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Board of education seats: contested elections produce ties and procedural confusion; special election set for June
Summary
The governing council held board‑of‑education subdistrict elections March 2. Two candidates were approved unopposed; contested seats produced multiple roll calls, inconsistent weighted population tallies and a deadlock for one subdistrict, prompting the council to plan a special election at the June meeting.
The Special School District governing council conducted director elections for several board subdistricts during its March 2 meeting. Two candidates who ran unopposed were approved by roll call; contested contests produced extended candidate statements, multiple ballots and procedural confusion over roll‑call totals.
What happened: The chair called for candidate statements and then roll‑call votes. For Subdistricts with uncontested candidates (for example the candidate introduced and voted for by the council), the roll calls concluded with affirmations and congratulations. For…
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