Burleson Independent School District elections (2017)
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Two of the seven seats on the Burleson Independent School District school board in Texas were up for at-large general election on May 6, 2017. Place 3 incumbent Ryan Richardson filed for re-election and defeated challenger Jerry Duncan. Place 4 incumbent Andy Pickens also filed for re-election and was victorious over challenger Shane O'Rourke and write-in candidate Shelley Grant.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Burleson school board consists of seven members. Each member is elected to a specific seat, but all members are elected at large. Members are not paid but receive compensation for travel expenses and conference fees associated with district business.[2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file for office by February 17, 2017. In order to run for a school board in Texas, candidates had to be U.S. citizens, 18 years old by their first day in office, and have resided in the state for 12 months and the district in which they ran for six months.[3]
In order to vote in this election, Texas residents had to register to vote by April 6, 2017. To vote in Texas, one must be a U.S. citizen, a resident of the county in which one registers, and at least 18 years old.[4][5][6]
Candidates and results
Place 3
Results
| Burleson Independent School District, Place 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ryan Richardson Incumbent |
63.56% | 2,104 |
| Jerry Duncan | 35.56% | 1,177 |
| Write-in votes | 0.88% | 29 |
| Total Votes | 3,310 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Mary Ellen Burch," June 5, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Ryan Richardson 
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Place 4
Results
| Burleson Independent School District, Place 4 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Andy Pickens Incumbent |
46.70% | 1,611 |
| Shelley Grant | 34.81% | 1,201 |
| Shane O'Rourke | 18.49% | 638 |
| Total Votes | 3,450 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Mary Ellen Burch," June 5, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Andy Pickens
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Shane O'Rourke | Shelley Grant | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
The Burleson Independent School District election shared the ballot with an $85 million bond and elections for the Burleson mayor and city council members.[7][8]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Texas school board election in 2017:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 17, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 6, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote |
| April 6, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (30th day report) |
| April 28, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (8th day report) |
| April 24, 2017 - May 2, 2017 | Early voting period |
| May 6, 2017 | General election date |
| July 17, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline (July semiannual report) |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
There were three campaign finance deadlines for Texas school board candidates in 2017:[11]
- The 30th day report was due on April 6, 2017,
- The 8th day report was due on April 28, 2017, and
- The July semiannual report was due on July 17, 2017.
All school board candidates in the state were also required to file July semiannual campaign finance reports. Opposed school board candidates could choose "modified reporting" if they did not plan to exceed either $500 in contributions or $500 in expenditures in the election. Modified reporting exempts a candidate from filing the 30th and 8th day reports normally due before an election. If a candidate opted for modified reporting but exceeded the threshold before the 30th day prior to the election, he or she had to file the 30th and 8th day reports. Unopposed school board candidates were only required to file a campaign finance report on the July semiannual deadline.[12]
Past elections
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2016The Place 1 and Place 2 elections were canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Shawn Minor and Michael Ancy automatically won re-election. 2015Incumbent Staci Eisner won re-election without opposition. Incumbent Beverly Volkman Powell won re-election without opposition. Incumbent Pat Worrell won re-election without opposition. 2014
2013Shawn Minor and Michael Ancy won the Place 1 and Place 2 seats without opposition in May 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bond set for May 2017 election
An $85 million bond was passed by district voters on the May 6, 2017, election. The school district's website described its designated bond committee's final recommendations as follows:
| “ | New Construction:
New multipurpose activity facility at BHS, to improve opportunities for most of the campus’ extracurricular activities Replacement home campus for Kerr at Hidden Creek Renovations and Additions: Expansions at Hughes Middle School to accommodate students and address capacity in the fine arts and athletic areas, and renovations to be comparable to the STEAM Middle School New collaborative learning spaces at BHS Repurpose Kerr from a home campus, renovating only those portions that are financially responsible, as funds are available and as the district deems necessary[13] |
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| —Burleson Independent School District (2017)[8] | ||
The bond's placement on the ballot also triggered a tax ratification election (TRE), which asked for a 13-cent increase of the district's overall tax rate. This left the district's maintenance and operations tax rate (M&O) at $1.17 and its interest and sinking tax rate (I&S) at 50 cents, according to Burleson Independent School District's CFO, Brenda Mize.[14]
About the district
The Burleson Independent School District is located in Johnson County, Texas. The seat of county government is Cleburne. Johnson County was home to an estimated 159,990 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the 101st-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,983 students.[15][16]
Demographics
Johnson County underperformed in comparison to Texas as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 17.3 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.6 percent for all state residents. The median household income in the county was $58,135, compared to $53,207 for the entire state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 11.4 percent, while that rate was 15.9 percent for all state residents.[16]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[16] | ||
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| Race | Johnson County (%) | Texas (%) |
| White | 92.6 | 79.7 |
| Black or African American | 3.3 | 12.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20.5 | 38.8 |
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.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Burleson Independent School District, "Burleson Independent School District Candidates for School Board," accessed April 12, 2017
- ↑ Burleson Independent School District, "Eligibility/Qualifications," October 19, 2011
- ↑ Texas Association of School Boards, "Frequently Asked Questions About Running for a School Board," accessed March 14, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Request for Voter Registration Applications," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ VoteTexas.org, "ID Voter," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed March 14, 2017
- ↑ Burleson, Texas, "Elections," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Burleson Independent School District, "Burleson ISD Board of Trustees Call for Bond Election," accessed April 12, 2017
- ↑ Vote Texas, "Important 2017 Election Dates," accessed March 11, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2017 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities," accessed March 28, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Cleburne Times-Review, "Burleson ISD calls $85 million bond election," February 16, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 United States Census Bureau, "Johnson County, Texas," accessed March 21, 2017
| Burleson Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Johnson County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | Place 3: Incumbent, Ryan Richardson • Jerry Duncan Place 4: Incumbent, Andy Pickens • Shane O'Rourke • Shelley Grant (write-in candidate) |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
