Amendments Information
Amendment 1
FLORIDA AMENDMENT 1 PARTISAN ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARDS
Ballot Language:
Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election and to specify that the amendment only applies to elections held on or after the November 2026 general election. However, partisan primary elections may occur before the 2026 general election for purposes of nominating political party candidates to that office for placement on the 2026 general election ballot.
Florida AFL-CIO - OPPOSE this amendment
A YES VOTE WOULD ... : Change School Board elections to partisan elections beginning in 2026, requiring the candidate's political party to be designated on the ballot and triggering closed primary elections.
A NO VOTE WOULD ... : Leave School Board elections as nonpartisan elections with no closed primaries, allowing all voters to vote for any candidate.