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Katy ISD trustees weigh moving school board elections from May to November amid turnout, cost tradeoffs
Summary
Trustees and public speakers debated shifting Katy ISD board elections to November to boost turnout; proponents cited historically low May turnout and recommended further study, while administration flagged higher November costs and county polling limitations for parts of the district.
Trustees spent a sustained portion of Monday’s work study debating whether Katy ISD should shift its school board elections from May to November.
Public commenter Sean Dolan urged the board to move elections into November to widen participation, saying, “Let the full community, not just a tiny fraction, choose its leaders.” Trustee comments echoed that theme: one trustee summarized a decade of district canvass data and said that May elections typically attract single‑digit turnout, while November contests draw many more voters.
But administration…
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