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Lawmakers propose partisan School Board Elections with Amendment 1
Back in 1998, Florida voters approved the change that made county school board races non-partisan. Now state lawmakers are asking voters to make those partisan elections, by voting yes for Amendment 1.
Florida's school board elections became nonpartisan in 1998. Amendment 1 could undo that
Amendment 1 is legislatively referred constitutional amendment, meaning Florida Legislature created it. It would need more than 60% support of voters.
What passing Florida Amendment 1 would mean for school boards and elections
Currently, Florida school board candidates run without party affiliation. However, the proposed amendment would allow candidates, starting in November 2026, to declare political party affiliations like Democrats or Republicans.
Amendment 1 would make school board elections partisan
Florida did have partisan school board races until 2000, but voters approved an amendment making them non-partisan.
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