Tag: school board elections
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Twenty-two candidates are running for 9 seats in Atlanta Public Schools elections
Nine seats on the Atlanta Public Schools school board—three at-large and six district seats—are up for general election on Nov. 2, 2021. Twenty-two candidates qualified to run in the race by the Aug. 20, 2021 filing deadline. If necessary, a runoff election is scheduled for Nov. 30, 2021. Six incumbents are seeking re-election: Cynthia Briscoe…
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Loudoun County Circuit Court rules school board recall may advance to trial
An effort to recall Beth Barts from her position as the Leesburg District representative on the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia moved forward at a pre-trial hearing on Oct. 5. At the hearing, a Loudoun County Circuit Court judge ruled that the recall effort could advance to a full trial, denying Barts’ motion…
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Recall elections scheduled for four Wisconsin school board members
Recall elections seeking to remove four of the seven members of the Mequon-Thiensville School District Board of Education in Wisconsin are being held on Nov. 2, 2021. Board members Wendy Francour, Erik Hollander, Akram Khan, and Chris Schultz are on the ballot. The candidate filing deadline is Oct. 5. If more than two candidates file…
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Loudoun County Circuit Court judge recuses himself, delays recall hearing
A hearing on a recall petition seeking to remove Beth Barts from her position as the Leesburg District representative on the Loudoun County Public Schools school board in Virginia was delayed after Loudoun County Circuit Court Judge Stephen E. Sincavage recused himself. The hearing, initially scheduled for Sept. 13, was delayed until Sept. 15. In…
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Colorado school district filing deadline is this week
The filing deadline to run for election to Colorado school boards is on Aug. 27. Ballotpedia is covering prospective candidates who file to run in the following school districts: Academy School District 20 Adams 12 Five Star Schools Aurora Public Schools Bennett School District Cherry Creek School District Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 Colorado Springs…
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Eight of nine Birmingham City Schools seats on the ballot Aug. 24
The general election for Birmingham City Schools in Alabama is on Aug. 24. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote, the two candidates with the most votes will advance to the general runoff election scheduled for Oct. 5. The filing deadline to run passed on July 10. Candidates filed for all nine seats…
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Filing deadline approaches to run for school board in Texas
The filing deadline to run for school board in seven Texas school districts is on Aug. 16. Prospective candidates may file to run in the following districts: Aldine Independent School District (3 seats) Alief Independent School District (3 seats) Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (3 seats) Houston Independent School District (5 seats) Klein Independent School District…
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22 states allow for the recall of school board members
Of the 39 states that allow for the recall of elected officials at some level of government, 22 specifically allow for the recall of school board members. School board recalls are the process of removing school board members from office via a public effort before their term is completed. Six of the states that allow…
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29 candidates file for 14 school board seats in Manchester, New Hampshire
On July 23, the filing deadline passed to run for elected office in the Manchester School District in New Hampshire. The primary is scheduled for September 21, and the general election is scheduled for November 2, 2021. Candidates filed for all 14 of the school district’s Board of School Committee seats–two at-large seats and 12…
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Candidate filing deadline for school board positions in Ohio is Aug. 4
Candidates interested in running for their local school board in Ohio have until Aug. 4 to file, unless the district held a primary earlier in the year. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 2, and new board members will take office on Jan. 1, 2022. Ballotpedia is covering elections in 20 Ohio school districts…