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Shelby County commission overrides mayoral veto to move school board elections to 2026
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted 8–4 on Oct. 27 to override County Mayor Lee Harris’s veto and adopt a resolution realigning Shelby County Board of Education elections to 2026, after more than an hour of public comment both for and against the change.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 8–4 on Oct. 27 to override County Mayor Lee Harris’s veto and adopt a resolution realigning Shelby County Board of Education elections to 2026.
Commissioner Britney Thornton introduced the resolution to override the veto, and Vice Chair David C. Bradford Jr. moved the motion with Commissioner Edmond Ford Jr. seconding. Thornton said the realignment would "give the public a single, synchronized election cycle" and that voters and student advocates had urged a timely change.
The commission heard an extended public comment period that included parents, teachers, community advocates and student representatives. Dr. Danette Stokes, a longtime local educator, urged commissioners to uphold the mayor’s veto, saying "the vote…
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