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Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. Due to lack of opposition, however, the election was canceled. Incumbents Charles "Chuck" Rogge and Chris Wenzel were the sole candidates to file in the race. Because of this, they were re-elected by default.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Livermore Valley Joint Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Four seats—three four-year terms and one two-year term—were up for election on November 4, 2014, and two 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. In order to qualify as candidates, they had to be at least 18 years old, citizens of California, residents of the school district, registered voters, and "not legally disqualified from holding civil office," according to the bylaws of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified Board of Education. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[3][4]
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.[5] Photo identification would not have been required to vote in this election.[6]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Charles "Chuck" Rogge and Chris Wenzel won re-election by default.[1]
Candidates
Charles "Chuck" Rogge 
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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 with a number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[7]
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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 |
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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]
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About the district
The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District is located in Alameda County in central California. The county seat is Oakland.[10] Alameda County was home to 1,638,215 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 120th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 13,634 students.[12]
Demographics
Alameda County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 42.1 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 Alameda County was $73,775, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 12.5 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[11]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alameda County California "Candidate list," accessed August 13, 2016
- ↑ Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, "BB 9220: Board Of Education Elections," accessed July 25, 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
- ↑ Alameda County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate List: General Election - 11/08/2016," accessed September 22, 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
- ↑ Alameda County, "About Us," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Alameda County, California," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statewide elections," accessed June 30, 2014
| 2016 Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Elections | |
| Alameda County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Charles "Chuck" Rogge • Incumbent, Chris Wenzel |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
