Manitowoc School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Manitowoc School District school board were up for at-large general election on April 5, 2016. Incumbents Keith Shaw, Dave Longmeyer and Dave Nickels all filed for re-election. They faced challengers Elizabeth Williams, James Koldoff and James Leist. Ultimately Nickels, Shaw, and Williams won seats on the district board.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Manitowoc Board of Education consists of seven at-large members elected to three-year terms. In order to run for the board, candidates must file with the school district clerk. A primary election would have been held on February 16, 2016, if the number of candidate filings was more than double the number of seats up for election. Because only six candidates filed for the three available seats, they all ran in the general election.
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.[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: Primary
Results
| Manitowoc School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dave Nickels Incumbent |
24.92% | 6,901 |
| Keith Shaw Incumbent |
22.37% | 6,194 |
| Elizabeth Williams |
15.39% | 4,261 |
| James Leist | 14.37% | 3,980 |
| Dave Longmeyer Incumbent | 14.33% | 3,967 |
| James Koldoff | 8.61% | 2,385 |
| Total Votes (95) | 27,688 | |
| Source: "School Board Election Results" April 15, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Keith Shaw |
Dave Longmeyer | Dave Nickels | |||
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| Elizabeth Williams |
James Koldoff | James Leist | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Wisconsin elections, 2016
The Manitowoc School District election ballot also included the state's presidential primary, and races for state and county courts.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Wisconsin school board elections in 2016:[6]
| 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 |
Endorsements
There were no official endorsements reported in the race.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Manitowoc School District.[7]
Candidates were only required to file campaign finance reports if they did one of the following:[8][9]
- accepted contributions, made disbursements or incurred obligations in an aggregate amount of more than $2,000 in a calendar year
- accepted more than $100 from a single source in the calendar year, except contributions made by candidates to their own campaigns
What was at stake?
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2016
Issues in the district
Tax levy increased
The tax levy in the Manitowoc School District increased by seven percent during the 2015-2016 school year to about 54 cents per $1,000 of property value. The Manitowoc school board approved this measure, which was lower than predicted in earlier budget meetings. An April 2015 referendum capped the allowable levy increase for programs and services at $1 million dollars. The district did not levy this full amount but may need to do so in the 2016-2017 school year, according to district business manager Ken Mischler.
The district’s 2015-2016 budget totaled $71,372,055. The Manitowoc School District also received state aid totaling $29,695,927, an increase of half a million dollars over the 2014-2015 school year. This increase in state aid along with a decrease in district debt payments helped to keep the tax levy lower than previously expected. Superintendent Mark Holzman said that school voucher payments could play a significant role in the district's future budgets if the number of students receiving vouchers continued to rise.[10]
About the district
- See also:Manitowoc School District, Wisconsin
The Manitowoc School District is located in Manitowoc County in east-central Wisconsin. The county seat is Manitowoc. The county was home to 80,160 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 31st-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 5,210 students.[12]
Demographics
Manitowoc County underperformed in terms of higher education achievement compared to Wisconsin as a whole. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years or older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.8 percent of all state residents. The median household income for Manitowoc County was $48,881 in 2013, compared to $52,413 for Wisconsin as a whole. The county and state poverty rates were 9.7 percent and 13.0 percent, respectively.[11]
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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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Email communication with Rebecca McLafferty, Manitowoc District secretary," January 14, 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
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2016 Spring Election and Presidential Preference Vote," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Report Dates 2016, 2017 and 2018," accessed January 25, 2016
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with district secretary of the business office, March 31, 2016
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Campaign Finance Overview: State Candidates," May 2010
- ↑ Wisconsin State Legislature, "11.0104 Reporting exemptions: limited activity," accessed January 26, 2016
- ↑ Sheboygan Press,“MSPSD levy raise not as high as expected”, November 1,2015
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Manitowoc County, Wisconsin," January 14, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Wisconsin Election Results," accessed July 30, 2015
| 2016 Manitowoc School District Elections | |
| Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | |
| Election date: | April 5, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Keith Shaw • Incumbent, Dave Longmeyer • Incumbent, Dave Nickels • Elizabeth Williams • James Koldoff • James Leist |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
