“Every local school board, city council and city commission in Kansas should be sending the same message to their legislators that the Lawrence City Commission and school board sent this week.

“School Board President Shannon Kimball and Mayor Mike Amyx have sent letters to Kansas legislators opposing a bill that would turn local elections into partisan contests. The switch would be part of a measure that also would move those elections to November in even-numbered years and combine them with state and national races.

“Two letters from elected officials in Lawrence are unlikely to put a halt to this legislation, but an outpouring from elected local officials across the state who share the same concerns might have an impact.

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