The Ridgewood BOE opted not to move elections to November
Move to Nov. has major effect on N.J. school races
New Jersey school board candidates, who typically spend just a few hundred dollars per election, are finding it’s a different world this year.
Instead of being at the top of the ballot in an April school-only election, most now find themselves in obscure corners of ballots that include Mitt Romney and President Obama, a couple of guys spending hundreds of millions of dollars on their campaigns.
One board candidate says the challenge now is not getting people to the polls; it’s getting those who do go to remember their local elections.
And a political consultant says he’s getting inquiries from board candidates asking whether it’s time to make their campaigns a bit more professional, with real fund-raising efforts and ad campaigns. (Mulvihill, Associated Press)
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Communities with a dominant political party, would like a Nov. election. I still recommend that school elections continue to be held separately.
Our total Voter turnout has improved and include Budgets and pre election debates. It should remain that way.