Currituck Board of Education Election Method Referendum

What it does

Changing the method of election for the members of the Board of Education of Currituck County from nonpartisan to partisan.

A YES vote means

Currituck County Board of Education members would be elected in partisan elections instead of nonpartisan elections.

A NO vote means

Currituck County Board of Education elections would stay nonpartisan.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The General Assembly placed this question on the ballot in Session Law 2025-13 (House Bill 3), ratified June 25, 2025, which also sets the ballot wording.

Under the law, if a majority votes for the change, Currituck County Board of Education members would be elected on a partisan basis, with the change taking effect the first Monday in December 2028 and the 2028 elections conducted as if it were already in effect; terms of members elected in 2024 are not affected.

The law describes a five-member board serving staggered four-year terms, with four members elected from residency districts and one elected from the county at-large.

The Outer Banks Voice reported in April 2025 that the Currituck County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution supporting the switch, with Chair Paul O'Neal saying taxpayers should decide it.

Put on the ballot by N.C. General Assembly, Session Law 2025-13 (House Bill 3), ratified June 25, 2025.

From official source 1, official source 2.

In the news

• Currituck Board approves resolution for referendum on ed board elections · The Outer Banks Voice

Next elections here

• 2028 presidential election · Who has filed so far, from FEC filings

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• Currituck County Local Sales and Use Tax Referendum
• Currituck Board of Commissioners Structure Change Referendum

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Currituck Board of Education Election Method Referendum mean?

Currituck County Board of Education members would be elected in partisan elections instead of nonpartisan elections.

What does a NO vote on Currituck Board of Education Election Method Referendum mean?

Currituck County Board of Education elections would stay nonpartisan.

How many votes does Currituck Board of Education Election Method Referendum need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Currituck Board of Education Election Method Referendum?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.