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House rejects bill to add party labels to school board ballots
Summary
The House debated whether to display party affiliation for school board trustees and defeated Senate File 98, which would have added party labels to trustee names on general election ballots. The final roll call was 23 in favor, 38 opposed and 1 excused.
The Wyoming House defeated Senate File 98, a bill that would have added party affiliation labels to school board trustee candidates on general election ballots.
Proponents said the measure would provide voters additional information about candidates. Representative Andrew argued the bill acknowledges that politics already influences some school boards and that party labels could boost turnout and voter…
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