Depending on how the vote unfolds in November, school board elections could have more of a political slant soon.
If approved, Amendment 1 would again provide for the partisan election of district school board members, meaning their party affiliation would be noted on the ballot.
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A “yes” vote for Amendment 1 supports making school board elections partisan beginning in the November 2026 general election and for primary elections nominating party candidates for the 2026 election. A “no” vote opposes making school board elections partisan, thereby maintaining current procedures where school board members are elected in a nonpartisan election.
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For more than two decades, Florida school board races have been non-partisan, but that all could change with Amendment 1.
If 60% of voters support the measure, it will return Florida to a time when school board candidates ran under party labels.
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