Measure on the ballot in the 2024 Florida General Election in Florida.
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Get StartedThe amendment would create a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in partisan elections beginning in 2026.
A "yes" vote would support the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in partisan elections beginning in 2026.
A "no" vote would oppose the creation of a new section in Article XII of the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in partisan elections beginning in 2026.
"This is not about, at least for me, advancing the cause of one political party over another. But for me it's about transparency, and I simply believe that we have an obligation to give voters as much information about a candidate as possible, and let them make a decision about vetting a candidate." - Rep. Spencer Roach (R), in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"While the bill does not appear to burden local governance or school boards, either logistically or financially, it excludes NPA (no party affiliation) voters — those unable to vote in most primary elections. It reduces the number of people able to vote for a candidate of their choice if there's not an NPA primary." - Marianne Arbulu, LWV, in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"I believe this bill is not about transparency at all. This bill is about making our school-board elections and our school boards more contentious, more like D.C., which y'all (Republicans) honestly always try to oppose." - Rep. Angie Nixon (D), in opposition to Amendment 1 (Learn more)
"Parties engage in these races. There's no such thing as a non-partisan race anymore. These races are partisan, and the only ones that aren't informed are being tricked, and what happens is, there are games that are played all the time in these races. And what I'm trying to do is pull the bag off of the voters' heads." - Sen. Joe Gruters (R), in support of Amendment 1 (Learn more)
PARTISAN ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS.— 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. However, partisan primary elections may occur before the 2026 general election for purposes of nominating political party candidates to that office for placement on the 2026 general election ballot.
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