Commission narrowly avoids moving MSCS board elections (for now)
“We’ve got to know what the state is standing for and what they are setting us up for,” Commissioner Charlie Caswell Jr. said. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
After a motion to move all board elections to the 2026 ballot failed on a tie vote, the commission voted to try again in two weeks on a proposal for the 2030 ballot.
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