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House narrowly approves clarification on partisan status of State Board candidacies
Summary
On March 14, 2019, the Utah House approved Senate Bill 236 (SB 2 36) by a one-vote margin to clarify that candidates for the State Board of Education may run as partisan or nonpartisan candidates. Debate centered on a pending court case and whether the change politicizes education.
The Utah House on March 14 approved language clarifying the partisan status of State Board of Education candidates in Senate Bill 236, a measure that drew sustained floor debate and a close recorded vote.
Representative Last, the sponsor, said the change was intended to clarify intent from earlier legislation and to make clear candidates can run as partisans, unaffiliated or as write-in candidates. “We intended to suggest…
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