Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education were supposed to be up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. The election was canceled, however, due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Maria Leon-Vazquez and Ralph Mechur and newcomer Jon Kean were the only candidates to file for the three seats. Because of this, they were elected to the board by default.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Board of Education consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats would have been up for election on November 8, 2016, if the election had not been canceled.[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.[4]
To vote in this election, residents of the school district would have had to register by October 24, 2016, if the election had remained on the ballot.[5] Photo identification would not have been required to vote in this election.[6]
Candidates and results
At-large
Results
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Maria Leon-Vazquez and Ralph Mechur and newcomer Jon Kean won election to the board by default.
Candidates
Maria Leon-Vazquez 
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Ralph Mechur
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Jon Kean
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
If it had not been canceled, the district's school board election would have shared the ballot with four bond measures for the city of Santa Monica, two bond measures for Los Angeles County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[7][8]
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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 |
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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]
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About the district
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County in southern California. The county seat is Los Angeles.[11] Los Angeles County was home to 10,170,292 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 142nd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 11,341 students.[13]
Demographics
Los Angeles 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 29.9 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 Los Angeles County was $55,870, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 18.7 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.[12]
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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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External links
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
- City of Santa Monica
- Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Footnotes
- ↑ Santa Monica Lookout, "Brock Drops from Santa Monica-Malibu School Board Race as Possible Field of Four Forms," August 18, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "2016 General Election Contests," accessed August 30, 2016
- ↑ Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, "SMMUSD Board of Education," accessed August 10, 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
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "2016 Scheduled Elections," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "2016 General Election: Final List of Qualified Candidates," 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
- ↑ Geology.com, "California County Map with County Seat Cities," accessed July 1, 2014
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 United States Census Bureau, "Los Angeles County, California," accessed August 10, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
| 2016 Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Maria Leon-Vazquez • Incumbent, Ralph Mechur • Jon Kean |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
