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the referendum on this year’s ballot in Rappahannock.
Meanwhile the state NAACP challenged changing the method of selecting School Board members, claiming that more black members are appointed under the current system than might be elected directly by the voters.
At this time there does not seem to be any organil&d opposition to the election of School Board members. In 1980 voters in Rappahannock decided in a referendum, to have the School Board members appointed by the supervisors.
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