Pajaro Valley Unified School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In his bid for re-election, incumbent Lupe Rivas was defeated by challenger Georgia Acosta for the Trustee Area 2 seat.[1][2] Trustee Area 4 incumbent Karen Osmundson and Trustee Area 6 incumbent Maria Orozco ran unopposed. Because of this, they were re-elected by default without appearing on the ballot.[3]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Pajaro Valley Unified board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[4]
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 Pajaro Valley Unified board of trustees. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[5][6]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[7] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[8]
Candidates and results
Trustee Area 2
Results
| Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Trustee Area 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Georgia Acosta |
58.72% | 3,023 |
| Lupe Rivas Incumbent | 40.31% | 2,075 |
| Write-in votes | 0.97% | 50 |
| Total Votes | 5,148 | |
| Source: Santa Cruz County, "Santa Cruz County Election Results," accessed December 22, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Lupe Rivas | Georgia Acosta 
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Trustee Area 4
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Karen Osmundson won re-election by default.[3]
Candidates
| Karen Osmundson
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Trustee Area 6
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Maria Orozco won re-election by default.[3]
Candidates
| Maria Orozco
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The school district's election shared the ballot with two bond measures for Santa Cruz County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[9][10]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[11][12]
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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 |
Endorsements
The Santa Cruz County Democratic Party endorsed Trustee Area 2 incumbent Lupe Rivas.[13] CCSA Advocates endorsed Trustee Area 2 challenger Georgia Acosta.[14] The community organization Evolve endorsed Trustee Area 4 incumbent Karen Osmundson.[15]
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Campaign finance
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.[12]
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.[12]
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.[12]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $20,528.00 and spent a total of $20,528.00 in the election, according to the Santa Cruz County Registrar of Voters.[16]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Lupe Rivas | $8,730.00 | $8,730.00 | $0.00 |
| Georgia Acosta | $11,798.00 | $11,798.00 | $0.00 |
Past elections
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2014This 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.[17][18] 2012Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Lupe Rivas won election to the seat by default.[19] Trustee Area 3
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About the district
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is located in Santa Cruz County in west-central California. The county seat is Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz County was home to 274,146 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[20] The district was the 71st-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 20,362 students.[21]
Demographics
Santa Cruz County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 37.5 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 Cruz County was $66,923, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 16.1 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[20]
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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.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "Contests Closed - Going to Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Santa Cruz County, "Santa Cruz County Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "Contests Closed - Appointed In Lieu of Election," accessed August 15, 2016
- ↑ Pajaro Valley Unified School District, "board of trustees," accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ Pajaro Valley Unified School District, "Bylaws of the Board: Series 9000," accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "Local Measures on the November 8, 2016 Ballot," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "Presidential General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 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
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed October 17, 2016
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ Evolve, "Endorsements: November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Registrar of Voters, "Welcome to the Santa Cruz County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "November 4, 2014 California General Election Offices on the Ballot," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ Pajaronian Register, "Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees gets two new faces," November 8, 2012
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 United States Census Bureau, "Santa Cruz County, California," accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Santa Cruz County Elections Department, "Results from Past Elections," accessed July 31, 2014
| 2016 Pajaro Valley Unified School District Elections | |
| Santa Cruz County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 2: • Incumbent, Lupe Rivas • Georgia Acosta Trustee Area 4: • Incumbent, Karen Osmundson Trustee Area 6: • Incumbent, Maria Orozco |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
