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Smithtown Central School District elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Smithtown Central School District Board of Education were up for general election on May 19, 2015. The election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote.[1]
Seat 6 and Seat 7 were on the ballot. Incumbents Christopher Alcure and Matthew Morton were up for re-election.[2] Alcure ran unopposed and won re-election. Morton did not file to run, leaving the seat open to a newcomer. The race for that seat featured candidates Jeremy Thode and Maryrose Rafferty.[3] Thode defeated Rafferty to win the seat.[4]
About the district
Smithtown Central School District is located in Suffolk County in southeastern New York. The county seat is Riverhead. Suffolk County was home to 1,499,738 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] During the 2012-2013 school year, Smithtown Central was the 13th-largest school district in New York and served 10,317 students.[6]
Demographics
Suffolk County underperformed in comparison to the rest of New York in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 32.9 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent for New York as a whole. The median household income in Suffolk County was $87,763, compared to $58,003 statewide. The poverty rate was 6.4 percent, compared to 15.3 percent for the entire state.[5]
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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.
Voter and candidate information
The Smithtown Central Board of Education consists of seven members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis every year in May.[8] Board members are elected at large by the district as a whole, but each seat on the board is considered distinct and elected separately.[9] Ballotpedia has assigned generic titles to all seven seats on the board to prevent confusion. These seat titles are arbitrary and do not reflect the status or seniority of the board members holding them. Seats 4 and 5 were up for election in 2013, Seats 1, 2 and 3 were up for election in 2014, and Seats 6 and 7 were up for election in 2015.[10][11] There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 19, 2015.[1]
School board candidates must be qualified voters and residents of the district for at least one year prior to the election. They must able to read and write and may not be employees of the school district. They may also not be a member of the same household of another board member and may not have been removed from another school board office within one year of the election.[12]
To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nominating petitions containing the signatures of 79 qualified voters of the district with the clerk of the district by April 20, 2015.[13] To vote in this election, residents of the district had to register with the district clerk by May 14, 2015.[13]
Elections
2015
Candidates
Seat 6 (Alcure seat)
- Christopher Alcure
- Incumbent, first elected in 2012
Seat 7 (Morton seat)
Election results
Seat 6 (Alcure seat)
| Smithtown Central School District, Seat 6 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Christopher Alcure Incumbent |
100% | 2,395 | |
| Total Votes | 2,395 | |||
| Source: Smithtown Central School District, "2015-2016 Budget Results," May 19, 2015 | ||||
Seat 7 (Morton seat)
| Smithtown Central School District, Seat 7 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeremy Thode |
71.3% | 2,144 | |
| Nonpartisan | Maryrose Rafferty | 28.7% | 862 | |
| Total Votes | 3,006 | |||
| Source: Smithtown Central School District, "2015-2016 Budget Results," May 19, 2015 | ||||
Endorsements
Seat 6 incumbent Christopher Alcure and Seat 7 challenger Jeremy Thode were endorsed by the Suffolk County local chapter of New York State United Teachers.[14] Seat 7 challenger Maryrose Rafferty was endorsed by the organization Long Island Opt Out.[15]
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported in the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[16][17]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Smithtown Central School District election in 2015:[1]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 20, 2015 | Last day to file candidate nominating petitions |
| First campaign finance statement due | |
| May 14, 2015 | Last day to register to vote in this election |
| Second campaign finance statement due | |
| May 19, 2015 | Election Day |
| June 8, 2015 | Final campaign finance statement due |
| July 1, 2015 | First day of term for newly elected board members |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2015
This election shared the ballot with the school district's annual budget vote as well as a second proposition that asked voters to approve the establishment of a capital reserve fund.[13] Voters approved the $229,498,602 budget for the 2015-2016 school year.[18]
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 New York State School Boards Association, "Timeline - 2015 Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ Times Beacon Record, "2012 Board of Education budget vote and election results," accessed May 15, 2012
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "Sample Ballot," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "2015-2016 Budget Results," accessed May 19, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "Suffolk County, New York," accessed January 22, 2015
- ↑ National Central for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of November 01, 2013," accessed April 11, 2014
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "The School Board's Rule," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "Table of Contents," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Newsday, "Election results 2013-14," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Times Beacon Record, "2014 school board election and budget vote results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "Board member qualifications," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Smithtown Central School District, "Public Notice," accessed April 27, 2015
- ↑ Half Hollow Hills Teachers' Association, "2015 School Board Endorsements," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Long Island Parents and Teachers Against Standardized Testing & APPR Facebook, "Photos," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Expenditure Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Financial Disclosure: Contribution Search Page," accessed July 8, 2015
- ↑ Smithtown Central School District, "Proposed Budget 2015-2016," accessed April 30, 2015
| 2015 Smithtown Central School District Elections | |
| Suffolk County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 19, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Seat 6 (Alcure seat): • Incumbent, Christopher Alcure Seat 7 (Morton seat): • Jeremy Thode • Maryrose Rafferty |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
