Push to Make Florida School Board Candidates Declare a Party

Push to Make Florida School Board Candidates Declare a Party
English teacher Radka Tomasek speaks to the class at the English Center June 16, 2006 in Miami, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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When Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee, in January, they will be presented with a bill that will require those running in local school board elections to select a political party.

If the bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters, passes, it will be put to voters next year as a constitutional amendment.