HB356

This is not a bipartisan bill. We do not need partisan politics in our School Boards or Superintendents' offices. Party loyalty gets in the way of negotiation, compromise, and open communication. Vote Inexpedient to Legislate.

Please vote no for HB356. Party politics should stay at the national and state levels not local elections...especially not school board elections. School board members need to make the best decisions for their own schools without any consideration for party politics. New Hampshire needs to keep the goal to provide the best possible public education. It's alarming to see the convoluted partisan process HB356 would create for cooperative school districts. Please just vote HB356 Inexpedient to Legislate. Thank you.

Please vote HB356 Inexpedient to Legislate. School boards have enough to do without dealing with party politics. The focus of school board members should strictly be to make the best decisions for their own schools with the goal being providing the best possible public education for their students. And why would party caucuses be involved in screening cooperative school board candidates? What happens to all the Undeclared registered voters ability to run for school board? There are 70,000 plus more Undeclared voters in New Hampshire than Republicans or Democrats. Keep all school board elections nonpartisan.

It seems obvious that we would want something that is fair, impartial and will cut down on the ill will and chaos. We are living in a time where there is a fight or violence for almost everything. This is actually caused by people taking unfair advantage and those that are cheated wanting payback. I hope that we will start to move in a more fair impartial and peaceful direction.

I oppose HB 356. I don’t agree to having partisan school district elections. Keep things as they are.

This would negatively impact consumers and small businesses. I strongly oppose this bill.

Partisan politics have no place in our communities - especially in our schools. Communities and schools deserve to live free and be non-partisan. OPPOSE this bill. Ashley Desrochers

School boards should remain nonpartisan and locally focused.

I have been a Ballot Clerk since COVID hit in 2020. All representatives should be working to make voting to make voting easier for residents not harder. In Hudson we have a very low turnout for the March elections where important decisions are made about the future of our town. Many only vote at Primaries so making it harder to vote will effectively silence people’s voices. Going against the basic principles upon which the US Constitution was created.

We need less partisanship and divisiveness in our communities, not more. School boards should be elected to do what's best for their communities, not to represent a political party's platform.

School districts MUST remain non-partisan!!!!

With all due respect, it is a terrible idea to make school district elections partisan. Regardless of which side of the so-called "culture wars" you are on, the tables may turn at some point and you will be faced with a partisan political solution that you do not like. Let's keep the elections non-partisan.

Get rid of gerrymandering! It's un-American, and anti-democratic!

Do not let this pass. We do not need politics to be significant determiners of our school boards. We need people chosen based on their knowledge of schools, their interest in the position, and the things they bring to the tables. Political affiliation should not ever be on the table in this situation.

I do not support partisan school district elections. Partisan politics are already so divisive at a national and state level, and we do not need this cancer to further infiltrate our communities and hurt our schools.

HB356 isn't necessary especially when schools must be organized in a nonpartisan manner. New Hampshire's Education Commissioner Edelbutt will be or at should be ending his term this Spring. Partisanship doesn't have any place or need in New Hampshire schools. Please kill this bill or it should not move any further from the House Election Law Committee. The sponsors for this are all Republicans which is sad to read and I would want to believe Republicans support fairness.

This is an ill-advised and dangerous bill. Please vote against HB356. This bill would bring partisanship and national political considerations into what has long been local and non-partisan school board affairs and elections. There is no logical or defensible reason to upend local school board business and elections. PLEASE VOTE AGAINSTS HB 356. Thank you for your consideration.

It is much easier for elected board members to work together in non-partisan role.

School elections should be non-partisan. Keep it that way.

Non partisan all the way!

Party politics don't belong in our school board elections. The local focus and non-partisan nature of school board elections has served NH public schools well for many years. Introducing partisanship would be detrimental to our schools and communities.

School board positions should NEVER be partisan. Kill this bill!!

If you're not sure who you're voting for - simply do your homework on the candidates. Manchester has non-partisan elections. We research our candidates being either R or D and learn what they support and not support. Do your homework before you go into the voting booth.

Focuses the election to two parties and attempts to consolidate power by party vs. others, more independent candidates.

School boards should prioritize the needs of all students over party politics.