>“Sheila Brogan discussed proposed legislation to move the annual school board elections and budget vote to November. The Board passed a resolution in opposition to this proposed legislation.”
November school elections bill moves forward
A bill that would allow New Jersey school elections to be held in November cleared an Assembly panel Thursday, the last day of scheduled committee meetings before the current lame duck session ends.
The legislation has been promoted by its sponsors as a property tax reform measure because it would move the school elections from April to November, when voter participation is generally higher.
The bill – which cleared the Assembly Budget Committee during a Thursday afternoon meeting — would also allow school districts to avoid putting their budgets before voters if spending stays within the 2 percent cap on levy hikes that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2011. (Reitmeyer, The Record)