Folsom-Cordova Unified School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Three at-large incumbents, Zak Ford, Richard Shaw and Ed Short, ran unopposed and won re-election.[1][2][3]
About the district
Folsom-Cordova Unified School District is located in Sacramento County, California. The county seat is Sacramento. Sacramento County was home to 1,462,131 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Folsom-Cordova Unified School District was the 83rd-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 19,154 students.[5]
Demographics
Sacramento County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 27.9 percent of Sacramento County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole. The median household income for Sacramento County was $55,846 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Sacramento County was 16.5 percent while it was 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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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 Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Board of Education consists of five members elected at large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Three seats were up for election in 2014, and two seats were up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
At-large
- Zak Ford
- Incumbent
- Graduate, California State University at Sacramento
- Strategic planning director, Sacramento CLC
- Richard Shaw
- Incumbent
- Graduate, State University of New York and National University
- Retired school principal
- Ed Short
- Incumbent
- Graduate, College of Sequia and University of California at Davis
- Chief building official, Yolo County
Election results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Zak Ford, Richard Shaw and Ed Short won re-election by default.[8]
Endorsements
Zak Ford received endorsements from the following organizations and elected officials:[9]
- Folsom Police Officers Association
- Sacramento Area Fire Fighters Representing Folsom and Rancho Cordova
- Ken Cooley, mayor of Rancho Cordova
- Robert McGarvey, vice mayor of Rancho Cordova
- Dan Skoglund and Kerri Howell, Folsom City Council members
- Don Nottoli, Sacramento County Supervisor
- Brian Cooley, vice president of the Sacramento County Board of Education
Ford also received a number of endorsements from school board members and other community leaders. A full list of his supporters can be found here.
Ed Short was endorsed by the Sacramento County Republican Party.[10]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[11]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[11]
Reports
The Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections Office does not publish and freely disclose school board candidate campaign finance reports. Ballotpedia staffers directly requested this information, but the municipal office refused those requests to make that information public.[12]
Past elections
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2012This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Teresa Stanley and Joanne Reinking were re-elected by default.[13] 2010
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Folsom-Cordova Unified School District election in 2014:[11][14]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with municipal elections and other school board elections, as well as general elections for state executive offices, U.S. House seats, state Senate seats and state Assembly seats.[2][15]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Folsom-Cordova + Unified + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Sacramento County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, "Meet Our Board Members," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Candidate's Guide: General Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "Contest/Candidate Proof List 2014 General Election," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sacramento County, California," accessed July 17, 2013
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento Voter Registration and Elections, "Results and Information from Previous Elections," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 11229," accessed October 13, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Zak Ford, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County Republican Party, "GOP General Election Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Email submitted to Ballotpedia from the Sacramento County Voter Registration Office on October 27, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Board Member; Folsom Cordova Unified School District Voter Information," accessed July 18, 2014
- ↑ Sacramento County Voter Registration and Elections, "General Election Abbreviated Calendar: November 4, 2014," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "A Proclamation by the Governor of the State of California," June 6, 2014
| 2014 Folsom-Cordova Unified School District Elections | |
| Sacramento County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Zak Ford • Incumbent, Richard Shaw • Incumbent, Ed Short |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
