Woodland Joint Unified School District elections (2016)
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Three of the seven seats on the Woodland Joint Unified School District board of trustees were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. Newcomers Karen Rosenkilde and Teresa Guerrero ran unopposed and won election for the open Trustee Area 3 and 4 seats, respectively. The race for the open Trustee Area 5 seat featured candidates Debbie Decker and Juan Munoz, and Munoz won the seat.[1][2]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Woodland Joint Unified board of trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held by district on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Four seats were up for election on November 4, 2014, and three seats were up for election on November 8, 2016. There was no primary election.[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 Woodland Joint Unified board of trustees. 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 had to register by October 24, 2016.[6] Photo identification was not required to vote in this election.[7]
Candidates and results
Trustee Area 3
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Karen Rosenkilde won election to the board by default.[1]
Candidates
Karen Rosenkilde 
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Trustee Area 4
Results
This race was canceled due to lack of opposition. Newcomer Teresa Guerrero won election to the board by default.[1]
Candidates
| Teresa Guerrero
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Trustee Area 5
Results
| Woodland Joint Unified School District, Trustee Area 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Juan Munoz |
52.84% | 1,145 |
| Debbie Decker | 47.16% | 1,022 |
| Total Votes | 2,167 | |
| Source: Yolo County Elections, "Official Statement of Votes Cast," accessed December 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
| Debbie Decker | Juan Munoz
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2016
The district's school board election shared the ballot with a number of statewide ballot measures as well as elections for the following offices:[8]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[9][10]
| 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.[10]
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.[10]
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.[10]
Reports
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of October 6, 2016, according to the Yolo County Elections Office.[11]
Past elections
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2014Trustee Area 1
Trustee Area 2Incumbent Tico Zendejas ran unopposed for re-election to his Trustee Area 2 seat and won the election by default. Trustee Area 6Newcomer Morgan Childers ran unopposed for the Trustee Area 6 seat and won the election by default. Trustee Area 7Newcomer Michael A. Pyeatt ran unopposed for the Trustee Area 7 seat and won the election by default. 2012
2010Trustee Area 1Julie Ann Jackson ran unopposed and won the Trustee Area 1 seat.[12] Trustee Area 3
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About the district
The majority of the Woodland Joint Unified School District is located in Yolo County in north-central California, but a portion of it also resides in Sutter County. The county seat of Yolo County is Woodland, and the county seat of Sutter County is Yuba City. In 2015, Yolo County was home to 213,016 residents, and Sutter County was home to 96,463, according to the United States Census Bureau.[13][14] The district was the 164th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,991 students.[15]
Demographics
Sutter County underperformed compared to California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014, but Yolo County outperformed the state during the same time period. The United States Census Bureau found that 38.3 percent of Yolo County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 18.5 percent of Sutter County residents and 31 percent of state residents. The median household income for Yolo County was $55,508, compared to $51,527 for Sutter County and $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in Yolo County was 19.5 percent. It was 15.2 percent in Sutter County, and it was 16.4 percent statewide.[13][14]
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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.
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See also
| Woodland Joint Unified School District | California | School Boards |
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External links
- Woodland Joint Unified School District
- Sutter County Election Department
- Yolo County Elections Office
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yolo County Elections Office, "Candidate Filings For November 8, 2016," accessed August 23, 2016
- ↑ Yolo County, "November 8, 2016: Woodland Joint Unified School District - Trustee Area 5, Governing Board Member," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Woodland Joint Unified School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed August 12, 2016
- ↑ Woodland Joint Unified School District, "Board Policy: 9220: Governing Board Elections/Provisional Appointments," accessed August 12, 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
- ↑ Yolo County Elections Office, "Offices for the Presidential General Election to be held on November 8, 2016," accessed September 26, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 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
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Lucia Salas, Yolo County Senior Election Technician," October 6, 2016
- ↑ Smart Voter, "Governing Board Member; Woodland Joint Unified School District; Trustee Area 1 Voter Information," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 United States Census Bureau, "Yolo County, California," accessed August 12, 2016
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 United States Census Bureau, "Sutter County, California," accessed July 13, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Yolo County Elections Office, "Search Election Archives," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Sutter County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election November 6, 2012, Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Sutter County Registrar of Voters, "Presidential General Election November 4, 2008, Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Sutter County Registrar of Voters, "General Election November 2, 2004, Final Official Results," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Sutter County Registrar of Voters, "General Election November 7, 2000," accessed July 14, 2014
| 2016 Woodland Joint Unified School District Elections | |
| Yolo County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 3: • Karen Rosenkilde Trustee Area 4: • Teresa Guerrero Trustee Area 5: • Debbie Decker • Juan Munoz |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
