Florida’s school board elections became nonpartisan in 1998. Amendment 1 could undo that

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An oft-repeated phrase among parents and community members is that politics have no place in schools.

But, this election, Florida’s Constitution could be amended to make school board races partisan, meaning candidates would have to disclose whether they are Democrats, Republicans or members of another political party.

Amendment 1 would reverse a decision made by Floridian voters in 1998, when school board elections were first made nonpartisan.

Read more at Florida Today.

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