Belleville one of Three Essex School Boards Holding April Elections
Only 41 Jersey boards holding elections in April.
Three of the 41 school districts holding board elections in April are in Essex County, according to a recent report from the New Jersey School Boards Association. With Bloomfield voting to change its election date to November last month, Belleville, Newark and Irvington are the only Essex County municipalities left holding springtime school board elections. The NJSBA's release noted that the number of New Jersey districts with April school elections dwindled to 41, as 33 communities opted to move their elections to November starting in 2013. The NJSBA reported that in 2012, 468 school districts conducted November elections and that in 2013, the number of districts with November elections will increase to 501. A state law designed to …
Nelson Barrera
10:51 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Interesting that Belleville is one of the few school districs left in New Jersey that did not vote to shift its election to November!!! Is this a strategy?? Cause not many voters show up for BOE elections, however in November all residents are aware to vote! Teachers contracts, interesting point, which never get's addressed at the meetings!!! I guess topics are prioritized based on what they want… more ›