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Panel sends proposal to shift local school elections to even years to next committee amid ranked-choice and local-control concerns
Summary
The committee referred House File 69 to the Education Policy Committee after testimony from school boards and municipal groups arguing that forcing odd-year districts into even-year elections would erode local control and could disrupt ranked-choice voting plans in some cities.
The House Elections and Government Operations Committee referred House File 69 to the Education Policy Committee after hearing nearly an hour of testimony from local officials and school-district representatives opposed to a statewide mandate shifting remaining odd-year school board elections to even-numbered years.
Chair Quam said the measure is intended to increase voter participation by consolidating more elections into high-turnout November cycles. "If you have it so that more people vote, you get a truer voice of the people in elections," he said.
Testimony opposing the mandate came from Greg Abbott,…
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