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Talk Back: Thoughts On Future BOE Election Changes

Future Board of Education elections will now have "at large" format.

After the , all future Board of Education elections will take on a "at large" format whereas the top overall vote getters will win open seats.

This is a shift from the previous format, where challenging candidates would vie for a specific seat.

The format is already used in .

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But what do you think of this format? Will it help elections in the future? Will it make it more difficult? Vote in our poll and talk about it in the comments below.


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