Board of Ed Moves Elections to November
The decision to move the election is at minimum a four-year commitment
When voters head to the polls this November, they'll be asked to choose between an additional set of candidates -- although those candidates will appear on a separate portion of the ballot. After two months of debating the short and long-term operational effects of switching school board elections to November, the Fair Lawn Board of Education voted Thursday to move the elections and eliminate the public's right to vote on under-cap school budgets. School board elections must now be held in November for at least the next four years, as per the law, and currently serving board members will have their terms extended until November. The decision came on the heels of last month's signing into law of a state bill that lets school districts, …
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Tommy P
10:57 am on Saturday, February 18, 2012
I fully understand the beauty of the law which enabled this was the carrot which allow school boards to raise taxes without a vote to move the elections to November. "The positive of not having to worry about budgets is the overarching factor," said board member Joshua Gillenson, The positive factor of knowing that you have a greater chance of being voted out of office is the overarching reason I… more ›