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Vacaville Unified School District elections (2016)
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Five of the seven seats on the Vacaville 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. Four seats would have been up for election to regular four-year terms, and one seat would have been up for special election to a two-year term due to an appointment on the board.[1] Incumbents Michael Kitzes, Sherie Mahlberg, and Shawn Windham and newomer Tracee Stacy were the only candidates to file for the four-year terms, and incumbent John Jansen was the only candidate to file for the two-year term. Because of this, all five candidates were elected to the board by default.[2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Vacaville 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—three four-year terms and one two-year term—were up for election on November 4, 2014, and five seats—four four-year terms and one two-year term—would have been up for election on November 8, 2016, if the race had not been canceled.[2][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. In order to qualify as candidates, they had to be at least 18 years old, citizens of California, residents of the school district, registered voters, and "not legally disqualified from holding civil office," according to the bylaws of the Vacaville Unified Board of Education. Once they took office, school board members could not be employed by the school district.[4][5]
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.[6] Photo identification would not have been required to vote in this election.[7]
Candidates and results
At-large (4-year terms)
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbents Michael Kitzes, Sherie Mahlberg, and Shawn Windham and newcomer Tracee Stacy won election to the board by default.[2]
Candidates
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Tracee Stacy
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At-large (2-year term)
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent John Jansen won election to the board by default.[2]
Candidates
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
If it had not been canceled, the school district's election would have shared the ballot with a bond measure for the city of Vacaville, three bond measures for Solano County, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[8][9]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[10][11]
| 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 |
Endorsements
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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.[11]
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.[11]
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.[11]
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About the district
The Vacaville Unified School District is located in Solano County in central California. The county seat is Fairfield. Solano County was home to 436,092 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[12] The district was the 133rd-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 12,459 students.[13]
Demographics
Solano County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 24.3 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 Solano County was $67,341, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 12.3 percent, compared to 16.4 percent statewide.
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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.
Recent news
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Reporter, "New school board trustee selected, seated during Vacaville Unified meeting," October 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filed Log (On The Ballot) - November 8, 2016 General Election As Of 08/22/2016," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Vacaville Unified School District, "Board Home Page," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ Vacaville Unified School District, "BB 9220 (a): Governing Board Elections," accessed August 11, 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
- ↑ Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Notice of Measures," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filed Log," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 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
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 United States Census Bureau, "Solano County, California," accessed August 11, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Solano County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results and Files," accessed July 18, 2014
