An election worker carries two ballots to be verified inside the Maricopa County Recorders Office, Nov. 10, 2022, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)
School board races don’t usually get much attention compared to top-of-the-ticket elections.
But school board elections are still important. School board members set policies for the district, hire superintendents, and can make decisions about supplemental curriculum. For example, sex education isn’t mandatory in Arizona. If a school chooses to provide sex education, the lessons must be approved by the school board.
Pinal County has 58 school board seats up for election this November. Some seats are for two-year terms and others are for four years. And remember: Everyone in the district votes for school board members, regardless of if they have children in public school or not. The people who govern school districts make decisions that impact the whole community—so be ready to vote for the candidates who share your values on or before Nov. 5.
To see who’s on your ballot, make sure you’re registered to vote, or to request a mail-in ballot, go here.
Here’s every district holding a school board election in Pinal County:
Florence Unified School District
Four-year seats: 3
Oracle Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 3
Ray Unified School District
Four-year seats: 2
Two-year seats: 1
Casa Grande Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 3
Red Rock Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 2
Mammoth-San Manuel Unified School District
Four-year seats: 2
Eloy Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 3
Superior Unified School District
Four-year seats: 1
Two-year seats: 1
Sacaton Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 5
Maricopa Unified School District
Four-year seats: 3
Coolidge Unified School District
Four-year seats: 3
Toltec Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 1
Two-year seats: 1
Stanfield Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 3
Two-year seats: 2
Picacho Elementary School District
Four-year seats: 2
Two-year seats: 1
Apache Junction Unified School District
Four-year seats: 3
J.O. Combs Unified School District
Four-year seats: 3
Casa Grande Union High School District
Four-year seats: 3
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District
Four-year seats: 3
Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology (CAVIT) – Florence
Four-year seats: 1
CAVIT – Maricopa
Four-year seats: 1
CAVIT – Coolidge
Four-year seats: 1
Cobre Valley Institute of Technology
Two-year seat: 1
Are you ready to vote? Make sure to check your voter registration status, see who’s on your ballot, and make a voting plan here.
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