County Commission to vote on putting all school board seats on 2026 ballot
Shelby County commissioners are scheduled to vote on a resolution that, if approved, would put all nine school Memphis-Shelby County Schools board seats on the 2026 ballot. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A resolution on the Monday, July 28, County Commission agenda would cut in half the four-year terms of five elected Memphis-Shelby County Schools board members.
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