Today's Lawrence Journal-World puts it succinctly:
In the State Board of Education races, simple math could start another round in the long-running fight in Kansas about evolution.
For the past two years, the moderates have held a breathtakingly slim 6-4 majority on the Kansas State Board of Education. Three of the 5 positions up for grabs this year are now held by moderates who aren't running for re-election. They've done an admirable job of trying to keep pseudo-science out of the classrooms, but it's time for other moderates to take the reins. The math isn't encouraging:
"I'm a little nervous about whether we will keep a moderate majority on the board." - Kathy Cook, executive director, Kansas Families for Education.
The primary is August 5th.
TODAY is the last day to get registered to vote in the primary.
You don't have to trek down to your county courthouse to register. Here are a few simple steps to follow:
1. Download and print this pdf form.
2. Fill in the blanks.
3. Mail it to your county election official, postmarked by midnight tonight.
4. Show up at the polls August 5th!
Past elections have shown that Kansans' voting apathy is directly proportional to the anti-evolution activity on the state board of education:
Apathy ∝ anti-evolution activity
If you'd rather not see this issue stretch into ∞, then let n = the number of moderates on the state board of education
n + (10 - n) = 10
Please do your part to make sure n ∈ {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}.
posted by Cheryl Shepherd-Adams
