Clear Creek Independent School District elections (2017)
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Two of the seven seats on the Clear Creek Independent School District school board were up for by-district general election on May 6, 2017. Newcomer Chris Reed filed for the open District 2 seat. Due to lack of opposition, the District 2 election was canceled, and Reed was automatically elected. In District 3, incumbent Ken Baliker lost to Arturo Sanchez.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Clear Creek school board consists of seven members elected to three-year terms. Five members are elected by district and two members are elected at large. Members are not paid but receive compensation for travel expenses and conference fees associated with district business.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5][6][7]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
Due to lack of opposition, this election was canceled and newcomer Reed was automatically elected.
Candidates
Chris Reed 
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District 3
Results
| Clear Creek Independent School District, District 3 General Election, 3-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Arturo Sanchez |
64.90% | 1,923 |
| Ken Baliker Incumbent | 35.10% | 1,040 |
| Total Votes | 2,963 | |
| Source: Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Melody Hermes, Executive Assistant to Deputy Superintendent of Business & Support Services," May 31, 2017 | ||
Candidates
| Ken Baliker | Arturo Sanchez
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Additional elections on the ballot
The Clear Creek Independent School District election shared the ballot with a $487 million bond proposal.[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) |
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Past elections
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2016District 1 incumbent Ann Hammond and at-large position B incumbent Laura DuPont were the only candidates to file in the race. The election was canceled and they were automatically re-elected. 2015Incumbent Page Rander won re-election without opposition.
2014
Note: Ken Baliker won re-election without opposition in District 3.
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$487 million bond set for May ballot
Voters in the Clear Creek Independent School District decided whether to approve a $487 million bond in the May 6, 2017, school board election. If the bond had been approved, the funds would have been used for new schools and classrooms, repairs for already-existing schools, safety improvements, student programs, and technology. The proposed bond would have resulted in a $0.035 tax rate increase.[8][11]
About the district
Clear Creek Independent School District is located in League City, Texas, a city located in portions of Galveston County and Harris County. League City was home to 98,312 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the 28th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 40,812 students.[12][13]
Demographics
League City outperformed in comparison to Texas as a whole in terms of higher education attainment between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.0 percent of city residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.6 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the city was $93,675, compared to $53,207 for the state. City residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 5.6 percent, while that rate was 15.9 percent for all state residents.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2010[13] | ||
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| Race | League City (%) | Texas (%) |
| White | 79.5 | 70.4 |
| Black or African American | 7.1 | 11.8 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Asian | 5.4 | 3.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17.3 | 37.6 |
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.
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clear Creek Independent School District, "Candidate Filings," accessed March 3, 2017
- ↑ Clear Creek Independent School District, "Order of Cancellation," accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ Clear Creek Independent School District, "Eligibility/Qualifications," October 21, 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Clear Creek Independent School District, "Bond 2017 Referendum Would Add Second Science Magnet Program to Clear Creek ISD," April 10, 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
- ↑ Clear Creek Independent School District, "Clear Creek ISD Bond 2017," accessed April 14, 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
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "League City, Texas," accessed March 20, 2017
| Clear Creek Independent School District elections in 2017 | |
| Galveston County, Texas and Harris County, Texas | |
| Election date: | May 6, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Chris Reed District 3: Incumbent, Ken Baliker • Arturo Sanchez |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
