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Greece Central School District elections (2016)
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Three of the nine seats on the Greece Central School District school board were up for general election on May 17, 2016. Incumbents Frank Oberg and Terry Melore, along with newcomer Michael Valicenti, defeated Lloyd Ruffle III in the race for three seats.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Greece Central Board of Education consists of nine at-large members elected to staggered three-year terms. Three seats are up for regular election every third Tuesday in May.[2] Three seats were up for election in 2015, and three seats were up for election in 2016. Voters could vote for all three seats in the election, and the three candidates who received the most votes were considered elected to the board.[3] There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 17, 2016.
School candidates have to be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, and residents of the district for at least one year prior to the election. They are required to be able to read and write and cannot be employees of the school district. Candidates cannot have been removed from another school board position within a year of running for office and cannot hold another elected office that is incompatible with the school board. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nominating petitions with the clerk of the school district by April 18, 2016.[4]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Greece Central School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Terry Melore Incumbent |
29.48% | 3,051 |
| Frank Oberg Incumbent |
26.51% | 2,743 |
| Michael Valicenti |
25.17% | 2,605 |
| Lloyd Ruffle III | 18.83% | 1,949 |
| Total Votes | 10,348 | |
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Greece Central Communications Assistant Tammy Nucci," July 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Terry Melore 
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Frank Oberg
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Additional elections
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The Greece Central school board election shared the ballot with the district's annual budget.
Key deadlines
The following dates are key deadlines for Greece Central School District in 2016:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 18, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 22, 2016 | First campaign finance deadline |
| May 17, 2016 | Election day |
| May 30, 2016 | Final campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
There were no official endorsements in this race during the election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[6]
Past elections
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2015
2014
2013Incumbent Gale O'Toole and newcomer Terry Melore ran unopposed and won seats on the Greece Central Board of Education on May 21, 2013. Since only two candidates filed in a race for three at-large seats, former board member Frank Oberg won the third seat as a write-in candidate.[7] 2012
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About the district
- See also: Greece Central School District, New York
Greece Central School District is located in western New York in Monroe County. The county seat is Rochester, New York. Monroe County was home to 749,600 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the 10th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,434 students.[9]
Demographics
Monroe County outperformed the state of New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. 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 33.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in Monroe County was $52,501, compared to $58,687 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 14.2 percent, compared to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[8]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Greece Central School District, "Meet the Candidates," accessed April 21, 2016
- ↑ Greece Central School District, "Voting in District Elections," April 23, 2015
- ↑ Greece Central School District, "Budget, Proposition Approved; Christoffel, McCabe, and Maloney Elected," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Greece Central School District, "Policy Manual: 1000 By-Laws," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ New York Board of Electons, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed May
- ↑ Greece Central School District, "2013-14 Greece Board of Education Candidates," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Monroe County, New York," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of April 01, 2016," accessed April 28, 2016
| 2016 Greece Central School District Elections | |
| Monroe County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 17, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Terry Melore • Incumbent, Frank Oberg • Lloyd Ruffle III • Michael Valicenti |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
