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Merced City School District elections (2014)
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Three seats on the Merced City School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 4, 2014. Incumbents Darrell Cherf, Adam Cox and Jessica Kazakos from Trustee Areas 1, 3 and 5, respectively, were up for re-election and retained their seats.[1][2] Cherf and Kazakos ran unopposed and won re-election. Cox defeated challenger Priya Lakireddy for the Trustee Area 3 seat.[3]
About the district
- See also: Merced City School District, California
Merced City School District is located in Merced County, California. The county seat is Merced. Merced County is home to 263,228 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] In the 2011-2012 school year, Merced City School District was the 149th-largest school district by enrollment in California and served 10,805 students.[5]
Demographics
Merced County underperformed compared to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 12.5 percent of Merced County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5 for California as a whole. The median household income for Merced County was $43,565 compared to $61,400 for the entire state. The percentage of people below poverty level for Merced County was 24.6 percent compared to 15.3 percent statewide.[4]
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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 Merced City School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms by specific geographic areas. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on November 4, 2014. Seats from Trustee Areas 1, 3 and 5 were up for election in 2014, and seats from Trustee Areas 2 and 4 will be up for election in 2016.[1][2]
School board candidates had to file with their county elections department during the candidate filing period. The filing period began July 14, 2014, and ended August 8, 2014. To vote in the 2014 general election, voters had to register by October 20, 2014. Voters could request vote-by-mail ballots from October 6, 2014, through October 28, 2014.[8]
Elections
2014
Candidates
Trustee Area 1
- Darrell Cherf
- Incumbent
Trustee Area 3
- Adam Cox
- Incumbent
- Priya Lakireddy
- Homemaker
Trustee Area 5
- Jessica Kazakos
- Incumbent
Election results
Trustee Area 1
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Darrell Cherf from Trustee Area 1 won re-election by default.[9]
Trustee Area 3
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Adam Cox Incumbent |
58.5% | 916 | |
| Nonpartisan | Priya Lakireddy | 40.9% | 640 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 1,566 | |||
| Source: Merced County, "Official Results for Election ," accessed December 22, 2014 | ||||
Trustee Area 5
This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Jessica Kazakos from Trustee Area 5 won re-election by default.[10]
Campaign finance
Candidates had to file contribution reports within 24 hours of receiving an aggregate total of $1,000 or more from a single source. The first scheduled pre-election report filing deadline was October 6, 2014. If candidates raised or spent less than $1,000 during the 2013 and 2014 calendar years, they had to file Form 470 at that time. If candidates raised or spent more during that time, they had to file Form 460 by the pre-election report filing deadline.[11]
Candidates required to file Form 460 also had to file a second pre-election report on October 23, 2014, and they had to file termination reports by December 31, 2014. If a termination report was not filed, candidates had to file a semi-annual report by February 2, 2015.[11]
Reports
As of October 31, 2014, there were no campaign finance reports available on the Merced County Registrar of Voters website for Darrell Cherf (Area 1), Priya Lakireddy (Area 3) and Jessica Kazakos (Area 5).[12]
The only candidate to have reports available was Area 3 incumbent Adam Cox. He reported a total of $1,677.00 in contributions and $1,110.00 in expenditures, leaving him with $567.00 on hand as of October 18, 2014.[13]
Past elections
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2012Trustee Area 2This election was canceled due to lack of opposition. Incumbent Gene Stamm was re-elected by default.[14] Trustee Area 4
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Merced City School District election in 2014:[11][15]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 14, 2014 | First day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| August 8, 2014 | Last day for candidates to file nomination documents |
| October 6, 2014 | First day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| October 6, 2014 | First pre-election report due |
| October 20, 2014 | Last day to register to vote |
| October 23, 2014 | Second pre-election report due |
| October 28, 2014 | Last day to request vote-by-mail ballot |
| November 4, 2014 | Election Day |
| December 31, 2014 | Termination report due |
| February 2, 2015 | Semi-annual report due |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: California elections, 2014
This election shared the ballot with other school board elections, municipal elections and general elections for several state executive offices, one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, one seat in the state Senate and one seat in the state Assembly.[2][16]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Merced + City + School + District + California"
See also
- California
- Merced City School District, California
- California school board elections, 2014
- List of school board elections in 2014
- School board elections, 2014
- Merced County, California ballot measures
- California ballot measures
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Merced City School District, "School Board," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election November 4, 2014," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate List Gubernatorial General Election," accessed August 20, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "Merced County, California," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "November 6, 2012 Election Results," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "November 8, 2008," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Summary of November 4, 2014, General Election Calendar," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ California Election Code, "Section 10229," accessed October 13, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 4, 2014," accessed August 19, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Campaign Finance Disclosure Public Site," accessed October 31, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "ADAM COX FOR MCSD BOARD 2014-460 Recipient Committee Campaign Statement," October 6, 2014
- ↑ Merced Sun-Star, "Contested school board races in Merced down to one," October 25, 2012
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "Gubernatorial General Election November 4, 2014 Calendar of Events," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Merced County Registrar of Voters, "June 3, 2014 Election Results," accessed July 24, 2014
| 2014 Merced City School District Elections | |
| Merced County, California | |
| Election date: | November 4, 2014 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Darrell Cherf Trustee Area 3: • Incumbent, Adam Cox • Priya Lakireddy Trustee Area 5: • Incumbent, Jessica Kazakos |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
