Falcon School District 49 elections (2017)
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Three of the five seats on the Falcon School District 49 Board of Education in Colorado were scheduled to be up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. Due to a lack of opposition, however, the school district canceled the election. Incumbents Dave Cruson and Kevin Butcher were the only candidates to file to run for the District 1 and 5 seats, respectively. No candidates filed to run for the District 4 seat. Cruson and Butcher won re-election to their seats by default.[1][2]
The 2017 election was the first time board members were elected by district. Members were previously elected at large, but voters in the school district approved a ballot measure to change the district's election process in November 2015.[3]
The 2017 election had the lowest average number of candidates per seat out of three consecutive election cycles in the district. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Falcon School District 49 Board of Education consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis so that two or three seats are up for election every odd-numbered year in November.[3][4]
To qualify to run for school board, candidates had to be residents of the school district and registered voters for a minimum of 12 consecutive months before the election. They also could not have been convicted of a sexual offense against a child. To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file nomination petitions containing 50 signatures of eligible voters in the school district by September 1, 2017.[5]
Colorado voters were allowed to register to vote through election day.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in Colorado.[7]
Candidates and results
District 1
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Dave Cruson won re-election to the board by default.[2]
Candidates
Dave Cruson 
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District 4
No candidates filed to run in this race.[1] The board declared the seat vacant on November 9, 2017. They had 60 days to appoint someone to fill the seat until November 2019.[8]
District 5
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Kevin Butcher won re-election to the board by default.[2]
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2017
If the election had not been canceled, the Falcon School District 49 Board of Education election would have shared the ballot with questions for El Paso County and the city of Colorado Springs.[9][10]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2017 Colorado school board elections.[11][12]
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Colorado were required to file three campaign finance reports. The reports were due on October 17, 2017, November 3, 2017, and December 7, 2017.[12]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Falcon School District 49, click here.
What was at stake?
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Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 Falcon School District 49 Board of Education election had the lowest average number of candidates per seat out of three consecutive election cycles. Two candidates filed to run for three seats on the ballot in 2017 for an average of 0.67 candidates per seat. The district's 2015 election had an average of one candidate run per seat, and the district's 2013 election had an average of two candidates run per seat.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
| Falcon School District 49 | ||||||
| 2017 | 0.67 | 100.00% | 67.00% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | |
| 2013 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 66.67% | 50.00% | 66.67% | |
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| 2015 | 1.77 | 30.77% | 55.38% | 83.33% | 53.85% | |
| United States | ||||||
| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
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About the district
- See also: Falcon School District 49, Colorado
Falcon School District 49 is located in El Paso County in central Colorado. The county seat is Colorado Springs. El Paso County was home to an estimated 688,284 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the 14th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 19,552 students.[14]
Demographics
El Paso County underperformed compared to Colorado as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2011 and 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 38.1 percent of state residents. The median household income in El Paso County was $58,206, compared to $60,629 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 11 percent, while it was 11.5 percent for the entire state.[13]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[13] | ||
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| Race | El Paso County (%) | Colorado (%) |
| White | 83.6 | 87.5 |
| Black or African American | 6.9 | 4.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Asian | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 4.8 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.7 | 21.3 |
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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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Donna Richer, Executive Assistant to the Falcon School District 49 Board of Education," September 5, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Falcon School District 49, "Cancellation of School Board Election," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Falcon School District 49, "Director Districts," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Falcon School District 49, "Board of Education," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Association of School Boards, "2017 Elections School Board Candidate Guide," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Voter Registration FAQs," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Acceptable Forms of Identification," accessed August 29, 2017
- ↑ Falcon District 29, "Board of Education Vacancy," accessed November 27, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Springs City Elections, "November 7, 2017 - City Ballot Question," accessed September 13, 2017
- ↑ El Paso County Elections, "OFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOT FOR EL PASO COUNTY 2017 COORDINATED ELECTION," accessed October 12, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Biennial School Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: El Paso County, Colorado; Colorado," accessed August 30, 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
| Falcon School District 49 elections in 2017 | |
| El Paso County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 (canceled) |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Dave Cruson District 4: No candidates filed to run in this race. District 5: • Incumbent, Kevin Butcher |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
