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Sarah Elliott
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Sarah Elliott is the District 1 representative on the Georgetown County School District Board of Education in South Carolina. Elliott won re-election in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Five of the nine seats on the Georgetown County School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent Sarah Elliott filed for re-election and faced no opposition, allowing her to win another term on the board. In District 3, incumbent Sandra Johnson successfully defended her seat against challengers Johnny Altman and Gene Footman. District 4 saw three newcomers file for the open seat: Rhonda Green, Clare Reigart, and Randy Walker. Walker won the spot on the board. The District 5 and District 6 incumbents, Elery Little and Richard Kerr, respectively, filed for re-election. Both ran unopposed and won another term on the board. There was no primary. [1][2]
Results
| Georgetown County School District, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Sarah Elliott Incumbent (unopposed) |
99.63% | 3,230 |
| Write-in votes | 0.37% | 12 |
| Total Votes (100) | 3,242 | |
| Source: South Carolina Election Commission, "Official Results," accessed December 1, 2016 | ||
Funding
Elliott reported no contributions or expenditures to South Carolina State Ethics Commission as of October 27, 2016.[3]
The following are the guidelines provided by the South Carolina State Ethics Commission for campaign finance reporting:[4]
Initial report: School board candidates were required to file this report within 10 days of spending or receiving the first $500 of campaign funds. A subsequent report was not required until additional funds were raised.
Pre-election report: This report had to be filed by all candidates, whether or not there was any financial campaign activity. The report had to be filed no later than 15 days, and no earlier than 20 days, prior to the general election. The pre-election report was due on October 24, 2016.
Quarterly report: All candidates with contributions on hand were required to file this report. It was required of all candidates once they had begun to file, whether or not there was financial activity. The fourth quarter campaign finance report was due on October 10, 2016.
Final report: This was due after the campaign account was closed.
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See also
- Georgetown County School District, South Carolina
- Georgetown County School District elections (2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Listing for the 11/8/2016 Statewide General Election," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Individual Reports," accessed October 27, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Ethics Commission, "Campaign Practices," accessed October 6, 2016
