Become an Informed Voter

As we get closer to the primaries, we are looking forward to sharing the information about each of the candidates starting next week. But before we do, we think it’s imperative to also help communicate and educate our community members about aspects of primary voting.  

 

CROSS-FILING

Election Code allows candidates for the office of school director to “cross-file” for nomination in a primary election; that is, to seek the nomination of more than one major political party.  We believe that Red, Wine, and Blue published and excellent infographic to explain “What is Cross-Filing” and the significance of it.

This also means that many of the candidates you will read about next week will appear on both the Democratic and Republican ballots May 16^th.  

 

UNEXPIRED 2 YEAR TERM

All school board director are voted into a four (4) year term.  When a school board director resigns, the board has thirty (30) days to fill a vacancy when the vacancy.  If that vacancy goes into another election cycle, they will be put on the ballot for a two (2) year term so that the public can vote on that replacement. 

Both Region 1 and Region 2 have an unexpired two (2) year term to fill.  The image to right is what you will see on your ballot if your region has an expired term to fill.

As the ballot instructs, make sure to only select two people for the four (4) year term and only one (1) person for the two (2) year term.  

For any who are new to local elections, heck, even for seasoned voters, understanding the details can be challenging. Please ask us any questions. We are happy to help!