League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Stanislaus County, CA November 3, 2015 Election
	Measure F Election of School Board Members by District/Trustee Area or At Large City of Modesto Majority Approval Required See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure F	Arguments Against Measure F
MEASURE F IS NOT A TAX. A YES vote on Measure F empowers all school district voters and may save Modesto City Schools from fighting a costly legal battle. Measure F removes one sentence from the Modesto City Charter that forces all school board members to be elected on an "at large" basis. Measure F will: Ensure that our local school board oversees the voting procedures that are consistent with California law. Ensure that all voters within the District have a voice in how the school board is elected. Every member of the Modesto City Schools Board of Education and Modesto City Council voted to place Measure F on the ballot. Modesto City Schools is made up of 33 schools that serve over 29,000 students from kindergarten through 12th grade in all of Modesto, Empire, Salida, and portions of Riverbank. The District is governed by a seven-member Board of Education currently elected at-large from throughout the District. Measure F makes sure that all District voters, whether they live in Modesto or not, have the same rights to choose how the school board is elected. Today, the City Charter decides how the school board is elected, even though the District's boundaries extend to many voters that live outside the City. Measure F helps ensure consistency with the California Voting Rights Act. Other public agencies that have not updated their voting procedures have faced costly lawsuits and have not prevailed in those cases. Measure F is a commonsense and fiscally prudent step to avoid potential legal challenges, which could results in unnecessary costs and disruption to the operations of our local schools. Measure F empowers all voters in the District and keeps costly lawsuits out of our schools, so we can focus on the kids. Please vote YES. /s/ Amy Elliott Neumann, Modesto City Schools Board President /s/ Pamela Able, Modesto City Schools Superintendent	(No arguments against were submitted)

Full Text of Measure F

The Council of the City of Modesto hereby proposes, on its own motion, to amend Section 1500 of the Charter of the City of Modesto as follows: MEASURE F SECTION 1500. - BOARD OF EDUCATION. The control, management and administration of the public schools of the City of Modesto, and the territory that is now or may hereafter be annexed thereto for school purposes, in accordance with the Constitution and general laws of the State of California, are hereby vested in a Board of Education. In all matters not specifically provided for in this article, the Board shall be governed by the provisions of the general law relating to such matters and shall be vested with all the powers and charged with all the duties provided by the laws of the State for city boards of education. The Board of Education shall be the governing body of the Modesto City School District of Stanislaus County and the Modesto High School District of Stanislaus County. The Board of Education shall consist of seven (7) members who may receive compensation pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Education Code of the State of California. The members of the Board of Education shall be elected at large from the territory within the boundaries of the school district or districts which are under the jurisdiction of the Board. The Board of Education shall select a method of election for its members, by resolution, including but not limited to trustee or at large, in accordance with Chapter 1, Part 4, Division 1,Title 1 of the California Education Code, or any succeeding statute. The members of the Board of Education shall hold office for a period of four (4) years from and after the first Tuesday following the Regular Municipal Election at which they are elected and continuing until their successors are elected and have qualified. No person shall be eligible to be nominated for or to hold office as a member of the Board of Education unless the person is and shall have been for at least thirty (30) days preceding the person's nomination or appointment a resident and registered elector of the school district or districts which are under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education. Note: Any wording stricken would be deleted by this measure. All of the above wording which is shaded/underlined would be added by this measure.