Blue Springs School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Blue Springs School District school board were up for general election on April 8, 2014. Three incumbent candidates, Dale Falck, Dave Walkup, and Kay Coen, filed for re-election and ran unopposed. The election did not appear on the ballot.[1]
About the district
- See also: Blue Springs School District, Missouri
Blue Springs School District is located in northwest Missouri in Jackson County. The county seats of Jackson County are Independence and Kansas City. Jackson County had a population of 679,996 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2014.[2] In the 2011-2012 school year, Blue Springs School District was the 13th-largest school district in Missouri and served 14,131 students.[3]
Demographics
In 2013, Jackson County had a higher percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree compared to the state overall. The United States Census Bureau reported that 27.6 percent of residents aged 25 and older in Jackson County had earned a bachelor's degree, compared with 26.2 percent for Missouri. The county’s median household income was $47,015, slightly below the state median of $47,380. The poverty rate in Jackson County was 17.4 percent, above the state rate of 15.5 percent.[2]
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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
As of the 2014 election, the Blue Springs Board of Education consisted of seven members elected at large to three-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was scheduled to be held on April 8, 2014. The election was canceled due to a lack of opposition.[5] Three at-large seats were scheduled to be on the ballot in 2014, two seats were on the ballot in 2015, and the remaining seats appeared on the ballot in 2016.[6]
The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the general election was January 28, 2014.
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Kay Coen
- Incumbent
- Dale Walkup
- Incumbent
- Dale Falck
- Incumbent
Election results
Incumbents Kay Coen, Dale Falck, and Dale Walkup ran unopposed and won re-election by default.[7]
Campaign finance
No candidates filed a campaign finance report with the Missouri Ethics Commission.[8]
Past elections
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2013Incumbents Rhonda Gilstrap and Dave Wright ran unopposed and won re-election by default.[9] 2012Incumbents Kent Bradford and Jennifer Casey ran unopposed and won re-election to full three-year terms by default. Kay Coen also ran unopposed in a special election and won re-election to an unexpired two-year term by default.[10] 2011
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Blue Springs School District election in 2014:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| December 17, 2013 | First day for candidate filing |
| January 21, 2014 | Last day for candidate filing |
| January 28, 2014 | Deadline for entities to certify elections to election authority |
| February 25, 2014 | First day for absentee voting |
| April 2, 2014 | Last day absentee ballot can be mailed |
| March 12, 2014 | Voter registration deadline |
| April 8, 2014 | Election day |
Additional elections on the ballot
The April 8, 2014, municipal general election featured races for local, municipal, and school positions.[11]
See also
- Missouri
- Blue Springs School District, Missouri
- Missouri school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Jackson County, Missouri ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, Missouri
- Election preview: More than 100 candidates running in California, Missouri and South Dakota school board elections
- Post-election:Incumbents fare well in Missouri, South Dakota and California school board elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Brandon Dumsky, The Examiner, "Filing closes in school board races," January 22, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Jackson County, Missouri," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Missouri Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jackson County Election Board, "2014 Election Calendar," February 11, 2014
- ↑ Blue Springs School District, "Board Members," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ The Examiner, "Bradford named board president," April 15, 2014
- ↑ Missouri, "Campaign Finance," accessed Feruary 10, 2014
- ↑ KC Education Enterprise, "Blue Springs School District Asking Voters to Approve Millions in Additional School Bond Debt," March 31, 2013
- ↑ KC Education Enterprise, "No School Board Election This Year in the Blue Springs School District," January 25, 2012
- ↑ Jackson County Elections Board, "What's on the ballot?" accessed February 10, 2014
| 2014 Blue Springs School District Elections | |
| Platte County, Missouri | |
| Election date: | April 8, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Dale Falck • Incumbent, Kay Coen • Incumbent, Dale Walkup |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
