Macomb County Clerk Carmella Sabaugh testified recently before a state Senate committee hearing on legislation that would require all school board elections to be held in November.
Sabaugh was joined by Oakland County Clerk Bill Bullard in delivering comments before the committee on Senate bill 427 and House bill 405. Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett joined in support in a letter submitted to the committee.
The move to even year November school board elections has already saved Oakland County taxpayers millions of dollars and increased voter participation in school board elections dramatically, according to Bullard.
“November school elections save taxpayers’ dollars and increase voter participation,” he said.
“Oakland County has led the way in schools voluntarily moving their elections to Novembers,” Bullard said. “This legislation has the potential to put millions of dollars statewide back into the classrooms. With politics so divisive now, I am grateful that I could join in this bi-partisan effort with Clerks Sabaugh and Garrett.”
The Senate Committee on Local Government and Elections, chaired by Sen. Dave Robertson, R-Grand Blanc, reported out the bill to the full Senate with recommendation that it be passed by the full Senate.
SB 427 is sponsored by Sen. Patrick Colbeck, R-Canton.
A similar bill, HB 4005, sponsored by Kurt Heise, R-Plymouth, passed the full House during the summer and was moved to the Senate floor also.
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