
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, August 5, 1993                   TAG: 9308050334
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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ELECTED SCHOOL BOARDS

Wednesday was the last day those gathering signatures supporting referendums for elected school boards could submit their petitions.

Only two localities in this area - Salem and Franklin County - were conducting petition drives up until the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday, and both of those efforts apparently fell short.

\ Localities where petitioners obtained enough signatures to prompt a referendum"

Floyd County

Montgomery County

Roanoke County

Bedford County

Botetourt County

\ Localities where petition drives failed:

Franklin County

Salem

\ Localities that passed referendums last year:

Craig County

Pulaski County.

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