Rochester Community School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Rochester Community School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. These seats include one seat with a two-year term and two seats with four-year terms. Michelle Bueltel defeated Elizabeth Witten for the two-year term. Incumbents Kevin Beers and Sandra Fiaschetti won re-election to the four-year terms.[1] Find out how Rochester's school board races stack up with other Michigan school districts here.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Rochester Board of Education consists of seven members elected at large to six-year terms. Michigan school board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period, which concluded on July 26, 2016. The deadline to withdraw from the election was July 29, 2016. Candidates needed to submit nominating petitions with signatures from district residents or $100 non-refundable deposits to reach the ballot. The deadline for voters to register for the election was October 11, 2016.[2]
Candidates and results
Four-year terms (Two seats)
Results
| Rochester Community School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kevin Beers Incumbent |
49.85% | 22,264 |
| Sandra Fiaschetti Incumbent |
49.58% | 22,147 |
| Write-in votes | 0.57% | 255 |
| Total Votes | 44,666 | |
| Source: Oakland County Elections Division, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 22, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Kevin Beers 
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Sandra Fiaschetti
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Two-year term (One seat)
Results
| Rochester Community School District, At-Large General Election, 2-year terms, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Michelle Bueltel |
50.50% | 14,875 |
| Elizabeth Witten | 48.89% | 14,399 |
| Write-in votes | 0.61% | 180 |
| Total Votes | 29,454 | |
| Source: Oakland County Elections Division, "November 8, 2016 General Election," November 22, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Michelle Bueltel
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Elizabeth Witten | ||
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Additional elections
- See also: Michigan elections, 2016
School board elections in Michigan shared the ballot with races for president of the United States, U.S. House seats, and state legislative seats.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for Michigan school board elections in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 26, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| July 29, 2016 | Deadline for candidates to withdraw from ballot |
| October 11, 2016 | Voter registration deadline for general election |
| October 28, 2016 | Pre-election campaign finance reporting deadline |
| November 8, 2016 | General election |
| December 8, 2016 | Post-election campaign finance reporting deadline |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
School board candidates in Michigan were required to file pre-election campaign finance reports with their county election offices by October 28, 2016. Post-election reports were due by December 8, 2016.[3]
In Michigan, candidates are prohibited from receiving contributions from corporations or labor organizations. Within 10 days of becoming a candidate, candidates must form a candidate committee. Following the creation of the committee, candidates have an additional 10 days to register the committee with the school district filing official by filing a statement of organization. A candidate committee that does not expect to receive or spend more than $1,000 during the election cycle is eligible to receive a reporting waiver, which allows that committee not to file pre-election, post-election, and annual campaign statements.[4]
October 28 filing
Candidates received a total of $ and spent a total of $ as of October 30, 2016, according to the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds.[5]
Four-year terms
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Kevin Beers (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Sandra Fiaschetti (incumbent) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
Two-year term
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Michelle Bueltel | $1,315.00 | $1,315.00 | $0.00 |
| Elizabeth Witten | $2,041.00 | $961.95 | $1,079.05 |
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What was at stake?
Election trends
Rochester's 2016 school board elections featured more candidates per seat than the district's 2014 elections. Voters saw 1.33 candidates per seat up for election in 2016, while the 2014 ballot featured one candidate per seat. The district's 2016 elections featured fewer candidates than the 2.3 candidates per seat average for all Michigan school board elections covered by Ballotpedia. Rochester's one candidate per seat in 2014 fell below the 2.09 candidates per seat for Michigan districts in Ballotpedia's coverage. The following table compares candidates per seat in 2014 and 2016 for school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in Michigan and the United States:
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About the district
Rochester Community School District is located in Oakland County in southeastern Michigan. The county seat is Pontiac. Oakland County was home to 1,242,304 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[6] The district was the ninth-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 15,051 students.[7]
Demographics
Oakland County outperformed Michigan as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 43.7 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 26.4 percent of state residents. The median household income for Oakland County was $66,436, compared to $49,087 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level was 10.0 percent for the county, while it was 16.2 percent statewide.[6]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
| Rochester Community School District | Michigan | School Boards |
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External links
- Rochester Community School District
- Oakland County, Michigan
- Oakland County Clerk
- Michigan Department of Education
- Michigan Association of School Boards
Footnotes
- ↑ Oakland County Elections Division, "Unofficial Candidate List," August 19, 2016
- ↑ Wayne County Clerk, "Elections Division-Voter and Candidate Information," accessed August 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Bureau of Elections, "2016 and 2017 Campaign Finance Filing Schedule," January 12, 2016
- ↑ Genesee County, "Filing Requirements under Michigan's Campaign Finance Act," February 7, 2014
- ↑ Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, "Campaign Finance Reporting System," accessed October 30, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 United States Census Bureau, "Oakland County, Michigan," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Secretary of State - Department of State, "Previous Election Information," accessed August 1, 2014
| 2016 Rochester Community School District Elections | |
| Oakland County, Michigan | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Four-year terms (Two seats): Incumbent, Kevin Beers • Incumbent, Sandra Fiaschetti Two-year term (One seat): Michelle Bueltel • Elizabeth Witten |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
