Milpitas Unified School District elections (2016)

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Milpitas Unified School District Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
10,156 students

Two of the five seats on the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The election was canceled, however, due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Daniel Bobay and newcomer Hon Lien were the only two candidates to file for the race. Because of this, they were elected to the board by default.[1]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

The Milpitas 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. Three seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and two seats would have been up for election on November 8, 2016, if the race 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 Milpitas 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. Incumbent Daniel Bobay and newcomer Hon Lien were elected to the board by default.[1]

Candidates

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  • Incumbent

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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2016

If it had not been canceled, the school district's election would have shared the ballot with four bond measures for the city of Milpitas, a bond measure for Santa Clara County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[7][8]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[9][10]

Deadline Event
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

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See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

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.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

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About the district

See also: Milpitas Unified School District, California
The Milpitas Unified School District is located in Santa Clara County, California.

The Milpitas Unified School District is located in Santa Clara County in west-central California. The county seat is San Jose. Santa Clara County was home to 1,918,044 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[11] The district was the 160th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 10,156 students.[12]

Demographics

Santa Clara County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 47.3 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 Santa Clara County was $93,854, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 8.5 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[11]

Racial Demographics, 2015[11]
Race Santa Clara County (%) California (%)
White 55.7 72.9
Black or African American 2.9 6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3 1.7
Asian 35.6 14.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.5 0.5
Two or more races 4.1 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 26.3 38.8

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Santa Clara County[13]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 450,818 174,843
2008 462,241 190,039
2004 386,100 209,094
2000 332,490 188,750

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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 22, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 Milpitas Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed July 26, 2016
  3. Milpitas Unified School District, "BB 9220 Board Bylaws: Governing Board Elections," accessed July 26, 2016
  4. California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
  5. California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  6. California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  7. Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "List of Local Measures: Presidential General Election November 8, 2016," accessed September 26, 2016
  8. Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Presidential General Election," accessed September 26, 2016
  9. California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 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
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Clara County, California," accessed June 14, 2016
  12. National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
  13. Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, "Past Election Results," accessed July 3, 2014