An Assembly committee has approved legislation to allow school elections to be moved from April to November. “Politicians and pundits have talked about doing this for years, but special interests and inertia have prevented progress on this important issue—until today,” said Assemblyman Lou Greenwald. There are two ways to do it, by a ballot decision or resolution adopted by a school board or municipality. If a district moves its election to November voters would not be required to vote on the district’s base budget, or a budget with a proposed tax levy that does not exceed the 2 percent levy cap. Any requests for spending above the district’s tax levy cap would be presented to the voters in November. The problem with April elections is so few people vote then. It’s usually folks with a vested interest in the outcome. By putting them on the general election ballot in November, more people will take part.
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