Florida amendment would allow school board candidates to run under political party

James Tutten
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Florida lawmakers are looking over new legislation that would make school board elections partisan in the state.

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A state Senate committee recently approved the proposed constitutional amendment.

The amendment would allow school board candidates to run under a political party.

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Currently, the state constitution requires school board races to be non-partisan.

The amendment has one more committee stop before it goes before the full Senate.

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If it goes before voters and they approve it, partisan school-board elections would begin in 2026.

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