Chico Unified School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Chico Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Due to lack of opposition, however, this election was canceled. Incumbents Elizabeth "Liz" Griffin and Linda Hovey were the only candidates to file for the two seats. Because of this, they won re-election by default.[1] Though no board of education seats appeared on the ballot, citizens of the school district did vote on a $150 million bond measure.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Chico Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and two seats would have been up for election on November 8, 2016, if the election had not been canceled due to lack of opposition.[1][2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents had not filed by that deadline, the filing deadline would have been 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 Chico Unified Board of Education. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[3][4]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district would have had to register by October 24, 2016, if the election had remained on the ballot.[5] Photo identification would not have been required to vote in this election.[6]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Elizabeth Griffin and Linda Hovey won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
| Elizabeth "Liz" Griffin |
Linda Hovey | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
If the election had not been canceled, the district's school board election would have shared the ballot with a number of statewide ballot measures, a bond measure for the school district, two ballot measures for Butte County, and three bond measures for the city of Chico. It would also have shared the ballot with elections for the following offices:[7][8]
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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
CCSA Advocates endorsed incumbents Elizabeth Griffin and Linda Hovey.[11]
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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]
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What was at stake?
2016
Issues in the election
Measure K
Though no board of education seats appeared on the ballot on November 8, 2016, citizens of the Chico Unified School District voted on Measure K. The measure asked for $150 million for facility repairs in the school district and required a 55 percent majority to pass.[12] It was approved with over 68 percent of the vote.[13] The question appeared on the ballot as follows:
| “ | To improve the quality of local public education by preventing overcrowding at elementary schools and providing safe schools through repairing or replacing leaky roofs and outdated electrical and plumbing systems, upgrading, modernizing and constructing classrooms and science labs, improving student access to technology and improving access for students with disabilities shall Chico Unified School District issue $152,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, including independent citizens' oversight, audits, all funds staying local and NO money for administrative salaries?[14] | ” |
| —Chico Unified School District (2016)[15] | ||
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About the district
The Chico Unified School District is located in Butte County in northern California. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County was home to 225,411 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[16] The district was the 119th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 13,817 students.[17]
Demographics
Butte 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 25 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Butte County was $43,165, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 21.9 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[16]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Butte County Clerk-Recorder, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 14, 2016
- ↑ Chico Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Chico Unified School District, "Bylaws of the Board #9220: Board of Education Elections," accessed July 5, 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
- ↑ Butte County Clerk-Recorder, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: General Election," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Butte County Clerk-Recorder, "November 8, 2016 Presidential Election: Local Ballot Measures," accessed September 22, 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
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ Butte County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2016 Presidential Election: Local Measures," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Butte County Clerk-Recorder, "Semi-Unofficial Results November 8, 2016 Presidential General Election," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Butte County Registrar of Voters, "Exhibit A Full Text of the Measure," accessed October 9, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 United States Census Bureau, "Butte County, California," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Butte County Registrar of Voters, "Past Elections," accessed July 15, 2014
| 2016 Chico Unified School District Elections | |
| Butte County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Elizabeth "Liz" Griffin • Incumbent, Linda Hovey |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
