Menomonee Falls School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Menomonee Falls School District school board were up for general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Faith VanderHorst and Michele Divelbiss filed for re-election, while Scott Ternes opted not to run for another term. VanderHorst and Divelbiss faced challengers Lowell Kellogg and Michael Vettor.[1] VandeHorst, Divelbiss and Vettor won in the general election.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Menomonee Falls Board of Education is made up of seven members from the district elected at large. The members are elected to three-year terms. Officers are elected by the board within 30 days of the fourth Monday in April.
To be elected to the board, candidates must reside in the boundaries of the school district for 28 days prior to the filing of a "Declaration of Candidacy" form. Furthermore, at the time of taking office, each candidate must be a resident of the apportioned area he or she is elected to represent.[2] Candidates must also be 18 years old and citizens of the United States. Unless pardoned, those who have been convicted of a felony are not eligible for election to office in Wisconsin.[3]
Candidates had until January 5, 2016, to collect between 100 and 200 signatures for their nomination papers. The signatures had to come from residents of the district where the candidate sought election, but the petition circulators were not required to reside in the district or municipality. Circulators were required to be U.S. citizens and 18 years or older.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Menomonee Falls School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Faith VanderHorst Incumbent |
30.77% | 6,435 |
| Michele Divelbiss Incumbent |
25.91% | 5,420 |
| Michael Vettor |
22.10% | 4,623 |
| Lowell Kellogg | 20.39% | 4,264 |
| Write-in votes | 0.83% | 174 |
| Total Votes (100) | 20,916 | |
| Source: Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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| Lowell Kellogg | Michael Vettor
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Withdrew from election
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016
The general election for Menomonee Falls' school board shared the ballot with village and county board races. There were two referendum questions on the ballot dealing with facilities and operations costs. Question 1 asked for $3.75 million in additional funding for school programs, while Question 2 asked for issuance of bonds up to $32.7 million for facility upgrades. Voters rejected Question 1 with 52.3 percent of votes in the "no" column, while Question 2 was approved with 55.8 percent of votes in the "yes" column.[5] The April 2016 ballot also included the state's presidential primary, and races for state and county courts.[1][6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 5, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| January 26, 2016 | Referendum submission deadline |
| March 28, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 5, 2016 | Election Day |
| April 25, 2016 | Board members take office |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
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Campaign finance
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 in a calendar year. [8] The pre-general election campaign finance deadline was March 28, 2016.
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About the district
Menomonee Falls School District is located in Waukesha County in southeastern Wisconsin. The county seat is Waukesha. Waukesha County was home to 395,118 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[9] The district was the 41st-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 4,200 students.[10]
Higher education achievement
Waukesha County outperformed the rest of Wisconsin in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 40.2 percent of Waukesha County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent for the state as a whole.[9]
Median household income
Between 2009 and 2013, the median household income in Waukesha County was $75,850, compared to $52,413 for Wisconsin.[9] During that same time period, the median household income for the entire United States was $53,046.[11]
Poverty rate
The poverty rate in Waukesha County was 5.4 percent from 2009 and 2013. During that same time period, the poverty rate statewide was 13.0 percent, and it was 15.4 percent for the country as a whole.[9][11]
Racial and political demographics
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Germantown Now, "Familiar faces dot local ballots," January 5, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Candidate Eligibility," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates: Getting on the Ballot," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "State Statutes: CHAPTER 8," accessed September 22, 2014
- ↑ Waukesha County Clerk, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Primary," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ Menomonee Falls NOW, "Menomonee Falls voters to be faced with two school referendum questions in April," January 13, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 United States Census Bureau, "Waukesha County, Wisconsin," accessed January 13, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: USA," accessed July 6, 2015
- ↑ Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed January 28, 2014
| 2016 Menomonee Falls School District Elections | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Faith VanderHorst • Incumbent, Michele Divelbiss • Lowell Kellogg • Stephen Roberts • Michael Vettor |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
