Pendergast Elementary School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Pendergast Elementary School District Governing Board would have been up for general election on November 4, 2014, but the election for a two-year term was canceled due to a lack of opposition. The remaining two seat were four-year terms up for general election on November 4, 2014.
At-large incumbents Martin J. Quezada and Susan Serin defeated write-in challengers Consuelo Aduana Pambid-Stout and Edgar G. Hernandez-Galaviz in the race for the four-year terms.[1]
The two-year term seat was open because of a vacancy on the board that was filled by Jose Arenas in April 2013. Because the vacancy was for a seat with more than two years left on its unexpired term, the seat had to be filled by an elected member at this general election. Arenas ran unopposed to fulfill the remainder of this unexpired term. The Maricopa County Education Service Agency recommended that the election be canceled and that Arenas be appointed to retain their seats on the governing board by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.[2] The board of supervisors elected to do so at their September 10, 2014, meeting.[3]
About the district
Pendergast Elementary School District is located in southwestern Arizona in Maricopa County. Phoenix is the county seat and the state capital. In 2013, Maricopa County was home to 4,009,412 residents according to United States Census Bureau estimates. In the 2011-2012 school year, Pendergast Elementary School District was the 27th-largest school district in Arizona and served 9,771 students.[4]
Demographics
Maricopa County slightly overperformed compared to the rest of Arizona in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.5 percent of Maricopa County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 26.6 percent in Arizona. The median household income for the county was $54,385 compared to $50,256 statewide. The poverty rate in Maricopa County was 15.8 percent compared to 17.2 percent statewide.[4]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Pendergast Governing Board is composed of five at-large, nonpartisan members who are elected to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was November 4, 2014. Arizona law required an automatic recount in the case of a tie. If a tie held, the winner would have been chosen by drawing lots in the presence of the candidates. There were no runoff elections. Members-elect assumed their board memberships on January 1, 2015.[7]
The unopposed candidate for the two-year term was appointed by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. According to Arizona Revised Statute § 15-424(D), elections can be canceled for governing board positions in which only one person files a nomination petition or as a write-in candidate.[3]
Candidates were required to submit nominating petitions signed by qualified electors totaling 0.5 percent of the total voter registration in the school district to the county school superintendent between July 7, 2014, and August 6, 2014.[7] For the 2014 general election, the number of required signatures was 145.[8]
Voters were required to register by October 6, 2014, in order to vote in the general election. Early voting began October 9, 2014.[9]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
Four-year terms
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Two-year term
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Election results
Four-year terms
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Martin J. Quezada Incumbent |
50.5% | 5,213 | |
| Nonpartisan | Susan Serin Incumbent |
49.1% | 5,065 | |
| Nonpartisan | Consuelo Aduana Pambid-Stout | 0.2% | 25 | |
| Nonpartisan | Edgar G. Hernandez-Galaviz | 0.1% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 10,313 | |||
| Source: Maricopa County, "Official Combined Results," accessed December 29, 2014 • Maricopa County, "Write-in Canvass," accessed December 29, 2014 | ||||
Two-year term
The election for the two-year term was canceled as Arenas ran unopposed. He was appointed to the term by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on September 10, 2014.[3]
Endorsements
None of the candidates received any official endorsements.
Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $410.00 and spent a total of $45.88 as of September 16, 2014, according to the Maricopa County Recorder's office. Quezada was the only candidate to report any contributions or expenditures at that time.[10]
Past elections
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2010Unopposed incumbent Susan Serin and newcomer Martin J. Quezada won the two open board seats in the 2010 election.[11] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Pendergast Elementary School District election in 2014.[9][12]
| Deadline | Event |
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| January 31, 2014 | Campaign finance report due |
| June 30, 2014 | Campaign finance report due |
| July 7, 2014 | First day to file petitions |
| August 6, 2014 | Last day to file petitions |
| September 10, 2014 | Two-year term election canceled by county board of supervisors |
| September 25, 2014 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| October 6, 2014 | Last day to register to vote in general election |
| October 9, 2014 | Early voting begins |
| October 31, 2014 | Pre-general election campaign finance report due |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 1, 2014 | Official canvass of election results due |
| December 4, 2014 | Post-general election campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Arizona elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with general elections for Arizona's 1st, 2nd and 9th Congressional Districts, as well as eight state executive offices, the state senate, the state house of representatives, three statewide ballot measures, municipal elections and judicial elections.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Pendergast + Elementary + School + District + Arizona"
See also
- Arizona
- Pendergast Elementary School District, Arizona
- Arizona school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Arizona
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Filed Candidate Listing," August 25, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Education Service Agency, "Recommended Cancellations," September 8, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, "FORMAL MEETING SUMMARY, Wednesday, September 10, 2014," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Maricopa County, Arizona, Quick Facts," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Maricopa County Election Results Archives," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official Canvas of Votes for 2000 General Election," November 27, 2000
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Arizona School Board Association Manuals, "Arizona Education Laws and Rules Annotated," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "General Election - November 4, 2014, School Governing Board Member Signature Requirements," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2014 Election Important Dates," accessed August 18, 2014
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Campaign Finance Document Search," accessed September 18, 2014
- ↑ West Valley View, "Candidate shortage," August 5, 2010
- ↑ Maricopa County Recorder, "Maricopa County Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed August 18, 2014
