A judge on Friday ordered that a Hillsborough County tax referendum designed to increase teacher pay will appear on this year's November ballot — ending a months-long back and forth between the school board and the county commission. In April, the Hillsborough County School Board voted 5-2 to send the referendum to voters in November. Then in July, Hillsborough County commissioners voted 4-3 to block that referendum from this year's ballot, pushing the ballot initiative to 2026. In response, the school board granted Superintendent Van Ayres the power to take legal action against county commissioners for pushing the ballot initiative back. "Our stance is they have no right to postpone that at all. They are superseding, they are trying to take away the power of the school board," Ayres previously said. Ayres asked a judge to take a closer look at whether commissioners acted within their rights. And on Friday, the judge ordered the Hillsborough County Commission to include the tax referendum on the upcoming November ballot. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/hillsborough-tax-referendum-teacher-pay-november-ballot/67-c0067c50-7075-41c3-a791-70c5d59611f3 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay