Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District school board were up for general election on May 7, 2016. Incumbents Guillermo Ramos, Randy Schackmann, and Frank Shor won re-election after running against newcomers John DeLorme and Stalin Michael.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Board of Trustees is composed of seven members who are elected to three-year terms in specifically numbered seats. Candidates file to run for a specific seat, but all voters in the school district are eligible to vote for every seat up for election. The seats in Districts 5 and 6 were scheduled for general election on May 7, 2016. There was no primary election.[3]
Candidates running for the school board had to be a United States citizen, a resident of Texas for at least 12 months, and a resident of the district for at least six months. Candidates also had to be 18 years of age or older and registered to vote.[3]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Randy Schackmann Incumbent |
29.49% | 2,022 |
| Frank Shor Incumbent |
23.23% | 1,593 |
| Guillermo Ramos Incumbent |
18.23% | 1,250 |
| John DeLorme | 16.38% | 1,123 |
| Stalin Michael | 12.67% | 869 |
| Total Votes | 6,857 | |
| Source: Dallas County, Texas, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," accessed February 28, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Guillermo Ramos 
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Randy Schackmann
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Frank Shor
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| John DeLorme | Stalin Michael | ||
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Additional elections
The school board election on May 7, 2016, did not share the ballot with any other local election.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Texas school board elections in 2016:[4][5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| February 19, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| February 23, 2016 | Deadline for write-in candidates |
| April 7, 2016 | Pre-general election campaign finance deadline |
| April 19, 2016 | Campaign finance report due |
| May 7, 2016 | Election Day |
| May 18, 2016 | Final day for canvassing of votes |
| July 15, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
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Past elections
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2015Incumbent John Mathews won re-election without opposition. Incumbent Richard Fleming won re-election without opposition. 2014
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What was at stake?
2016
Issues in the election
Lawsuit settlement changes voting format
- See also: Power struggles in public education
After a settlement in a voting rights lawsuit in 2015, district residents voted on as many candidates as there were seats up for election in school board elections. Guillermo Ramos filed the lawsuit in 2015, alleging that the voting format was used by white voters to disenfranchise Hispanic voters despite the Hispanic majority in the district. The school board voted 5-2 to come to a settlement in order to stop the lawsuit. Board members Richard Fleming and Randy Schackmann opposed the settlement.
The settlement forced one member of the board to resign in order to give Ramos a seat on the board until the next election was held in May 2016. Board member Nancy Watten volunteered to resign and gave up her seat to Ramos. The board was also required to pay $60,000 in attorney fees and to spearhead voter registration efforts in the community. Another aspect of the settlement included a change to the voting format for residents in the school district. Prior to 2016, voters in the district voted for one at-large candidate. Starting with the election in May 2016, voters distributed multiple votes among at-large candidates. Each voter was able to vote for as many candidates as there were seats up for election. In 2016, there were three seats up for election. Voters voted for three candidates among the five candidates running in the election.
Ramos' attorneys alleged that the at-large voting method had allowed white voters to keep Hispanic candidates off the school board by bloc voting since 1995. As of 2016, the district was 56 percent Hispanic and Ramos was the only Hispanic member of the school board.[6]
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About the district
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is located in Carrollton, Texas, a city located in portions of Dallas County and Denton County. Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District is located in Texas. The district was the 47th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 26,347 students.[7]
Demographics
Between 2010 and 2015 Carrollton outperformed Texas as a whole in terms of higher education achievement. The United States Census Bureau found that 36.5 percent of Carrollton residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.1 percent for the entire state. The median household income in Carrollton was $69,282 compared to the statewide median income of $52,576 from 2010 through 2015. The poverty rate in Carrollton was 9.4 percent compared to 17.2 percent for the entire state in 2014.[8]
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Note: As of July 3, 2016, the United States Census Bureau did not provide racial demographics for Carrollton, Texas in all categories beyond 2010.
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
- ↑ Dallas County, Texas, "Unofficial Cumulative Results," accessed May 7, 2016
- ↑ Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, "Candidates," accessed February 20, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, "Board Members Elections," accessed February 24, 2016
- ↑ Texas Ethics Commission, "2016 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "May 7, 2016 Election Law Calendar," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The Dallas Morning News, "Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD scraps at-large voting in settlement, gets first Latino trustee," October 9, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 QuickFacts, "Carrollton city, Texas," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ Dallas County Elections, "Historical Election Results," accessed March 19, 2014
| 2016 Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District Elections | |
| Dallas County, Texas • Denton County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 7, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Guillermo Ramos • Incumbent Randy Schackmann • Incumbent, Frank Shor • John DeLorme • Stalin Michael |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
