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79 candidates running for 44 open seats in 9 area school board races in Berks, Chester, Montgomery counties (PA - primary May 16th)
The Mercury ^ | 4/14/23 | Even Brandt

Posted on 04/14/2023 4:26:06 AM PDT by cotton1706

As the spring primary approaches on May 16, and with school board seats increasingly in the crosshairs of national politics, it appears that more than 66 percent of incumbents in area school districts will be seeking reelection.

School board elections in Pennsylvania allow candidates to file to run on both the Republican and Democratic ballot lines in the primary. This can sometimes result in the entire election being decided in the primary if a candidate captures both party nominations for the November ballot.

However, for a variety of reasons, some candidates only run on one line.

All open school board seats in The Mercury coverage area carry four-year terms, with the exception of Boyertown, which has a race to complete the two years remaining on a four-year term.

Here is a basic rundown of the races in The Mercury’s coverage area:

(Excerpt) Read more at pottsmerc.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: education; elections; schoolboard

1 posted on 04/14/2023 4:26:06 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

How much is known about each one?


2 posted on 04/14/2023 4:33:16 AM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: cotton1706

The Left is flooding the system with candidates to get as many of their people in power [over your children!] as possible..................


3 posted on 04/14/2023 5:14:20 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: bankwalker

Can you imagine the poor voters having to research each one? It would take quite an effort. Most will go with how the name sounds.


4 posted on 04/14/2023 6:55:46 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: napscoordinator
I thought of building a website for that ...

every school board candidate gets the same set of questions ...

nationwide ...
5 posted on 04/14/2023 6:59:17 AM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: bankwalker

That would be helpful at least. 77 candidates is a whole lot.


6 posted on 04/14/2023 7:00:41 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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