Passaic Public Schools elections (2017)
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Four of the nine seats on the Passaic Public Schools school board in New Jersey were up for at-large election on April 25, 2017. Three seats were up for regular three-year terms and one seat was up for a one-year term. Board incumbent Ray Carrera won another three-year term on the board and was joined in his victory by newcomers Arthur Soto and Christina Schratz. They defeated Maltie Bhokal, Amilcar Lopez, Deyanira Pena, and Devon Troxler. Board incumbent Daniel Rodriguez defeated Rene Griggs and Omar Ledesma for the one-year term.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
Passaic Public Schools is overseen by a nine-member board. Members are elected at large to three-year terms.
To vote in this school board election, one had to register to vote by April 4, 2017. In order to register to vote in New Jersey, one must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old by the election, and a resident of the county for 30 days before the election.[2]
Candidates and results
At-Large (3-year terms)
Results
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ray Carrera Incumbent |
22.67% | 2,366 |
| Arthur Soto |
20.72% | 2,162 |
| Christina Schratz |
20.52% | 2,141 |
| Amilcar Lopez | 12.21% | 1,274 |
| Devon Troxler | 10.35% | 1,080 |
| Maltie Bhokal | 9.80% | 1,023 |
| Deyanira Pena | 3.48% | 363 |
| Write-in votes | 0.25% | 26 |
| Total Votes | 10,435 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "Summary Report," accessed May 26, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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| Deyanira Pena | Arthur Soto
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At-Large (1-year term)
Results
| Passaic Public Schools, At-Large General Election, 1-year term, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Daniel Rodriguez Incumbent |
56.66% | 2,064 |
| Omar Ledesma | 28.33% | 1,032 |
| Rene Griggs | 14.88% | 542 |
| Write-in votes | 0.14% | 5 |
| Total Votes | 3,643 | |
| Source: Passaic County, "Summary Report," accessed May 26, 2017 | ||
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
The 2017 Passaic Public Schools election did not share the ballot with any other election.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this 2017 Passaic Public Schools election:[2]
| Deadline | Event |
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| March 6, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline |
| April 4, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote |
| April 25, 2017 | General election date` |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in New Jersey had to file reports of their campaign financial activity with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Each candidate is required to appoint a treasurer (a candidate may serve as his or her own treasurer) and create a campaign depository (a bank account) and file this information with the commission. Candidates must establish a reporting committee, which has the sole name under which a candidate receives contributions, makes expenditures, labels his or her political identification statements, or otherwise does business. No later than 10 days after establishing a candidate committee, the candidate must file the Single Candidate Committee Certificate of Organization and Designation of Campaign Treasurer and Depository form.[3][4]
A candidate must begin filing reports with the commission on a date that depends upon when the committee's financial activity begins. If a candidate committee is set up within five months or less of the due date of the 29-day pre-election report, the committee must file a 29-day pre-election report as the initial election fund report. If the committee is established more than five months prior to the due date of the 29-day pre-election report, the committee must file a quarterly report as its initial election fund report. Beginning the 13th day before the election day and ending on election day, if a candidate receives more than $1,600 from a single source, the committee must file a report within 48 hours.[5]
There were five campaign finance reporting deadlines in 2017 for this school board election. Each deadline required the candidate to file a cumulative campaign report.
- March 20, 2017 (29th day pre-election report)
- April 5, 2017 (48-hour reporting began)
- April 7, 2017 (11th day pre-election report)
- April 18, 2017 (48-hour reporting ended)
- May 8, 2017 (20th day post-election report)[6]
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About the district
- See also: Passaic Public Schools, New Jersey
Passaic Public Schools is located in Passaic County in north-central New Jersey. The seat of county government is Paterson. Passaic County was home to an estimated 510,916 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the seventh-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 14,215 students.[7][8]
Demographics
Passaic County underperformed compared to New Jersey as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 36.8 percent of all state residents. The median household income in the county was $59,739, compared to $72,093 for the entire state. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 17.3 percent, while that rate was 10.8 percent for state residents.[8]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[8] | ||
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| Race | Passaic County (%) | New Jersey (%) |
| White | 74.9 | 72.6 |
| Black or African American | 15.0 | 14.8 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Asian | 5.8 | 9.7 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40.2 | 19.7 |
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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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ North Jersey, "School, city election fields set in Passaic," March 6, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Passaic County, "Board of Elections," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:44A-11," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:44A-10," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "Compliance Manual for Candidates," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, "2017 Reporting Dates," accessed May 24, 2017
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 United States Census Bureau, "Passaic County, New Jersey," accessed March 16, 2017
| Passaic Public Schools elections in 2017 | |
| Passaic County, New Jersey | |
| Election date: | April 25, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large (3-year terms): Incumbent, Ray Carrera • Maltie Bhokal • Amilcar Lopez • Deyanira Pena • Arthur Soto • Christina Schratz • Devon Troxler At-Large (1-year term): Incumbent, Daniel Rodriguez • Rene Griggs • Omar Ledesma |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
