Roseville Joint Union High School District elections (2016)

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Roseville Joint Union High School District Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
10,240 students

Three of the five seats on the Roseville Joint Union High School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbents Rene Aguilera and Paige Stauss filed for re-election and were joined on the ballot by challengers Andrew Tagg, Gary Johnson, and Julie Hirota.[1] Stauss won re-election, and Johnson and Hirota won the other seats on the ballot.[2] On top of choosing new members for the board of trustees, citizens of the district also voted on a bond measure for the school district.

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Roseville Joint Union board of trustees consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Two seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]

To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016. In order to qualify as candidates, they had to be at least 18 years old, citizens of California, residents of the school district, registered voters, and "not legally disqualified from holding civil office," according to the bylaws of the Roseville Joint Union board of trustees. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[4][5]

To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[7]

Candidates and results

At-large

Results

Roseville Joint Union High School District,
At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Gary Johnson 22.20% 30,796
Green check mark transparent.png Julie Hirota 21.72% 30,127
Green check mark transparent.png Paige Stauss Incumbent 20.64% 28,636
Rene Aguilera Incumbent 18.66% 25,889
Andrew Tagg 16.44% 22,807
Write-in votes 0.33% 453
Total Votes 138,708
Source: Placer County Elections Office, "Election Night Results Official Election Summary Final," accessed December 7, 2016

Candidates

Rene Aguilera Paige Stauss Green check mark transparent.png Julie Hirota Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

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  • Incumbent

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Gary Johnson Green check mark transparent.png Andrew Tagg

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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2016

The district's school board election shared the ballot with a bond measure for the school district, a bond measure for Placer County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[8][9]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[10][11]

Deadline Event
August 1, 2016 Semi-annual campaign finance report due
August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period
August 12, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
August 17, 2016 Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats
September 29, 2016 First pre-election campaign finance report due
October 24, 2016 Voter registration deadline
October 27, 2016 Second pre-election campaign finance report due
November 8, 2016 Election Day
January 31, 2017 Semi-annual campaign finance report due

Endorsements

The Placer County Democratic Party and the community organization Evolve endorsed incumbent Rene Aguilera.[12][13] CCSA Advocates endorsed challenger Andrew Tagg.[14]

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Campaign finance

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See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[11]

Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[11]

Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[11]

Reports

Candidates received a total of $34,779.00 and spent a total of $21,746.83 as of October 22, 2016, according to the Placer County Elections Office.[15]

Candidate Contributions Expenditures Cash on hand
Rene Aguilera $6,776.00 $5,768.00 $1,008.00
Paige Stauss $2,000.00 $0.00 $2,000.00
Julie Hirota $15,633.00 $8,386.17 $7,246.83
Gary Johnson $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
Andrew Tagg $10,370.00 $7,592.66 $2,777.34

Past elections

What was at stake?

2016

Issues in the election

Measure D
See also: Roseville Joint Unified School District, California, Bond Issue, Measure D (November 2016)

In addition to choosing three candidates for the Roseville Joint Union High School District board of trustees on November 8, 2016, citizens of the school district voted on Measure D. A 55 percent majority was required for the measure to pass. It was approved with over 59 percent of the vote.[16][17] The question appeared on the ballot as follows:

To upgrade local high schools with funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall Roseville Joint Union High School District upgrade science, engineering, math, career technology and core academic classrooms/facilities, support academic instruction and prepare students for 21st Century jobs, replace electrical wiring, leaky roofs, ensure classroom accessibility, construct, acquire, repair classrooms, schools, sites/equipment, by issuing $96,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, annual audits, no money for administrators?[18]
—Roseville Joint Union High School District (2016)[19]

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About the district

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The Roseville Joint Union High School District is located in Placer and Sacramento counties in California.

The Roseville Joint Union High School District is located in north-central California in Placer and Sacramento counties. The county seat of Placer County is Auburn, and the county seat of Sacramento County is Sacramento. In the years 2010 through 2015, Placer and Sacramento counties were home to an estimated 375,391 residents and 1,501,335 residents, respectively, according to the United States Census Bureau.[20][21] The district was the 158th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,240 students.[22]

Demographics

Higher education achievement

Placer County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014, while Sacramento County underperformed compared to the state during that same time period. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.7 percent of Placer County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents and 28.2 percent of Sacramento County residents.[20][21]

Median household income

Between 2010 and 2014, the median household income for Placer County was $73,747, and it was $55,615 for Sacramento County. During that same time period, the median household income was $61,489 for the entire state.

Poverty rate

From 2010 to 2014, was 8.3 percent of people in Place County were in poverty, and 18.1 percent of people in Sacramento County were in poverty. Statewide at that time, 16.4 percent of people were in poverty.[20][21]

Racial Demographics, 2010-2015[20][21]
Race Placer County (%) Sacramento County (%) California (%)
White 85.5 64.3 72.9
Black or African American 1.8 10.9 6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1 1.6 1.7
Asian 7.3 16.0 14.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2 1.2 0.5
Two or more races 4.1 6.1 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 13.8 22.7 38.8

Presidential Voting Pattern
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
Placer County[23]
2012 66,818 99,921
2008 75,112 94,647
2004 55,573 95,969
Sacramento County[24]
2012 300,503 202,514
2008 316,506 213,583
2004 236,657 235,539
2000 212,792 195,619

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.

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See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Placer County Elections Division, "Qualified Candidate List," accessed August 15, 2016
  2. Sacramento County, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 9, 2016 and Placer County, "Election Night Results," accessed November 9, 2016
  3. Roseville Joint Union School District, "board of trustees," accessed August 8, 2016
  4. Roseville Joint Union High School District, "Board Bylaw 9220: board of trustees Elections," accessed August 8, 2016
  5. California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
  6. California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  7. California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  8. Placer County Elections Office, "Final Qualified Candidate List: 2016 General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
  9. Placer County Elections Office, "Measures for the November 8th 2016 Presidential General Election for Placer County," accessed September 23, 2016
  10. California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
  12. Placer County Democratic Party, "2016 General Election Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2016
  13. Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
  14. CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
  15. Placer County Elections Office, "Placer County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 2, 2016
  16. Placer County Elections Division, "Election Night Results," accessed November 14, 2016
  17. Sacramento County, "Unofficial Results: General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 14, 2016
  18. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  19. Placer County Elections Office, "Measures for the November 8th 2016 Presidential General Election for Placer County," accessed October 27, 2016
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 United States Census Bureau, "Placer County, California," accessed August 4, 2016
  21. 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 United States Census Bureau, "Sacramento County, California," accessed July 8, 2016
  22. National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
  23. Placer County Elections Office, "Past Elections," accessed August 1, 2014
  24. Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Results and Information from Previous Elections," accessed July 17, 2014