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Ventura Unified School District elections (2013)

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2013 Ventura Unified School District Elections

General Election date:
November 5, 2013
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
What was at stake?
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
California
Ventura Unified School District
Ventura County, California ballot measures
Local ballot measures, California
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Three seats on the school board for Ventura Unified School District were up for district wide elections held on November 5, 2013. The election was canceled after only three incumbents have filed seeking re-election. The school district canceled the scheduled election due to a lack of opposition for the candidates who filed, which left Mary Haffner, Velma L. Lomax and John B. Walker as the default winners of the three at-large seats.

About the district

See also: Ventura Unified School District, California
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Ventura Unified School District is located in Ventura County, California in San Buenaventura, California. According to the 2010 Census, it is home to 106,433 residents.[1]

Demographics

San Buenaventura outperforms the rest of California when measured on the basis of median household income, percentage of residents living below the poverty level, percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a bachelor's degree and percentage of residents over the age of 25 with a high school diploma. The median household income in San Buenaventura was $66,226 compared to $61,632 for the state of California. 31.6% of San Buenaventura residents aged 25 years and older attained a bachelor's degree compared to a 30.2 in California. The US Census also showed the poverty rate in San Buenaventura was 10.5% compared to 14.4% for the entire state. The United States Census also found that 87.8% of San Buenaventura residents aged 25 years and older attained a high school degree compared to a 80.8% in California.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2012[3]
Race San Buenaventura (%) California (%)
White 76.6 57.6
Black or African American 1.6 6.2
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2 1.0
Asian 3.4 13.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 5.2 4.9
Hispanic or Latino 31.8 37.6

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.

Method of board member selection

The Ventura Unified School Board consists of five members, all of whom are elected to four-year terms. All board members represent the district at-large. Board member terms are staggered so that at least two members, but no more than three, are elected every other year. The district previously held school board elections in November of odd-numbered years, but the 2013 election was the last time this happened. In 2014, voters passed a measure that allowed the district to switch to even-numbered year elections. Three seats were up for election on November 5, 2013. The two remaining seats were up for election in November 2016.[4][5][6][7]

Elections

2013

Candidates

Finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Ventura County Clerk and Registrar/Recorder of Voters.

What was at stake?

Three at-large seats were up for election on November 5, 2013. Incumbents Mary Haffner, Velma L. Lomax and John B. Walker filed seeking re-election and were unopposed. The election was canceled and did not appear on the ballot.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Ventura Unified School District election in 2013:[8]

Deadline Event
July 15, 2013 First day to file a petition of candidacy
August 9, 2013 Close of filing period for petition of candidacy
October 21, 2013 Last day to register to vote in school election
October 29, 2013 Final day to apply to vote by mail
November 5, 2013 Election Day

Additional elections on the ballot

The ballot for the November 5, 2013 election in Ventura County also featured elections for local and municipal positions, such as four Ventura City Council positions and two Water District positions.[9]

See also

External links

Footnotes