South Orange - Maplewood BOE Votes to Move Elections to November
Resolution will make Board of Education the ultimate taxing authority, and will also extend terms of sitting board members.
The South Orange - Maplewood School Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution to move the Board of Education (BOE) elections from April to November at its monthly meeting on Monday. The resolution moves the elections from the third Tuesday in April to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the date of the general election. The resolution passed 7-1, with Bill Gaudelli voting against. (See the entire resolution attached to this article as a PDF). Previously, the Maplewood Township Committee (TC) had voted in favor of the move; while the South Orange Board of Trustees declined to take any action and the Board of Education voted against. "I believe that we would have a better discussion in the community with a special …
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Dave
3:52 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012
OH MY GOSH! The South Orange - Maplewood School Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution to move the Board of Education (BOE) elections from April to November. As a poll worker I have wasted my time and taxpayers money giving citizens the opportunity to vote. Each year less than 50 voters in each of the districts at my polling location came out to vote. Each year I thought, "this money can … more ›