TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida voters rejected an amendment to the State Constitution that would have required school board members to be elected in a partisan election.

Florida law currently requires school board candidates to run in non-partisan races, parties do not nominate candidates and their party affiliation (such as Republican or Democrat) does not appear next to the candidate’s name on the ballot.

The ballot summary reads: “Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election and to specify that the amendment only applies to elections held on or after the November 2026 general election. However, partisan primary elections may occur before the 2026 general election for purposes of nominating political party candidates to that office for placement on the 2026 general election ballot.”

All Florida ballot amendments require 60% of the vote in order to pass.