Greeley-Evans School District 6 elections (2017)
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Four of the seven seats on the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education in Colorado were up for nonpartisan general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Roger DeWitt, John Haefeli, and Rhonda Solis and newcomer Michael Mathews ran unopposed and won the four at-large seats.[1][2][3] In addition to the school board members, a mill levy question was also on the ballot.[4]
The 2017 election's 100 percent unopposed rate was higher than the district's previous two elections' unopposed rates. For information on election trends in the district, click here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to four-year terms. Elections are held on a staggered basis so that three or four seats are up for election every odd-numbered year in November.[5]
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.[6]
Colorado voters were allowed to register to vote through election day.[7] Photo identification was not required to vote in Colorado.[8]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Greeley-Evans School District 6, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 John Haefeli Incumbent |
26.42% | 11,801 |
| Rhonda Solis Incumbent |
25.59% | 11,430 |
| Roger DeWitt Incumbent |
25.28% | 11,292 |
| Michael Mathews |
22.72% | 10,151 |
| Total Votes | 44,674 | |
| Source: Weld County Elections Department, "Election Summary Report Final Official Results," accessed November 27, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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John Haefeli
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Michael Mathews
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2017
The Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for Greeley mayor and city council, a mill levy question for the school district, and six ballot questions for the city of Greeley.[2][9]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2017 Colorado school board elections.[10][11]
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates received a total of $400.00 and spent a total of $2,326.23 in the election, according to the Colorado Secretary of State.[12]
| Candidate | Balance prior to election | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Roger DeWitt | $0.00 | $0.00 | $95.60 | ($95.60) |
| John Haefeli | $2,047.46 | $0.00 | $2,047.46 | $0.00 |
| Rhonda Solis | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Michael Mathews | $0.00 | $400.00 | $278.77 | $121.23 |
Reporting requirements
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.[11]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in Greeley-Evans School District 6, click here.
What was at stake?
Issues in the election
Board puts mill levy question on ballot
The Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education approved a resolution on August 28, 2017, to put a mill levy question on the ballot on November 7, 2017.[4] The mill levy was approved by voters.[3] The question appeared on the ballot as follows:
| “ | SHALL WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 TAXES BE INCREASED BY 14 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2017 (FOR COLLECTION IN 2018) AND BY SUCH AMOUNTS GENERATED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH 2023 (FOR COLLECTION IN 2024) WHEN THE TAX WILL SUNSET, BY A MILL LEVY OF UP TO 10 MILLS, TO BE EXPENDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND MONITORED BY THE CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDE:
AND SHALL SUCH INCREASE BE AN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX MILL LEVY IN EXCESS OF THE LEVIES THE DISTRICT IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO IMPOSE; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUES FROM SUCH TAXES AND THE EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENT OF SUCH REVENUES AS A VOTER APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE APPLY UNDER ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION? __Yes/For |
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| —Greeley-Evans School District 6 (2017)[4] | ||
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Election trends
- See also: School boards in session: 2015 in brief
The 2017 Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education election had a higher percentage of unopposed seats compared to the district's previous two elections. No seats were unopposed in 2013 or 2015, while 100 percent of the seats were unopposed in 2017.
With all of the seats unopposed, the 2017 race had an average of one candidate running per seat on the ballot. An average of 1.33 candidates ran per seat in 2015, and an average of two candidates ran per seat in 2013.
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| Year | Candidates per seat | Unopposed seats | Incumbents running for re-election | Incumbent success rate | Seats won by newcomers | |
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| 2017 | 1.00 | 100.00% | 75.00% | 100.00% | 25.00% | |
| 2015 | 1.33 | 0.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% | 33.33% | |
| 2013 | 2.00 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | 75.00% | |
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| 2015 | 1.77 | 30.77% | 55.38% | 83.33% | 53.85% | |
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| 2015 | 1.72 | 35.95% | 70.37% | 82.66% | 40.81% | |
About the district
Greeley-Evans School District 6 is located in Weld County in northern Colorado. The county seat is Greeley. Weld County was home to an estimated 294,932 residents in 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau.[14] The district was the 13th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 21,236 students.[15]
Demographics
Weld 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 26.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 38.1 percent of state residents. During the same time period, the median household income in the county was $60,572, compared to $60,629 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 11.3 percent, while it was 11.5 percent for the entire state.[14]
| Racial Demographics, 2016[14] | ||
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| Race | Weld County (%) | Colorado (%) |
| White | 93.0 | 87.5 |
| Black or African American | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Asian | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Two or More Races | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29.1 | 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.
Recent news
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See also
| Greeley-Evans School District 6 | Colorado | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Theresa M. Myers, Greeley-Evans School District 6 Director of Communications," September 5, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Greeley Tribune, "School board election decided by default in Greeley-Evans School District 6," September 7, 2017
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Weld County Elections Department, "Election Summary Report Final Unofficial Results," accessed November 8, 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Greeley-Evans School District 6, "Mill Levy and Ballot Language Resolution," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ Greeley-Evans School District 6, "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
- ↑ Weld County Elections Department, "Official Ballot for Coordinated Election Weld County, Colorado - Tuesday, November 7, 2017," accessed October 5, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2017 Biennial School Election Calendar," accessed August 28, 2017
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "TRACER: Candidate Search," accessed December 15, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts: Weld County, Colorado; Colorado," accessed August 31, 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
| Greeley-Evans School District 6 elections in 2017 | |
| Weld County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Roger DeWitt • Incumbent, John Haefeli • Incumbent, Rhonda Solis • Michael Mathews |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
