AN ACT relating to school board elections.

Amend KRS 160.200 to require the offices of boards of education to have a partisan primary or partisan election; amend KRS 160.210 to require school board candidates to have emblems of political party affiliation presented on the ballot; amend various KRS sections to conform; and repeal KRS 160.250 and 160.260, relating to election of local board of education members.

Introduced: January 9, 2025

Last action: February 28, 2025

Floor Amendments (1) And (2-Title) Filed

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This bill would change how Kentucky school board elections work by making them partisan, meaning candidates would be required to run as members of a political party and have their party affiliation shown on the ballot. Currently, school board races in Kentucky are nonpartisan. The bill also repeals two existing statutes related to how local school board members are elected. Who it may affect: voters, school board candidates, and public school communities across Kentucky.

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