ACTION ALERT: IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED

The Education Team and the Board of the League held an emergency meeting this afternoon to address a vital and timely issue: the Henderson County Board of Commissioners has a motion on the consent agenda for their meeting this Wednesday, January 18, 2023 which asks the North Carolina legislature to approve their request to change local school board elections from non-partisan to partisan.  The League of Women Voters of Henderson County strongly opposes this item being placed on a consent agenda and voted on by Commissioners without public input. That process lacks transparency.  A change to partisan School Board elections is not a trivial detail but a consideration that should be made by an aware community. 

Our primary concern is that there will be no opportunity for public comment.  We are asking you to contact our Commissioners immediately and ask that this item be removed from the consent agenda for the Wednesday meeting and placed on the regular agenda for a future meeting in order to allow sufficient time for public input and comment.

CORRECTED Commissioner contact information follows below:

Rebecca McCall, Chairman -rmccall@hendersoncountync.gov

Mike Edney, Vice-Chairman  - jmedney@hendersoncountync.gov

William Lapsley,- wlapsley@hendersoncountync.gov

David Hill - davidhill@hendersoncountync.gov

Daniel Andreotta - dandreotti@hendersoncountync.gov