Syracuse City School District elections (2017)
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Three of seven seats on the Syracuse City School District Board of Education Commissioners in New York were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. Incumbents Patricia Body, David Cecile, and Derrick Dorsey defeated newcomers Michael Hunter and Darlene Medley.
Three incumbents ran for re-election. Incumbents Patricia Body, David Cecile, and Derrick Dorsey filed as Democrats. Newcomer Michael Hunter filed as a Conservative. Newcomer Darlene Medley filed under the Working Families Party along with incumbents Body and Cecile, who cross-filed. Body also filed as a member of the Women's Equality Party.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Syracuse City Board of Education Commissioners consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for general election in November of each odd-numbered year. Elections are held at large. Three seats were up for election on November 7, 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.[2]
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.[3]
- See also: Voting in New York and Voter identification laws by state
Candidates and results
At-Large
Results
| Syracuse City School District, At-Large General Election, 4-year terms, 2017 |
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Cross-filed (2) |  David Cecile Incumbent |
31.99% | 18,088 | |
| Cross-filed (3) | Patricia Body Incumbent |
29.36% | 16,601 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Dorsey Incumbent |
24.19% | 13,675 | |
| Conservative | Michael Hunter | 7.44% | 4,206 | |
| Working Families Party | Darlene Medley | 6.76% | 3,819 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.26% | 146 | ||
| Total Votes | 56,535 | |||
| Source: Onondaga County Board of Elections, "The Election Book - 2017 General Election," accessed December 6, 2017 | ||||
| FULL BY-PARTY RESULTS: | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | David Cecile Incumbent | 25.6% | 14,456 | |
| Democratic | Patricia Body Incumbent | 24% | 13,554 | |
| Democratic | Derrick Dorsey Incumbent | 24.2% | 13,675 | |
| Working Families Party | David Cecile Incumbent | 6.4% | 3,632 | |
| Working Families Party | Patricia Body Incumbent | 4.1% | 2,321 | |
| Working Families Party | Darlene Medley | 6.8% | 3,819 | |
| Women's Equality Party | Patricia Body Incumbent | 1.3% | 726 | |
| Conservative | Michael Hunter | 7.4% | 4,206 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.3% | 146 | |
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: New York elections, 2017
The Rochester City School District Board of Education Commissioners election shared the ballot with Onondaga County municipal elections.[4]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this New York school board election in 2017:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 13, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline for primary election |
| August 15, 2017 | Candidate filing deadline for independent candidates |
| August 18, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote for primary election |
| October 13, 2017 | Deadline to register to vote for general election |
| November 7, 2017 | General election |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
| 2017 Campaign Finance Deadlines in New York[6] | |
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| Date | Deadline |
| October 06, 2017 | First report due (pre-general) |
| October 27, 2017 | Second report due (pre-general) |
| December 04, 2017 | Third report due (post-general) |
All school board candidates in New York who raised or spent more than $50 were required to file campaign finance reports. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 they were required to file with their city or county's board of elections. If they raised or spent over $1,000, they had file with the New York State Board of Elections. Candidates who raised or spent less than $50 (including their own personal funds) did not have to file any reports, but they were required to file an exemption statement with the appropriate board of elections.[7]
Past elections
To see results from past elections in the Syracuse City School District, click here.
What was at stake?
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About the district
- See also: Syracuse City School District, New York
Syracuse City School District is based in central New York in Onondaga County. The county seat is Syracuse. Onondaga County was home to 468,196 in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[8] The district was the fifth-largest school district in the state in the 2014-2015 school year and served 21,110 students.[9]
Demographics
Onondaga County underperformed compared to New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 33.1 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.2 percent of state residents. The median household income in Onondaga County was $54,242, compared to $58,003 for the state. The poverty rate in the county was 14.8 percent, compared to 15.3 percent for the entire state.[8]
| Racial Demographics, 2014[8] | ||
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| Race | Onondaga (%) | New York (%) |
| White | 80.9 | 70.4 |
| Black or African American | 11.7 | 17.6 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Asian | 3.6 | 8.5 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Two or More Races | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.6 | 18.6 |
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
| Syracuse City School District | New York | School Boards |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Allison Wright," August 30, 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
- ↑ Onondaga County, "OFFICES TO BE FILLED NOVEMBER 7, 2017," accessed August 5, 2017
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2017 Political Calendar," accessed July 14, 2017
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfinance - ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed May 8, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Onondaga County," accessed February 23, 2016
- ↑ 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
| Syracuse City School District elections in 2017 | |
| Onondaga County, New York | |
| Election date: | November 7, 2017 |
| Candidates: | At-large: Incumbent, Patricia Body • Incumbent, David Cecile • Incumbent|Derrick Dorsey • Michael Hunter • Darlene Medley |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
