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Coeur d'Alene Public Schools elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Coeur d'Alene Public Schools Board of Trustees were up for general election on May 19, 2015.
Incumbent Tom Hamilton did not run for re-election for the Zone 2 seat leaving candidate Casey Morrisroe running unopposed. Incumbent Terri Seymour faced challenger Tambra Pickford for the seat in Zone 3. Pickford defeated Seymour in the election.[1]
About the district
- See also: Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, Idaho
Coeur d'Alene Public Schools is located in northwestern Idaho in Kootenai County. The county seat of Kootenai County is Coeur d'Alene. Kootenai County was home to 144,265 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] In the 2012-2013 school year, Coeur d'Alene Public Schools was the fifth-largest school district in Idaho and served 10,878 students.[3]
Demographics
Kootenai County underperformed compared to the rest of Idaho in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 23.3 percent of Kootenai County residents age 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 25.1 percent for Idaho as a whole. The median household income in Kootenai County was $49,002 compared to $46,767 for the state of Idaho. The poverty rate in Kootenai County was 13.4 percent compared to 15.5 percent for the entire state.[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
The Coeur d'Alene Public Schools Board of Trustees consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Each member represents one of the five geographical zones in the district. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 19, 2015. Two seats were up for election in 2015. There was one open seat in Zone 2 and Zone 3.[5]
School board candidates had to file for this election with Kootenai County by March 20, 2015. Those wishing to run as a write-in candidate had until April 3, 2015, to file. To vote in the election, residents had to register by April 24, 2015.[6]
Elections
2015
Candidates
Zone 2
Casey Morrisroe 
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Zone 3
| Terri Seymour | Tambra Pickford
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Election results
Zone 2
Casey Morrisroe won election without opposition. This election was cancelled since there was no opposition.[7]
Zone 3
| Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, Zone 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Tambra Pickford |
51.8% | 418 | |
| Nonpartisan | Terri Seymour Incumbent | 48.2% | 389 | |
| Total Votes | 807 | |||
| Source: Kootenai County, Idaho, "Consolidated Taxing Election," accessed June 2, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received any official endorsements for his or her campaign during the election.
Campaign finance
School board candidates in this election were not required to file any campaign finance reports, but the election in May 2015 was the last election for which there were no reporting requirements. On April 3, 2015, Gov. Butch Otter (R) signed SB 1072 into law which requires school board candidates in districts with an enrollment of 500 students or more to comply with campaign finance reporting requirements.[8] A majority of Idaho's school districts have an enrollment below this threshold. Of the 149 districts in the state tracked by the National Center for Education Statistics, 74 had an enrollment of 500 or greater in the 2012-2013 school year.[9] The law took effect on July 1, 2015.
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Coeur d'Alene Public Schools election in 2015:[6]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 20, 2015 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 3, 2015 | Last day for write-in candidates to file declaration of intent documents |
| April 3, 2015 | Candidate withdrawal deadline |
| April 24, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in the general election |
| May 19, 2015 | Absentee ballot deadline |
| Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Idaho elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with elections for library board members, hospital board members, water and sewer board members, highway district members and a bond election for the city of Coeur d'Alene.[1]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tiffany Rouse, "Email communication with Kootenai County Election Coordinator Grace Studer," March 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kootenai County, Idaho," accessed December 27, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Coeur d'Alene Public Schools," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Kootenai County, "Election Results," accessed December 27, 2014
- ↑ Coeur d'Alene Public Schools, "SD 271 Trustees," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Idaho Secretary of State, "Elections-2015 Election Consolidation Calendar," accessed February 25, 2015
- ↑ Kootenai County, Idaho, "Kootenai County, Consolidated Election Results, May 19, 2015," accessed June 1, 2015
- ↑ Open States, "64th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2015): Idaho Senate Bill 1072," accessed April 24, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 24, 2015
| 2015 Coeur d'Alene Public Schools Elections | |
| Kootenai County, Idaho | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Zone 2: • Casey Morrisroe Zone 3: • Incumbent, Terri Seymour • Tambra Pickford |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
