Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township elections (2016)

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Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
14,871 students

Three of the five seats on the Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. One seat was up for at-large election and the other two were up for by-district election. Newcomer Shawn Denney filed for the at-large seat previously held by Matt Brown. District 1 incumbent Wendy Muston and District 3 incumbent Carol Helmus filed for additional terms. All three ran unopposed and won terms on the board. There was no primary.[1][2][3]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township schools are overseen by a five-member board elected either at large or by district to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and a general election was held November 8, 2016.

In order to run in this school board race, candidates had to reside in the school district for at least one year before the election, be registered to vote in the district he or she sought to represent, and be at least 21 years of age. Additionally, no teacher or non-certified employee of a school district was permitted to be a member of its school board.

To appear on the ballot, candidates had to file a statement of economic interest and a petition of nomination by August 26, 2016. In a metropolitan school district, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing in the same board member district as the nominee, whereas in a community school corporation, the petition had to be signed by ten registered voters residing within the boundaries of the school corporation.[4]

Candidates and results

At-Large

Results

Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township,
At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Shawn Denney  (unopposed) 100.00% 20,840
Total Votes (100) 20,840
Source: Indianapolis, "2016 General Election Results for Marion County, Certified Results," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

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District 1

Results

Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township,
District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Wendy Muston Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 21,593
Total Votes (100) 21,593
Source: Indianapolis, "2016 General Election Results for Marion County, Certified Results," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

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  • Incumbent
  • Adjunct instructor of harp at Butler University

District 3

Results

Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township,
District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Carol Helmus Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 21,472
Total Votes (100) 21,472
Source: Indianapolis, "2016 General Election Results for Marion County, Certified Results," accessed November 29, 2016

Candidates

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  • District 3 incumbent 2012-Present
  • At-large representative 2008-2012
  • Director of operations, St. Luke's United Methodist Church

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Indiana elections, 2016


The following offices shared the general election date with this Indiana school board election:

One state ballot measure was also scheduled to appear on the general election ballot: the Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for this Indiana school board election in 2016:[5]

Deadline Event
July 27, 2016 First day to file nominating petitions
August 26, 2016 Last day to file nominating petitions
October 11, 2016 Deadline to register to vote in the general election
October 21, 2016 Deadline to file pre-general election campaign finance reports
November 8, 2016 General election day

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Campaign finance

None of the candidates in this race filed a campaign finance report with the Marion County Board of Elections as of October 24, 2016.[6]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
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School board candidates in Indiana who received more than $500 in contributions or made more than $500 in expenditures had to have a principal committee. A principal committee is authorized by the candidate it represents to accept contributions and make expenditures on his or her behalf. The committee also helps to promote the candidate in the election. Each committee was required to have a chairperson and a treasurer. Any expenditures made by the committee had to be authorized by one of these two members.

Once the $500 threshold was reached, the candidate had to also file a Statement of Organization form no later than noon, 10 days after the candidate exceeded the limit. The requirement to form a principal committee and file a statement of organization was lifted for candidates who did not meet the $500 threshold requirement. The pre-election report was due October 21, 2016, and the annual report was due January 18, 2017.[7]

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About the district

See also: Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township, Indiana
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township is located in Marion County, Indiana.

Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township is located in the central part of Marion County, Indiana. The county seat is Indianapolis. Marion County was home to 939,020 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 14,871 students.[9]

Demographics

Marion County outperformed Indiana as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 23.6 percent of state residents. The median household income for the county was $42,378, compared to $48,737 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 21.3 percent, while that rate was 14.5 percent for state residents.[8]

Racial Demographics, 2015[8]
Race Marion County (%) Indiana (%)
White 65.8 85.8
Black or African American 28.0 9.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5 0.4
Asian 2.8 2.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or more races 2.8 1.9
Hispanic or Latino 10.0 6.7

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Marion County[10]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 216,336 136,509
2008 241,987 134,313
2004 162,249 156,072

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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