Missouri elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of Missouri held elections in 2015. Below are the dates of note: 2015 elections and events in Missouri Local ballot measure elections April 7, 2015 Candidate filing begins April 14, 2015 Candidate filing deadline May 19, 2015 Voter registration deadline July 8, 2015 Election day August 4, 2015 Candidate filing begins July 14, 2015 Candidate filing deadline August 18, 2015 Voter registration deadline October 7, 2015 General election November 3, 2015 Races to watch School Boards More information available here: Missouri school board elections, 2015 Municipal See also: Ferguson, Missouri municipal elections, 2015 The city of Ferguson, Missouri, held nonpartisan elections for city council on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 20. Three of the six city council seats were up for election. Council members serve three-year overlapping terms. Four of the eight candidates who ran for the three open seats were African-American, which was largely unprecedented given that only two black members have ever served on the council. To put this into perspective, according to the United States Census Bureau, Ferguson is 67.4 percent African-American. Ward 3 was guaranteed a black incumbent, as both candidates, Wesley Bell and Lee Smith, are African-American. None of the incumbents on the council — David Conway, Tim Larson or Kim Tihen — ran for re-election. The three members were first elected to the council in 2012. Local ballot measures April 7, 2015 - Two measures were approved in Kansas City and a veto referendum targeting an ordinance to prohibit discrimination against members of the LGBT community was decided by Springfield voters. November 3, 2015 - Two minimum wage measures in Kansas City Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and Missouri school board elections, 2015 A total of 18 Missouri school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2015 for 38 seats. All but one of the elections were scheduled on April 7, 2015; a special election for Kansas City Public Schools was held on November 3, 2015. Here are several quick facts about Missouri's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was St. Louis Public Schools with 32,364 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Mehlville School District with 10,537 K-12 students. Three districts were tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with three seats up for election in each. Kansas City Public Schools had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with one up for election. The district listed below served 307,680 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 Missouri School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Blue Springs School District 4/7/2015 2 7 14,203 Columbia Public Schools 4/7/2015 2 7 17,719 Ferguson-Florissant School District 4/7/2015 2 7 11,723 Fort Zumwalt R-II School District 4/7/2015 2 7 18,871 Fox C-6 School District 4/7/2015 2 7 11,759 Francis Howell School District 4/7/2015 2 7 19,835 Hazelwood School District 4/7/2015 2 7 18,325 Lee's Summit R-7 Schools 4/7/2015 2 7 17,783 Liberty Public Schools 4/7/2015 2 7 11,549 Mehlville School District 4/7/2015 2 7 10,537 North Kansas City Schools 4/7/2015 3 7 19,443 Park Hill School District 4/7/2015 2 7 10,579 Parkway Schools 4/7/2015 2 7 16,192 Rockwood School District 4/7/2015 3 7 20,450 St. Louis Public Schools 4/7/2015 2 7 32,364 Springfield Public Schools 4/7/2015 3 7 25,545 Wentzville R-IV School District 4/7/2015 2 7 13,971 Kansas City Public Schools 11/3/2015 1 9 16,832 Municipal See also: United States municipal elections, 2015 Ballotpedia covered municipal elections held in Ferguson, Kansas City and St. Louis. Local ballot measures See also: Local ballot measures, Missouri April 7, 2015 - Two measures were approved in Kansas City and a veto referendum targeting an ordinance to prohibit discrimination against members of the LGBT community was decided by Springfield voters. November 3, 2015 - Two minimum wage measures in Kansas City Voting information Links related to voting in Missouri: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Missouri. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Missouri. For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page. For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state. For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Missouri utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, Missouri saw 31.8 percent of eligible voters vote in the election for the highest office on the ballot in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, Missouri saw 62.2 percent of eligible voters vote in the election for the highest office on the ballot in the November general election. 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