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Livingston Parish Public Schools elections (2017)
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One of nine seats on the Livingston Parish Public Schools school board in Louisiana was scheduled for by-district special election on October 14, 2017.[1] The primary election for the District 7 seat was canceled after appointed school board member David "Bo" Graham, an Independent, was the only candidate to file for the seat. Graham was automatically elected.[2][3]
The former District 7 representative, James V. Watson, resigned from his position on the board following his election to Mayor of Walker.[4] The board appointed David "Bo" Graham to the District 7 seat to serve in his place until the special election on October 14, 2017.[5]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Livingston Parish Public Schools school board consists of nine partisan members who serve four-year terms. All of the members are elected concurrently by district. This means that regular school board elections are held every four years with all nine members being up for re-election at that time. One of nine seats was up for special election on October 14, 2017. Candidates for the District 7 seat had to qualify for the race between July 12, 2017, and July 14, 2017.[1]
Starting with terms beginning on or after January 2015, board members are term limited. Any member who, at the end of his or her term, has served more than two and one-half terms in the last three consecutive terms cannot be re-elected in the following term. However, they can be re-elected following a one term break. The limit does not apply retroactively.
Louisiana school board elections require a majority of 50 percent plus one for a candidate to win. If a candidate garners this majority in what is called the primary election, no general election is held. If no candidate receives the majority of votes, a general election is held and functions as a runoff election.
District 7
Results
Due to lack of opposition, this election was canceled and David "Bo" Graham was automatically elected.
Candidates
 David "Bo" Graham 
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2017
The Livingston Parish Public Schools school board special election shared the ballot with the parish's treasurer.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Louisiana school board election in 2017:[1]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| September 13, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote in-person or by mail |
| September 23, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote online |
| September 30, 2017 | Early voting begins |
| October 7, 2017 | Early voting ends |
| October 10, 2017 | Deadline to request a mail-in ballot |
| October 14, 2017 | Special primary election |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
All school board candidates in Louisiana who spend more than $2,500 or raise more than $200 from a single source other than from their personal funds are required to file campaign finance reports. After a candidate has filed, they are required to file each subsequent report even if they no longer have any campaign finance activity.[6]
If within 20 days of an election a candidate receives more than $250 or spends more than $200 in a single transaction, the candidate must file a special report within 48 hours. Additionally, if the candidate spends money on or for election day (e.g. pays for an ad that runs on election day), the candidate is required to file an Election Day Expenditure Report.[7]
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in Louisiana[8] | ||
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| Date | Period covered | Deadline |
| September 14, 2017 | Date of first contribution or expenditure - September 4, 2017 | 30th day prior to primary election report due |
| October 4, 2017 | September 5, 2017 - September 24, 2017 | 10th day prior to primary election report due |
| November 8, 2017 | September 25, 2017 - October 29, 2017 | 10th day prior to general election report due |
| December 28, 2017 | October 29, 2017 - December 18, 2017 | 40th day after general election report due |
Past elections
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2014District 1Malcolm Sibley was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. District 2Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R) was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. District 3Jan H. Benton (R) was elected to her first term without opposition on August 22, 2014. District 4Karen Wax Schmitt (R) was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. District 5Albert "Buddy" Mincey Jr. (R) was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. District 6Jeffery Cox (D) was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. District 7James V. Watson (R) was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. District 8
District 9Sidney "Sid" Kinchen (D) was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014. 2010District 1
District 2Kellee Hennessy Dickerson (R) was elected to her first term without opposition. District 3
District 4
District 5Albert "Buddy" Mincey Jr. (D) was re-elected with out opposition. District 6Jeffery Cox (D) was re-elected with out opposition. District 7James V. Watson (R) was re-elected with out opposition. District 8Keith Martin (D) was re-elected with out opposition. District 9Sidney "Sid" Kinchen (D) was re-elected with out opposition. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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About the district
Livingston Parish Public Schools lies in southeastern Louisiana in Livingston Parish. The seat of parish government is Livingston. Livingston Parish was home to approximately 134,053 residents according to 2013 estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[9] The Livingston Parish Public Schools school district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 25,754 students.[10]
Demographics
Livingston Parish underperformed compared to the rest of Louisiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 17.8 percent of Livingston Parish residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.4 percent for Louisiana as a whole. The median household income for the parish was $57,150 compared to $44,673 statewide. The poverty rate in the parish was 12.7 percent compared to 18.7 percent for the entire state.[9]
| Racial Demographics, 2013[9] | ||
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| Race | Livingston Parish (%) | Louisiana (%) |
| White | 91.8 | 63.5 |
| Black or African American | 6.0 | 32.4 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Asian | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | >0.05 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.3 | 4.7 |
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
| Livingston Parish Public Schools | Louisiana | School Boards |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections Calendar," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry: Livingston – 32," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Action News 17, "Tolar, Shumate, Graham, Abels Elected Without Opposition," July 14, 2017
- ↑ Livingston Parish Chamber of Commerce, "Election - New Mayors, POTUS,City Judge," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ Livingston Parish Public Schools, "School board meeting minutes, January 5, 2017," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Schedule of Reporting and Filing Dates for Candidates & PACs Supporting or Opposing Candidates—Primary Election October 14, 2017," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Schedule of Reporting and Filing Dates for Candidates & PACs Supporting or Opposing Candidates—Primary Election October 14, 2017," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 United States Census Bureau, "Livingston Parish, Louisiana, Quick Facts," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ 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
| Livingston Parish Public Schools special elections in 2017 | |
| Livingston Parish, Louisiana | |
| Election date: | October 14, 2017 |
| Candidates: | District 7: Incumbent, David Graham |
| Important information: | What's at stake? |
