Panama-Buena Vista Union School District elections (2016)
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Three of the five seats on the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District board of trustees were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Dean Haddock and Greg White ran against challengers J.P. Lake and Victor Morones.[1] Haddock and White won re-election, and Lake won the other seat on the ballot.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Panama-Buena Vista Union board of trustees consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Two 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.[3]
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 Panama-Buena Vista Union board of trustees. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[4][5]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district had to register by October 24, 2016.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[7]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
| Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 J.P. Lake |
27.44% | 12,688 |
| Dean Haddock Incumbent |
25.72% | 11,891 |
| Greg White Incumbent |
23.86% | 11,034 |
| Victor Morones | 22.98% | 10,627 |
| Total Votes | 46,240 | |
| Source: Kern County Registrar of Voters, "Kern County Election Results," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The school district's election shared the ballot with a number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[8]
- President and Vice President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of Representatives
- California State Assembly
- Kern County Superior Court Judge
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[9][10]
| 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
CCSA Advocates endorsed challenger J.P. Lake.[11]
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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.[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]
Reports
Candidates received a total of $72,562.92 and spent a total of $60,700.84 in the election, according to the Kern County Registrar of Voters.[12]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Dean Haddock | $14,750.00 | $12,524.50 | $2,225.50 |
| Greg White | $31,558.92 | $29,892.87 | $1,666.05 |
| J.P. Lake | $26,254.00 | $18,283.47 | $7,970.53 |
| Victor Morones | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
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About the district
The Panama-Buena Vista Union School District is located in Kern County in southern California. The county seat is Bakersfield. Kern County was home to 882,176 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[14] The district was the 91st-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 17,484 students.[15]
Demographics
Kern County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 15.2 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 Kern County was $48,574, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 24.5 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[14]
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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
- ↑ Bakersfield Californian, "THE GRADE: School board races shape up; BCHS unveils arts center," August 17, 2016
- ↑ Kern County, "Election Results: November 8, 2016 Consolidated Presidential General Election," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, "board of trustees," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, "BB 9220 Board Bylaws: Governing Board Elections," accessed August 2, 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
- ↑ Kern County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List: Consolidated Presidential General Election," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ CCSA Advocates, "Our Endorsements: November 2016 Elections," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ Kern County Registrar of Voters, "Electronic Candidate Filing Search," accessed February 7, 2017
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 United States Census Bureau, "Kern County, California," accessed July 23, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Kern County Elections, "Election Results," accessed July 14, 2014
| 2016 Panama-Buena Vista Union School District Elections | |
| Kern County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Dean Haddock • Incumbent, Greg White • J.P. Lake • Victor Morones |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
