In 1992, Carteret County voters overwhelmingly decided to make Carteret County School Board elections non-partisan. The referendum passed with 83% of the vote. In 2017, the Carteret County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution overturning that vote of the people and called for partisan school board elections. This was done without proper notice nor any input from the general public. This resolution was supported by our local state representatives and passed by the North Carolina General Assembly. Citizens Against Partisan Schools (C.A.P.S.) believes that the citizens of Carteret County should have final decision on school board elections. C.A.P.S. is demanding that the Carteret County Commissioners place a Referendum on the 2018 ballot that simply asks "Do you want partisan school board elections in Carteret County" Yes or No