The WakeEd blog is devoted to discussing and answering questions about the major issues facing the Wake County school system. How much will the new Democratic majority on the school board do to undo the changes made by Republicans since 2009? Will the new student assignment plan be a hybrid of the last two models or primarily be a return to the use of busing for diversity? Who will replace Tony Tata as the new superintendent of the state's largest district? How will voters react to a likely request in 2013 to borrow potentially more than $1 billion to build and renovate schools?
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Today's process for picking a new Wake County school board member should be simpler than what happened when vacancies were last filled in 2009.
In 2009, board members ranked on a written ballot which applicants they preferred. After several rounds of voting, the person was chosen.
Today, board members will just vote by written ballot for one person. Once a person gets at least four votes, it's all over. Board members have to sign the ballots so we'll know afterward who voted for which person.
