Broken Arrow Public Schools elections (2014)
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One seat on the Broken Arrow Public Schools school board was scheduled to be up for general election on February 11, 2014. Incumbent Board of Education president Cheryl Kelly was unopposed during the filing period and was sworn in for another term in February 2014. The election did not appear on the ballot.
About the district
- See also: Broken Arrow Public Schools, Oklahoma
Broken Arrow Public Schools is located in Tulsa County, Oklahoma with a portion of the district located in Wagoner County, Oklahoma. The county seat of Tulsa County is Tulsa. According to the United States Census Bureau, Broken Arrow is home to 98,850 residents.[1] Broken Arrow was the sixth-largest school district in Oklahoma, serving 16,732 students during the 2010-11 school year.[2]
Demographics
Broken Arrow outperformed in comparison to the rest of Oklahoma in terms of higher education achievement in 2012, median household income and percentage of residents living below the poverty level. The United States Census Bureau found that 31.3 percent of Broken Arrow residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 23.2 percent for Oklahoma as a whole. The median household income in Broken Arrow was $64,411 compared to $44,891 for the state of Oklahoma. The poverty rate in Broken Arrow was 7.5 percent compared to 16.6 percent for the entire state.[1]
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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 Broken Arrow Board of Education consists of five members elected to five-year terms by geographic electoral districts. There was no primary election, and the general election was supposed to be held on February 11, 2014. Due to lack of opposition, however, the election did not appear on the ballot.[4] The Zone 4 seat was on the ballot in 2014, and the Zone 5 seat will be on the ballot in 2015.[5]
Candidates began to file affidavits of candidacy on December 2, 2013. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was December 4, 2013 and the deadline to contest a candidacy was December 6, 2013.[6]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Zone 4
- Cheryl Kelly
- Incumbent board member
Endorsements
No candidate received any official endorsements in this election.
Campaign finance
No candidate filed campaign finance reports with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.[7]
Past elections
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2013Theresa Williamson defeated John Cockrell in the February 14, 2013 election for the Zone 3 seat on the Broken Arrow Public Schools election.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Broken Arrow Schools election in 2014:[6][8]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 2, 2013 | First day to file affidavits of candidacy |
| December 4, 2013 | Last day to file affidavits of candidacy |
| December 6, 2013 | Last day to contest a candidacy |
| February 1, 2014 | Last day to file first campaign finance report |
| February 11, 2014 | Election day |
| March 23, 2014 | Last day to file second campaign finance report |
| April 1, 2014 | Runoff election (if necessary) |
| August 21, 2014 | Last day to file final campaign finance report |
Additional elections on the ballot
No other elections will appear on the local ballot.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Broken + Arrow + Schools + Oklahoma"
See also
- Oklahoma
- Broken Arrow Public Schools, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Tulsa County, Oklahoma ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Oklahoma
- Election preview: 2014 school board elections start quietly in Oklahoma
- Post election:Oklahoma school board elections see low turnout, most uncontested
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "Broken Arrow, Oklahoma," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "MESA - Current Registration Statistics by County," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Tulsa County.org, "2014 ELECTION SCHEDULE," January 15, 2014
- ↑ Broken Arrow Public Schools, "Board of Education," accessed January 15, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Oklahoma, "2014 Instructions for Filing for Annual School Elections," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "Candidate Information," accessed January 14, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma, "Generic Calendar for Filing Campaign Contributions and Expenditure Reports(C-1's)," accessed January 14, 2014
| 2014 Broken Arrow Public Schools Elections | |
| Broken Arrow, Oklahoma | |
| Election date: | February 11, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Area 4: • Incumbent, Cheryl Kelly |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
