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Shelby County commissioners back state law to align school board elections, institute term limits

5459596 · July 23, 2025
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Summary

By a recorded vote, commissioners approved a county resolution to align Shelby County Board of Education elections and terms with the county commission under new state legislation; a substitute proposal failed earlier in the committee meeting.

Shelby County commissioners voted on July 23 to adopt a resolution aligning the elections, terms of office and term limits for members of the Shelby County Board of Education with those of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, implementing recently enacted state legislation.

The item, sponsored locally by Commissioner Brittany Thornton and others and presented as being enacted pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 49-2-201, drew an extended committee discussion, testimony from State Representative Tory Harris (the law's sponsor), and a narrowly…

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