New Law Bans School Board’s Reminders to Vote

Parents of students may well remember the robo-calls and emails reminding them to vote in upcoming budget referendums, which was a simple notification of the date, time and location for voting. 

Board of Education members across the state credit the system with helping to pass budgets, however, a new state law effective July 1 will prohibit school officials from using the system, according to a report in The Day. 

Public Act 13-247 is the law in question, and it only allows community-wide notification systems available to all residents, to send out details about a vote. 

Click here to read the full story in The Day.