Delaware voters selected candidates for school board seats Tuesday. Here s who won Jeff Neiburg and Natalia Alamdari, Delaware News Journal
Headlines May 11, 2021
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Delaware voters went to the polls Tuesday to make selections for school board seats throughout the state, with issues like school reopening and social justice up for debate in some board races.
The voting Tuesday came as a school year greatly affected by the ongoing pandemic winds down.
A conservative group, Patriots for Delaware, had turned its sights toward school board seats, endorsing candidates up and down the state with platforms dedicated to hot button issues like fully reopening schools and keeping concepts like social justice and lessons about race out of classrooms.
How to vote in Tuesday s school board elections Natalia Alamdari, Delaware News Journal
Headlines May 7, 2021
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Delaware school board elections are Tuesday, with seats up for grabs in every district but Indian River.
Historically, school board elections see low turnout, reaching only 1% to 2% of eligible voters. Last year, 11,086 people voted across the state.
Here s everything you need to know to vote Tuesday:
Who can vote?
Unlike other elections, you don t need to be a registered voter to cast a vote for school board. You don t need to be a homeowner, either.
The only requirements are that you live in that school district, are a citizen of the United States and Delaware, and are at least 18.
Meet the candidates: Sussex School board elections 2021
Cape Henlopen, Delmar, Laurel and Woodbridge all have contested races.
Indian River has no expiring school board member terms this year and will not hold an election, while Milford and Seaford will automatically elect new members who are running unopposed.
In Milford, Adam Brownstein and Scott L. Fitzgerald will join the school board. Brownstein will serve a five-year term for District C. Fitzgerald was appointed in January after Judith Purcell resigned due to a move. With no one else filing for the seat, he ll finish serving a one-year term for District D.
In Seaford, Kimberly Hopkins is running unopposed for the at-large seat and will serve a five-year term.
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