Oswego Community Unit School District 308 elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education were up for general election on April 7, 2015.
The seats of incumbents Bill Walsh, Alison Swanson and Brent Lightfoot were on the ballot. Though he originally filed to run for re-election, Walsh withdrew his candidacy due to a mistake on his petition. Swanson and Lightfoot ran against challengers Brad Banks, Lauri Doyle, Kevin Harris and Jared Ploger.[1][2] Both incumbents were defeated by Banks, Doyle and Ploger.[3]
About the district
| Oswego Community Unit School District 308 is located in Kendall County, Will County and Kane County in northeasten Illinois. The county seat of Kendall County is Yorkville, the county seat of Will County is Joliet, and Geneva is the county seat of Kane County. In 2013, Kendall, Will and Kane Counties were home to 119,348 residents, 682,829 residents and 523,643 residents, respectively, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4][5][6] During the 2011-2012 school year, Oswego Community Unit School District 308 was the ninth-largest school district by enrollment in Illinois and served 17,150 students.[7] |
Demographics
All three counties outperformed the rest of Illinois in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 34.2 percent of Kendall County residents, 32.3 percent of Will County residents and 31.7 percent of Kane County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 31.4 percent for Illinois as a whole. The median household income for Kendall County was $81,765, for Will County was $76,147 and for Kane County was $69,530, while it was $56,797 for the entire state. The poverty rates for Kendall, Will and Kane Counties were 4.8 percent, 8.0 percent and 11.1 percent, respectively, compared to 14.1 percent statewide.[4][5][6]
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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.
Method of school board selection
The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 consists of seven at-large members who serve four-year terms. They are elected on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year.[14][15] A general election for three seats was held on April 7, 2015. In April 2013, four seats were up for election.[16]
School board candidates must be at least 18 years old, U.S. citizens, registered voters and residents of the district for at least one year prior to the election.[17] To get on the ballot, school board candidates had to file a notarized statement of candidacy and notarized nominating petitions with the Kendall County Clerk's Office during the filing period. The filing period began December 15, 2014, and ended December 22, 2014. The nominating petitions had to include the signatures of 50 voters residing in the school district and could not be circulated until September 23, 2014.[18]
To vote in this election, residents had to live in the district for at least 30 days before the election.[19] They also had to register with the Kendall County Clerk's Office by March 10, 2015. Early voting was available for registered voters starting March 23, 2015, and ending April 4, 2015.[18]
Elections
2015
Candidates
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Election results
| Oswego Community Unit School District 308, At-Large General Election, 4-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Brad Banks |
22.7% | 2,958 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lauri Doyle |
21.9% | 2,857 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jared Ploger |
18.9% | 2,470 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alison Swanson Incumbent | 14.3% | 1,871 | |
| Nonpartisan | Brent Lightfoot Incumbent | 10.5% | 1,371 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Harris | 10.3% | 1,350 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.4% | 177 | |
| Total Votes | 13,054 | |||
| Source: Kendall County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 7, 2015," accessed April 28, 2015, Will County Clerk, "April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election: Results," accessed April 28, 2015, Kane County Clerk, "2015 Consolidated Election Contest Results," accessed April 28, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
No candidate received an official endorsement for this election.
Campaign finance
School board candidates in Illinois are only required to file campaign finance reports if they accept contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000 in a 12-month period.[20]
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.[21]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Oswego Community Unit School District 308 election in 2015:[18]
| Deadline | Event |
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| September 23, 2014 | First day to circulate petitions |
| December 15, 2014 | First day to file nominating papers |
| December 22, 2014 | Last day to file nominating papers |
| December 30, 2014 | Last day to file objections to nominating petitions |
| January 15, 2015 | First campaign finance report due |
| January 29, 2015 | Last day to withdraw as a candidate |
| February 5, 2015 | Last day to file as a write-in candidate |
| March 10, 2015 | Last day to register to vote |
| March 23, 2015 | First day early that voting is available |
| April 4, 2015 | Last day early that voting is available |
| April 6, 2015 | Pre-election campaign finance report due |
| April 7, 2015 | General Election Day |
| July 15, 2015 | Last campaign finance report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Illinois elections, 2015
The Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Board of Education election shared the ballot with elections for municipal offices, park commissioners, library trustees, other school boards, community college trustees and fire trustees.[22]
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ledger-Sentinel, "School board president ends re-election bid; Withdraws after fellow board member's husband challenges candidate petitions," January 15, 2015
- ↑ Oswego Community Unit School District 308, "Board of Education Members," accessed January 20, 2015
- ↑ Kendall County Clerk, "Consolidated Election April 7, 2015: Unofficial," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kendall County, Illinois," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Will County, Illinois," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kane County, Illinois," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Kendall County Clerk, "Welcome to the Kendall County Election Reporting Console," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2012 Presidential General Election Results - Kendall County, IL," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2004 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois: Kendall County," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Election Atlas, "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Illinois: Kendall County," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Will County Clerk, "Election Results Archive," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ Kane County Clerk, "Election Results," accessed March 12, 2015
- ↑ Oswego Community Unit School District 308, "School Board: School District Governance," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Oswego Community Unit School District 308, "School Board: Board Member Term of Office," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Kendall County Clerk, "Kendall County Election: 2013 Consolidated," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ Oswego Community Unit School District 308, "School Board: Board Member Qualifications," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar, 2015," accessed January 19, 2015
- ↑ Kendall County Clerk, "Voting in Kendall County," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "A Guide to Campaign Disclosure," accessed March 31, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Disclosure Search," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑ Kendall County Clerk, "Official Ballot: April 7, 2015," accessed March 18, 2015
| 2015 Oswego Community Unit School District 308 Elections | |
| Kendall County, Illinois | |
| Election date: | April 7, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Brent Lightfoot • Incumbent, Alison Swanson • Brad Banks • Lauri Doyle • Kevin Harris • Jared Ploger |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
