School elections face changes

A bill giving New Jersey districts the option to move school board elections to November will go before the state Legislature. The measure will be considered Monday and also allows school budgets to skip voter approval if they are within the 2 percent property tax cap. School elections are now held in April in New Jersey, and all school budgets require voter approval. Proponents say the idea behind the bill is to allow districts to move the elections to the date of the general election to increase turnout and save election costs.