Colorado Springs School District 11 elections (2015)
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Four seats on the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.
The at-large seats of incumbents Nora Brown, Elaine Naleski, Bob Null and Janet Tanner were up for election.[1][2] Brown and Naleski filed for re-election and faced challengers Dan Ajamian, Martin Herrera, Jeff Kemp, Theresa Null and Karla Heard-Price.[3][4] Brown and Naleski won re-election and newcomers Herrera and Null also secured seats on the board.
About the district
Colorado Springs School District 11 is located in El Paso County in central Colorado. The county seat of El Paso County is Colorado Springs. El Paso County was home to an estimated 655,044 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] Colorado Springs School District 11 was the eighth-largest school district in Colorado, serving 29,543 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[6]
Demographics
El Paso County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Colorado in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 37.0 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $57,125, compared to $58,433 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 12.4 percent, compared to 13.2 percent for the entire state.[5]
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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 Colorado Springs District 11 Board of Education consists of seven members who are elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. Four seats were on the ballot in November 2015.[1]
Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on August 5, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the 2015 general election was August 28, 2015, and the filing deadline to serve as a write-in candidate was August 31, 2015.[2]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
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Elaine Naleski
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Election results
| Colorado Springs School District 11, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Nora Brown Incumbent |
17.9% | 23,083 |
| Elaine Naleski Incumbent |
16.3% | 20,996 |
| Martin Herrera |
15.7% | 20,170 |
| Theresa Null |
15.5% | 20,000 |
| Jeff Kemp | 14.6% | 18,816 |
| Karla Heard-Price | 10.6% | 13,638 |
| Dan Ajamian | 9.3% | 11,999 |
| Total Votes | 128,702 | |
| Source: El Paso County, Colorado, "Final Official Results," accessed December 21, 2015 | ||
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What was at stake?
2015
Issues in the election
Judge orders candidate on ballot
On September 10, 2015, Colorado 4th Judicial District Judge Timothy J. Schutz ordered the Colorado Springs school district to add Karla Heard-Price to the general election ballot. Heard-Price met the deadline for filing her signatures and her acceptance of nomination to the school district on August 28, 2015, but her notice of intent and affidavit of qualification forms were submitted on September 3, 2015. Consequently, the school district argued Heard-Price had missed the deadline and proceeded to deny her candidacy.[8]
Referring to the missed deadline, Heard-Price explained,
| “ | The paperwork that was missing was not attached to the petition packet, so it was my understanding that what was in my packet was what needed to be turned in. There was an error in the process, but I take responsibility for what was overlooked.[9] | ” |
| —Karla Heard-Price (2015)[10] | ||
Meanwhile and without Heard-Price's knowledge, district voters Kathryn Price (no relation) and Steve Durham challenged the district's decision in court. Durham, who thought the district's decision was unfair, stated, "We didn't have any other alternative to get her on the ballot than file the lawsuit."[10] Soon after Durham and Price filed, Judge Schutz sided with Heard-Price and ordered her name placed on the ballot. He explained that she showed compliance with the law by submitting her petition signatures and acceptance of nomination on time. On September 11, 2015, the district submitted an amended ballot listing Heard-Price as a candidate.[8]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Colorado Springs School District 11 election in 2015:[2]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 5, 2015 | First day to file for placement on the general election ballot |
| August 28, 2015 | Last day to file for placement on the general election ballot |
| August 31, 2015 | Last day for write-in candidates to file an affidavit |
| October 26, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 3, 2015 | General Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2015
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Colorado Springs School District 11, "Board of Education," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Colorado Secretary of State, "Colorado elections & campaign finance calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Nick Katers email exchange with district communications director Devra Ashby on September 1, 2015.
- ↑ El Paso County, Colorado "Media Release" accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "El Paso County, Colorado," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Election Results Archives," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 El Paso County, Colorado "Media Release" accessed September 18, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Gazette, "Lawsuits puts woman on ballot for District 11 school board seat", accessed September 18, 2015
| 2015 Colorado Springs School District 11 Elections | |
| El Paso County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Nora Brown • Incumbent, Elaine Naleski • Dan Ajamian • Martin Herrera • Jeff Kemp • Theresa Null • Karla Heard-Price |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
