Coachella Valley Unified School District elections (2016)
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Four of the seven seats on the Coachella Valley Unified School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election to Trustee Area 1, incumbent Manuel Jarvis-Martinez faced challengers Yolanda Castro, David Perezchica, and Roel (Rollie) Sanchez, and Castro was elected to the seat. Trustee Area 2 incumbent Joe Sanchez Murillo Jr. did not file to run for re-election, leaving the seat open for a newcomer. Candidate Jesus Gonzalez ran unopposed and won that seat by default. Trustee Area 3 incumbent Lowell Kamper ran against challengers Frank Becerra and Darlene Berber-Felton and was defeated by Becerra. The Trustee Area 4 race featured incumbent Maria Machuca and challenger Adrian Rodriguez. Machuca won re-election to the board.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Coachella Valley Unified board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and four 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 Coachella Valley Unified 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
Trustee Area 1
Results
| Coachella Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Yolanda Castro |
44.14% | 6,322 |
| Manuel Jarvis-Martinez Incumbent | 24.29% | 3,479 |
| Roel (Rollie) Sanchez | 23.57% | 3,376 |
| David Perezchica | 8.01% | 1,147 |
| Total Votes | 14,324 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Final Official Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 and Imperial County Registrar of Voters, "Election Summary Report: Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Manuel Jarvis-Martinez | Yolanda Castro | ||
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| David Perezchica | Roel (Rollie) Sanchez | ||
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Trustee Area 2
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Jesus Gonzalez won election to the board by default.[1]
Candidates
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Trustee Area 3
Results
| Coachella Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Frank Becerra |
42.67% | 6,139 |
| Lowell Kamper Incumbent | 30.97% | 4,456 |
| Darlene Berber-Felton | 26.36% | 3,792 |
| Total Votes | 14,387 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Final Official Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 and Imperial County Registrar of Voters, "Election Summary Report: Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Lowell Kamper | Frank Becerra |
Darlene Berber-Felton | |||
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Trustee Area 4
Results
| Coachella Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Maria Machuca Incumbent |
53.82% | 7,573 |
| Adrian Rodriguez | 46.18% | 6,498 |
| Total Votes | 14,071 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Final Official Election Results," accessed December 7, 2016 and Imperial County Registrar of Voters, "Election Summary Report: Official Final Results," accessed December 7, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Maria Machuca |
Adrian Rodriguez | ||
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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 number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[8]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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 community organization Evolve endorsed Trustee Area 1 incumbent Manuel Jarvis-Martinez and Trustee Area 4 incumbent Maria Machuca.[11] Machuca was also endorsed by the Riverside County Democratic Party, the Central Labor Council AFL-CIO of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, and by state Assemblyman Eduardo Garcia (D-56).[12][13][14]
The Coachella Valley Teachers Association endorsed Trustee Area 1 challenger Yolanda Castro and Trustee Area 3 challenger Darlene Berber-Felton.[15]
Do you know of an official or organization that endorsed a candidate in this race? Let Ballotpedia know by email at elections@ballotpedia.org.
Campaign finance
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.[10]
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.[10]
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.[10]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $11,500.00 and spent a total of $10,500.00 in the election, according to the Riverside County Registrar of Voters.[16]
Trustee Area 1
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Manuel Jarvis-Martinez | $1,000.00 | $0.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Yolanda Castro | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| David Perezchica | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Roel (Rollie) Sanchez | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Trustee Area 3
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Lowell Kamper | $5,400.00 | $5,400.00 | $0.00 |
| Frank Becerra | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Darlene Berber-Felton | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Trustee Area 4
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Maria Machuca | $5,100.00 | $5,100.00 | $0.00 |
| Adrian Rodriguez | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Past elections
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Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Trustee Area 2 incumbent Meagan Caress won re-election by default.[17] 2012Trustee Area 1This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Manuel Jarvis-Martinez was re-elected to his seat by default.[18] Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Meagan Caress was re-elected to her seat by default.[19] Trustee Area 3
Trustee Area 4This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Maria Machuca was re-elected to her seat by default.[20] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
What was at stake?
2016
Issues in the district
Recall effort
The three incumbents who ran for re-election on November 8, 2016, were targeted for recall in November 2015. The group "Our Coachella Valley Our Kids" targeted Board President Maria Machuca, Board Vice President Lowell Kamper, and board member Manuel Jarvis-Martinez for recall. They cited poor test scores and a multi-million dollar District Community Education Support Complex the district was in the process of building as reasons for the recall effort. Our Coachella Valley Our Kids ultimately dropped the effort against the three board members in February 2016, one week before their petitions would have been due. The supporters of the recall said they could not accuse the board of misusing funds if they required the district to spend between $40,000 and $50,000 on a recall election.[21][22]
Both Kamper and Machuca spoke against the recall effort due the cost the district would have had to cover. They both highlighted the fact that their terms would be up for regular election a few months after the earliest a recall election could be held.[23] Machuca also spoke in favor of the new District Community Education Support Complex. "We've been in temporary structures since the district became unified over 40 years ago. That was a need we saw to have a structure that our employees can be proud of that is also a safe environment," she said.[21]
Jarvis-Martinez, Kamper, and Machuca were previously targeted for recall in 2013 for being "financially irresponsible." The recall attempt failed to gather enough signatures to go to the ballot.[24]
Machuca won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016, but both Jarvis-Martinez and Kamper were defeated by newcomers.[2]
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About the district
The Coachella Valley Unified School District is located in southern California in Riverside and Imperial counties.[25] The county seat of Riverside County is Riverside, and the county seat of Imperial County is El Centro. In 2015, Riverside County was home to 2,361,026 residents, and Imperial County was home to 180,191 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[26][27] The district was the 85th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 18,850 students.[28]
Demographics
Both Riverside County and Imperial County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 20.8 percent of Riverside County residents aged 25 years and older and 13.4 percent of Imperial County residents of the same age had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Riverside County was $56,592 and for Imperial County $41,772, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in Riverside County was 17.1 percent. A total of 23.6 percent of people in Imperial County were in poverty, and 16.4 percent were in poverty statewide.[26][27]
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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
- Coachella Valley Unified School District
- Imperial County Registrar of Voters
- Riverside County Registrar of Voters
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Riverside County, "Consolidated Presidential Election," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Coachella Valley Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ Coachella Valley Unified School District, "BB 9220 Board Bylaws: Governing Board Elections," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: 2016 General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 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
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Democratic Party, "2016 Endorsed Non-Partisan Candidates," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ The Desert Sun, "Insider: School board candidate endorsements," September 16, 2016
- ↑ The Desert Sun, "Insider: School board endorsements," October 6, 2016
- ↑ The Desert Sun, "Teachers choice: Unions endorse school board candidates," October 4, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "County of Riverside Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed February 8, 2017
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Coachella Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 Voter Information," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Coachella Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 2; 4 Year Short Term Voter Information," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Coachella Valley Unified School District; Trustee Area 4 Voter Information," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Desert Sun, "CVUSD board members divided on recall," November 4, 2015
- ↑ The Desert Sun, "CVUSD recall effort stalls amid calls for fiscal responsibility," February 23, 2016
- ↑ The Desert Sun, "Parents rally for CVUSD board recall," November 3, 2015
- ↑ MyDesert.com, "Coachella Valley Unified School District recall effort falls short," December 2, 2013
- ↑ Mapboundary.com, "Coachella Valley Unified, CA (USD)," accessed November 23, 2015
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 United States Census Bureau, "Riverside County, California," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 United States Census Bureau, "Imperial County, California," accessed July 6, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ County of Riverside Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections," accessed July 3, 2014
- ↑ Imperial County Registrar of Voters, "Previous Election Results," accessed July 15, 2014
