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Macon County commissioners vote to remove consideration of partisan school board elections after Board of Education protest
Summary
After the Board of Education presented a resolution opposing partisan school board elections, the commissioners voted 4-1 to 'squash' a previously tabled agenda item that would have pursued party-affiliated school board ballots; the Board of Education members said the change would harm nonpartisan oversight of schools.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 on Dec. 12 to remove from consideration a previously tabled item that would have advanced discussion about designating Board of Education elections as partisan.
Jim Breedlove, chair of the Macon County Board of Education, and board member Deidre Breeden presented a resolution (adopted by the Board of Education on…
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