Pajaro Valley Unified School District elections (2014)
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Four seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Kim De Serpa, Willie Yahiro, Leslie DeRose and Jeff Ursino from Trustee Areas 1, 4, 5 and 7, respectively, were up for re-election.[1][2] All four incumbents ran unopposed and won re-election. [3]
About the district
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is located in Santa Cruz County, California. The county seat is Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County is home to 269,419 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Pajaro Valley Unified School District was the 75th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 19,914 students.[5]
Demographics
Santa Cruz County outperformed the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 37.5 percent of Santa Cruz County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 percent of California as a whole. The median household income for Santa Cruz County was $66,571 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Santa Cruz County was 14.4 percent compared to 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic areas. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. The seats from Trustee Areas 1, 4, 5 and 7 were up for election in 2014, and the seats from Trustee Areas 2, 3 and 6 were up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[7]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Trustee Area 1
- Kim De Serpa
- Incumbent
Trustee Area 4
- Willie Yahiro
- Incumbent
Trustee Area 5
- Leslie DeRose
- Incumbent
Trustee Area 7
- Jeff Ursino
- Incumbent
Election results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Kim De Serpa, Willie Yahiro, Leslie DeRose and Jeff Ursino from Trustee Areas 1, 4, 5 and 7, respectively, won re-election by default.[1][8]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[9]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[9]
Past elections
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2012Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Lupe Rivas was appointed after running unopposed for the open seat.[10] Trustee Area 3
Trustee Area 6
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District election in 2014:[9][11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with municipal elections, other school board elections, judicial elections and general elections for several state executive offices, two U.S. House seats and two state Assembly seats.[1] Additionally, Measure K, a countywide cannabis business tax measure, was on the general election ballot.[12]
Recent news
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See also
- California
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Santa Cruz County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "November 4, 2014 California General Election Offices on the Ballot," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pajaro Valley Unified School District, "The Board of Trustees," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Ballotpedia email correspondence with Santa Cruz County election official
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Cruz County, California," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "Results from Past Elections," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Pajaronian Register, "Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees gets two new faces," November 8, 2012
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "November 4, 2014 Candidate's Handbook," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Election Department, "Santa Cruz County Ballot Measures," accessed September 4, 2014
