“Over 200 locally elected boards of education in Kansas (more than 2/3) have passed resolutions against moving elections to the fall and making them partisan. These board members govern what Governor Brownback called the ‘5th best schools in the country’ and spend less than any state ranked higher in student achievement. What are we trying to fix?
“Last year the Kansas Legislature passed a law that required mail ballots in school district Local Option Budget elections. Kansas election officials estimate that mail ballots can increase voter participation by a factor of three (300 percent). No legislation to try mail ballots for local elections has been forwarded this year. Why aren’t we considering this fix?”
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