Posted Oct. 29, 2014 @ 8:00 am
The Nov. 4 District 100 proposition to change school board elections is familiar to few people.Please note: the proposition — the last question on the ballot — must receive the majority of votes in each township. If passed: all seven board seats will be up for election in April 2015; three members elected in April 2015 will serve two-year terms; all seven board members could live in the same neighborhood; there will be no guaranteed board seats for small townships; and board composition based on statistical representation of District 100 population will no longer be guaranteed.Presently, two of the seven board seats represent Belvidere High School and its feeder schools. At this time, those are two of three seats guaranteed to townships outside Belvidere Township.Currently, Belvidere Township (the largest populated township) is guaranteed 57 percent (four board seats) and the smaller townships are guaranteed 43 percent (three shared board seats). The current board is an accurate representation (58 percent to 42 percent) of the District 100 population.If passed in future elections, candidates from Belvidere Township could potentially dominate and garner more votes than those available in smaller townships.Vote “no” on Nov. 4 to ensure all township voices are represented and not silenced.— Allison Reid-Niemiec, Belvidere
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