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Nash-Rocky Mount Schools elections (2016)

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Nash-Rocky Mount Schools Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
16,007 students

Six of the 11 seats on the Nash-Rocky Mount Schools school board were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent Doneva Chavis-Battle, District 3 incumbent Franklin Lamm, District 5 incumbent William Sharpe, District 7 incumbent Ricky Jenkins, District 10 incumbent Evelyn Bulluck, and District 11 incumbent Ann Edge were all unopposed in their bids for re-election and won the seats. There was no primary.[1][2]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools school board consists of 11 members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic districts. The candidate filing deadline for this election was August 5, 2016. There was a general election on November 8, 2016.

Candidates and results

District 1

Results

Nash Rocky-Mount Schools,
District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Doneva Chavis-Battle Incumbent (unopposed) 97.91% 3,709
Write-in votes 2.09% 79
Total Votes (100) 3,788
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Nash," accessed December 5, 2016

Candidates

Doneva Chavis-Battle Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

District 3

Results

Nash Rocky-Mount Schools,
District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Franklin Lamm Incumbent (unopposed) 98.11% 3,536
Write-in votes 1.89% 68
Total Votes (100) 3,604
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Nash," accessed December 5, 2016

Candidates

Franklin Lamm Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

District 5

Results

Nash Rocky-Mount Schools,
District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Sharpe Incumbent (unopposed) 94.87% 3,534
Write-in votes 5.13% 191
Total Votes (100) 3,725
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Nash," accessed December 5, 2016

Candidates

William Sharpe Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

District 7

Results

Nash Rocky-Mount Schools,
District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ricky Jenkins Incumbent (unopposed) 97.63% 4,034
Write-in votes 2.37% 98
Total Votes (100) 4,132
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Nash," accessed December 5, 2016

Candidates

Ricky Jenkins Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

District 10

Results

Nash Rocky-Mount Schools,
District 10 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Evelyn Bulluck Incumbent (unopposed) 97.65% 2,328
Write-in votes 2.35% 56
Total Votes (100) 2,384
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Nash," accessed December 5, 2016

Candidates

Evelyn Bulluck Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

District 11

Results

Nash Rocky-Mount Schools,
District 11 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ann Edge Incumbent (unopposed) 98.32% 1,346
Write-in votes 1.68% 23
Total Votes (100) 1,369
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official General Election Results-Nash," accessed December 5, 2016

Candidates

Ann Edge Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: North Carolina elections, 2016

The following offices shared primary, general or both election dates with the school board elections in Nash County:

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for this North Carolina school board election:[3]

Deadline Event
March 7, 2016 First quarter campaign finance deadline
July 12, 2016 Second quarter campaign finance deadline
August 5, 2016 Candidate filing deadline
October 31, 2016 Third quarter campaign finance deadline
November 8, 2016 General Election Day
January 11, 2017 Fourth quarter campaign finance deadline

Endorsements

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Campaign finance

No candidate in this race had reported any financial activity to the Nash County Board of Elections as of November 4, 2016.[4]

See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016
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School board candidates in North Carolina were required to file campaign finance reports to their county's board of elections unless the candidate:

(1) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in contributions, and

(2) Did not receive more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in loans, and

(3) Did not spend more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).[5]

The third quarter campaign finance deadline was October 31, 2016, and the fourth quarter deadline was January 11, 2017.[6]

Past elections

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2016

Issues in the district

Transgender bathroom law
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R)

North Carolina passed the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act (HB 2) which stated that individuals in government-operated facilities had to use the bathroom that corresponds with the gender stated on their birth certificate on March 23, 2016. The law was passed by the legislature in a one-day special session and was signed into law that night by Governor Pat McCrory (R). The bill reversed an earlier ruling that allowed transgender individuals to use the restroom of their preference, and it offset local ordinances in the state that let transgender citizens do so.[7]

On March 30, 2017, the North Carolina State Legislature approved and Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed a repeal of HB 2. HB 142 repealed HB 2 but created a three-year moratorium on local anti-discrimination ordinances and prohibited local ordinances related to bathroom access.[8] The state house approved HB 142 by a 70-48 vote and the state senate voted 32-16 to pass the measure.[9]

HB 2's effect on NC school districts

When HB 2 was signed into law, many school districts in the state struggled to formulate a response, especially since Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. North Carolina school districts were unsure of how to balance these two laws. In the Wake County Public School System, Wake County sheriff Donnie Harrison said he would consider pulling deputies out of schools if the district did not decide on a consistent transgender bathroom policy. Harrison said the district did not have a uniform policy on the use of bathrooms by transgender students, which was causing confusion and unease among parents.[10][11]

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According to Lisa Luten, a Wake County Public School System spokesperson, transgender student issues with bathrooms and locker rooms were handled on a case-by-case basis. "No child has ever been at risk based on how we have handled this issue,” Luten said. “Because this issue is still being debated in federal courts, the school system is unable to create a formal policy.”[10] (Note: The court ruling on HB 2 was made on March 30, 2017.) The district's superintendent James Merrill said that transgender bathroom questions ought to be addressed by administrators rather than student resource officers. According to Nathan Smith, the director of public policy for the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, the consequence is that many schools decide their transgender bathroom policies on a case-by-case basis, leading to conflicting rules between school campuses.[10][12]

Backlash

On July 21, 2016, the NBA announced it planned to move its All-Star Game from Charlotte, North Carolina, which was scheduled to be held there in 2017. According to the Charlotte Observer, this decision would cost the city approximately $100 million. On September 12, 2016, the NCAA moved seven championships that were scheduled to be held in the state during the 2016-2017 school year. Two days later, the Atlantic Coast Conference made a similar decision, revealing it planned to move the men's football championship game scheduled for December 2016 from Charlotte.

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About the district

See also: Nash-Rocky Mount Schools, North Carolina
Nash County Schools is located in Nash County, North Carolina.

Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools is located in the county of the same name in North Carolina. The seat of county government is Carthage. Nash County was home to 93,919 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13] The district was the 24th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 16,007 students.[14]

Demographics

Nash County underperformed in comparison to North Carolina as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 18.4 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 27.8 percent for state residents. The median household income in the county was $43,341, compared to $46,693 for the state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 18.2 percent, compared to 17.2 percent for state residents.[13]

Racial Demographics, 2015[13]
Race Nash County (%) North Carolina (%)
White 56.3 71.2
Black or African American 39.9 22.1
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9 1.6
Asian 1.0 2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.8 2.1
Hispanic or Latino 6.6 9.1

Nash County Party Affiliation, 2014[15]
Party Registered Voters % of Total
Republican 19,225 28.8
Democratic 35,810 53.6
Libertarian 123 0.2
Unaffiliated 11,637 17.4

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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See also

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Nash County, "List of Candidates on the Ballot in November," accessed August 8, 2016
  2. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial General Election Results-Nash," accessed November 8, 2016
  3. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed November 1, 2016
  4. Nash County, "Local Campaign Finance Documents," accessed November 4, 2016
  5. General Assembly of North Carolina, "Chapter 163: Elections And Election Laws, Article 22A - Regulating Contributions and Expenditures in Political Campaigns," accessed February 11, 2016
  6. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Reporting Schedules," accessed October 11, 2016
  7. Charlotte Observer, "Understanding HB2: North Carolina’s newest law solidifies state’s role in defining discrimination," March 26, 2016
  8. ABC 11, "GOV. COOPER SIGNS NORTH CAROLINA'S HB2 COMPROMISE BILL," March 30, 2017
  9. NBC News, "HB2 Repeal: North Carolina Legislature Votes to Overturn Controversial ‘Bathroom Bill’," March 30, 2017
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Daily Tarheel, "Wake County sheriff calls for consistent transgender bathroom policy," September 29, 2016
  11. CBS North Carolina, "Wake sheriff threatens to pull deputies over transgender bathroom policy," September 27, 2016
  12. The News & Observer, "Four things to remember about House Bill 2," September 13, 2016
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "Nash County, North Carolina," accessed August 8, 2016
  14. National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
  15. North Carolina State Board of Elections, "NC Voter Statistics Results," accessed August 19, 2014