Schenectady City School District elections (2017)
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Three of the seven seats on the Schenectady City School District school board in New York were up for at-large general election on May 16, 2017. Board members Dharam Hitlall and Tanya Hull filed for re-election and faced four challengers: Kanema Haynes, Janelle Hooks, Bernice Rivera, and Katherine Stephens. Incumbent Hitlall and challengers Rivera and Stephens won the election.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Schenectady City School District is overseen by a seven-member board elected at large. Members serve three-year terms. The filing deadline for this election was April 26, 2017.
In order to run for a school board in New York, candidates had to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old, qualified voters in the school district, and able to read and write. Most school districts required that they be residents of their districts continuously for one year, although that residency requirement can vary from 30 days to three years. Candidates had to submit nominating petitions to their district clerk. Petitions had to be signed by at least 25 qualified district voters or two percent of the number of voters in the previous annual election, whichever number was greater.[3]
In order to vote in this school board election in 2017, voters had to be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years old by the election day, and have lived at their current address for at least 30 days prior to the election. Voters in New York were not required to present identification at the polls.[4]
- See also: Voting in New York and Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
At-Large
Results
| Schenectady City School District, At-Large General Election, 3-year terms, 2017 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Bernice Rivera |
27.59% | 866 |
| Katherine Stephens |
22.14% | 695 |
| Dharam Hitlall Incumbent |
19.82% | 622 |
| Tanya Hull Incumbent | 14.62% | 459 |
| Kanema Haynes | 8.70% | 273 |
| Janelle Hooks | 7.14% | 224 |
| Total Votes | 3,139 | |
| Source: Schenectady City School District, "Board of Education Meeting, Wednesday May 17, 2017," accessed September 6, 2017 | ||
Candidates
Dharam Hitlall 
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| Janelle Hooks | Bernice Rivera
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Katherine Stephens
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2017
This 2017 school board election in New York shared the ballot with the district's annual school budget vote.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for New York school board elections in 2017:[6][7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 17, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
| April 17, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline for central, union free, and common school districts |
| April 26, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline for small city school districts |
| May 11, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
| May 16, 2017 | Election day |
| June 5, 2017 | Campaign finance reporting deadline |
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Campaign finance
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in New York[7] | |
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| Date | Deadline |
| April 17, 2017 | First report due (pre-general) |
| May 11, 2017 | Second report due (pre-general) |
| June 5, 2017 | Third report due (post-general) |
All school board candidates in New York who raise or spend more than $50 are required to file campaign finance reports. If candidates raise or spend less than $1,000 they are required to file with their city or county's board of elections. If they raise or spend over $1,000, they must file with the New York State Board of Elections. Candidates who raise or spend less than $50 (including their own personal funds) do not have to file any reports. If this occurs, candidates are required to file an exemption statement with the appropriate board of elections.[8]
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About the district
Schenectady City School District is located in Schenectady County in eastern New York. The county seat is Schenectady. Schenectady County was home to an estimated 154,553 residents between 2010 and 2016, according to the United States Census Bureau. The district was the 14th-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 10,066 students.[9][10]
Demographics
Schenectady County underperformed in comparison to New York as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2011 to 2015. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.5 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 34.2 percent of state residents. The median household income in the county was $58,114, compared to $59,269 statewide. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 12.0 percent, while that rate was 15.4 percent for all state residents.[10]
| Racial Demographics, 2015[10] | ||
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| Race | Schenectady County (%) | New York (%) |
| White | 79.6 | 70.1 |
| Black or African American | 11.4 | 17.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 4.6 | 8.8 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.7 | 18.8 |
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
| Schenectady City School District | New York | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Schenectady City School District, "THANK YOU! BUDGET PROPOSAL AND CAPITAL PROJECT REFERENDUM ARE APPROVED BY VOTERS!" accessed May 17, 2017These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available.
- ↑ Elisabeth Moore, "Email exchange with Martha Morris, Board clerk," April 29, 2017
- ↑ New York State School Boards Association, "Running for the School Board," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Register to Vote," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ Schenectady City School District, "Board of Education," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ New York State School Boards Association, "Running for the School Board," accessed April 18, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New York Education Law, "New York Education Section 1529 - Times For Filing Statements," accessed May 5, 2017
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed May 8, 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 United States Census Bureau, "Schenectady County, New York," accessed April 28, 2017
| Schenectady City School District elections in 2017 | |
| Schenectady County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 16, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-Large: Incumbent, Dharam Hitlall • Incumbent, Tanya Hull • Kanema Haynes • Janelle Hooks • Bernice Rivera • Katherine Stephens |
| Important information: | What's at stake? |
