These contests are very low turnout- when I was elected to the school Board only 10% of registered voters showed up. The way to overcome thins to combine the school board elections with the midterm and/or even year elections which will make the results more representative of the community! California has shown that when the local elections are combined with the bigger voter turnout even year elections more women and minorities are elected. The current situation of Republican dominance of local offices is reduced as well.
These contests are very low turnout- when I was elected to the school Board only 10% of registered voters showed up. The way to overcome thins to combine the school board elections with the midterm and/or even year elections which will make the results more representative of the community! California has shown that when the local elections are combined with the bigger voter turnout even year elections more women and minorities are elected. The current situation of Republican dominance of local offices is reduced as well.