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Committee recommends do-not-pass on moving school and park elections to November after wide stakeholder opposition
Summary
House Bill 1312, which would shift school (and potentially park) elections from June to November, received a do-not-pass recommendation after school boards, superintendents and education groups warned the timing would disrupt budgeting, superintendent evaluations and board continuity.
House Bill 1312, a proposal to move school-district elections from June to November, was recommended for "do not pass" by the Political Subdivisions Committee after broad opposition from school boards, administrators and education associations.
Sponsor Representative Satrim said the bill was intended to increase turnout for school-board elections; he cited 2024 turnout figures showing a much higher participation rate in general elections than in primaries. Several witnesses, however, including Amy DeCook of the North Dakota School…
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