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Kings Canyon Unified School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Kings Canyon Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Due to lack of opposition, however, the election was canceled. Incumbents Manuel Ferreira, Floyd Smith, and Clotilda Mora were the only candidates to file for the Trustee Area 5, 6, and 7 seats, respectively. Because of this, they were re-elected by default.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Kings Canyon Unified Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Five seats—four four-year terms and one two-year term—were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats would have been up for election on November 8, 2016, if the election had not been canceled.[1][2]
To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to register with the county elections office by August 12, 2016. If incumbents did not file by that deadline, the filing deadline was extended for non-incumbent candidates until August 17, 2016.[3]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district would have had to register by October 24, 2016, if the election had remained on the ballot.[4] Photo identification would not have been required to vote in this election.[5]
Candidates and results
Trustee Area 5
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Manuel Ferreira won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
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Trustee Area 6
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Floyd Smith won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
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Trustee Area 7
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Clotilda Mora won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
If it had not been canceled, the district's school board election would have shared the ballot two bond measures for Fresno County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[6][7]
- President and Vice President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of Representatives
- California State Assembly
- Fresno County Board of Education
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[8][9]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 1, 2016 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
| August 10, 2016 - November 8, 2016 | 24-hour campaign contribution reporting period |
| August 12, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| August 17, 2016 | Extended filing deadline for non-incumbent candidates for open seats |
| September 29, 2016 | First pre-election campaign finance report due |
| October 24, 2016 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 27, 2016 | Second pre-election campaign finance report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election Day |
| January 31, 2017 | Semi-annual campaign finance report due |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Candidates in this race were required to file two pre-election reports. The first was due on September 29, 2016, and the second was due on October 27, 2016. If candidates received more than $1,000 from a single source between August 10, 2016, and November 8, 2016, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours of receiving the contribution.[9]
Candidates who did not raise or spend more than $2,000 on their campaigns had to file an exemption form by September 29, 2016. They did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[9]
Candidates who had a remaining balance from previous campaigns or who had raised or spent money on their campaigns prior to the candidate filing deadline had to file a semi-annual campaign finance report by August 1, 2016. The next semi-annual campaign finance report was due January 31, 2017.[9]
Past elections
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2014Trustee Area 1
Trustee Area 2This election did not appear on the ballot. Trustee Area 2 incumbent Sarah Rola was re-elected by default.[10] Trustee Area 3
Trustee Area 4
Trustee Area 7This election did not appear on the ballot. Trustee Area 7 incumbent Clotilda Mora was re-elected by default to a two-year term.[10] 2012This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Floyd Smith, Manuel Ferreira and Noel C. Remick were re-elected by default. Because incumbent Sylvia Chavez-Ishimaru failed to file for the election before the deadline and no one else filed in her place, she was re-appointed to her seat.[11][12] 2010Trustee Area 1This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Raymond Enns was re-elected by default.[13] Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Sarah Rola was re-elected by default.[14] Trustee Area 3
Trustee Area 4This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Robin Tyler was re-elected by default.[15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About the district
The Kings Canyon Unified School District is located in Fresno County in central California. The county seat is Fresno. Fresno County was home to 974,861 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[16] The district was the 169th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,879 students.[17]
Demographics
Fresno County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 19.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Fresno County was $45,201, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty level in the county was 27.5 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[16]
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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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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Fresno County, California, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Presidential General Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Kings Canyon Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 23, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Local Measures Appearing on the November 8, 2016 Ballot," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Presidential General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List Statewide General Election," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ The Reedley Exponent, "School board trustee misses election deadline," September 26, 2012
- ↑ The Reedley Exponent, "School board names incumbent to seat," October 4, 2012
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 Voter Information," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 2 Voter Information," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Trustee; Kings Canyon Unified School District; Trustee Area 4 Voter Information," accessed October 7, 2014
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 United States Census Bureau, "Fresno County, California," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Fresno County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results," accessed July 15, 2014
| 2016 Kings Canyon Unified School District Elections | |
| Fresno County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Manuel Ferreira Trustee Area 6: • Incumbent, Floyd Smith Trustee Area 7: • Incumbent, Clotilda Mora |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
