive politics.
- Evie Blad
- Senior Staff Writer
- eblad@educationweek.org
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
1 day ago · stock.adobe.com. -. Proposed Florida Constitutional Amendment 1 would require partisan school-board elections starting in 2026. That means candidates would carry party labels by their names on ballots. The measure was placed on the ballot by the legislature in a partisan vote—with Republicans largely in support.
Oct 17, 2024 · The amendment would change Florida's Constitution and require school board candidates to run in a partisan election, according to Brevard County's supervisor of elections website. Rather...
Sep 13, 2024 · How many states have partisan school board elections? Currently, nine states have partisan school board races in the U.S. If the amendment applies in Florida, Foreman believes it will bring...
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Four states—Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, and Pennsylvania—have state laws providing for partisan school board elections. Five states—Rhode Island, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia—provide for partisan or nonpartisan school board elections depending on the district.
