The DeKalb County Board of Education is made up of members elected from seven districts for staggered, four-year terms, except as provided by law, with members serving from even-numbered districts being elected every four years starting in 2014, and members serving from odd-numbered districts being elected every four years starting in 2016.
Legal References
- O.C.G.A. 01-03-0011 — Local referenda on abolishing offices or shortening or lengthening term (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0056 — Nonpartisan primaries and elections for LBOE members (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 36-60-0011 — AG must receive copy of any submission to DOJ re: federal Voting Rights Act (Lexis)
- 52 USC 10301 — Denial or abridgement of right to vote on account of race or color through voting qualifications or prerequisites; establishment of violation