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Paramount Unified School District elections (2013)
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Three seats on the school board for Paramount Unified School District were up for district wide elections on November 5, 2013. The November 5, 2013 election was canceled after only three incumbent candidates filed seeking re-election. The school district canceled the scheduled election due to a lack of opposition for the candidates who filed, which left Sonya S. Cuellar, Tony Pena and Alicia M. Linden Anderson as the default winners of the three at-large seats.
About the district
Paramount Unified School District is located in southern Los Angeles County, California in Paramount, California. According to the 2010 Census, it was home to 54,098 residents.[1]
Demographics
Paramount underperform the rest of California when measured on the basis of median household income, percentage of residents living below the poverty level, percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a bachelor's degree and percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a high school diploma. The median household income in Paramount was $42,831 compared to $61,632 for the state of California. 8.2% of Paramount residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree compared to a 30.2 in California. The United States Census also showed the poverty rate in Paramount was 21.2% compared to 14.4% for the entire state. The United States Census also found that 56.3% of Paramount residents aged 25 years and older attained a high school degree compared to a 80.8% in California.[2]
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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 board member selection
Paramount Unified School District School Board consists of five members, all of whom are elected to four year terms. All board members represent the district at large. Board member terms are staggered so that at least two members, but no more than three are to be elected each odd numbered year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. There are no primary elections. Three seats were up for election on November 5, 2013. The two remaining seats were up for election on November 3, 2015.[5]
Elections
2013
Candidates
- Sonya S. Cuellar
- Incumbent board member
- Alicia M. Linden Anderson
- Incumbent board member
- Tony Pena
- Incumbent board member
The November 5, 2013 election for Paaramount Unified School District has been canceled.[6]
Funding
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Paramount Unified School District election in 2013:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 15, 2013 | First day to file a petition of candidacy |
| August 9, 2013 | Close of filing period for petition of candidacy |
| October 21, 2013 | Last day to register to vote in school election |
| October 29, 2013 | Final day to apply to vote by mail |
| November 5, 2013 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
The ballot for the November 5, 2013 election in Los Angeles County also featured elections for local and municipal positions, such as elections for City Clerk, City Treasurer, Mayor and City Council.[8]
See also
- California school board elections draw over 200 candidates
- School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
- School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
- California
- Paramount Unified School District, California
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Los Angeles County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Paramount, California Quick Facts," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Paramount, California Quick Facts," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCensus1 - ↑ California Secretary of State, "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2013 - Registration by County," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ Paramount Unified, "Board of Education" accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ Lavote.net, "Scheduled Election Calender 2013," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ [http://www.lavote.net/voter/PDFS/CALENDAR_EVENTS/11052013.pdf LA Votes, "TENTATIVE CALENDAR OF EVENTS " accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ LA Vote, "FINAL LIST OF QUALIFIED CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON THE BALLOT" accessed October 10, 2013
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