Harrison School District Two elections (2015)
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Two seats on the Harrison School District Two Board of Education were scheduled for general election on November 3, 2015.
The at-large seats of incumbents Eileen Lynch Gonzalez and Victor Torres were up for election.[1][2] Gonzalez filed for re-election and Torres was not eligible for re-election due to term limits. Gonzalez and Yesenia Torres, the wife of Victor Torres, were the only candidates to file by the August 28 deadline. The board declared Gonzalez and Torres the winners of the election by acclamation on September 1, 2015, due to a lack of opposition.[3]
About the district
- See also: Harrison School District Two, Colorado
Harrison School District Two is located in El Paso County in central Colorado. The county seat of El Paso County is Colorado Springs. El Paso County was home to an estimated 655,044 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[4] Harrison School District Two was the 19th-largest school district in Colorado, serving 11,108 students during the 2011-2012 school year.[5]
Demographics
El Paso County underperformed in comparison to the rest of Colorado in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 35.2 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 37.0 percent for the state as a whole. The median household income in the county was $57,125, compared to $58,433 statewide. The poverty rate in the county was 12.4 percent, compared to 13.2 percent for the entire state.[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 Harrison School District Two Board of Education consists of five members who are elected at-large to four-year terms. There was no primary election, and the general election was scheduled for November 3, 2015. Two seats were headed to the ballot prior to the election's cancellation due to lack of opposition.[1][3]
Individuals interested in running for the board began circulating nominating petitions on August 5, 2015. The filing deadline for school board candidates to get on the ballot in the 2015 general election was August 28, 2015, and the filing deadline to serve as a write-in candidate was August 31, 2015.[2]
Elections
2015
Candidates
At-large
Eileen Lynch Gonzalez 
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Yesenia Torres
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Election results
Gonzalez and Torres were elected by acclamation of the district on September 1, 2015, as they were unopposed in the election.
| Harrison School District Two, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Eileen Lynch Gonzalez Incumbent |
% | 0 |
| Yesenia Torres |
% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 0 | |
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Harrison School District Two election in 2015 prior to cancellation:[2]
| Deadline | Event |
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| August 5, 2015 | First day to file for placement on the general election ballot |
| August 28, 2015 | Last day to file for placement on the general election ballot |
| August 31, 2015 | Last day for write-in candidates to file an affidavit |
| October 26, 2015 | Voter registration deadline |
| November 3, 2015 | General Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Colorado elections, 2015
In addition to school board elections, a special municipal election shared the ballot addressing two issues that pertain specifically to the City of Colorado Springs. Issue 2C sought to increase city taxes by $50 million annually until December 31, 2020, by instating a temporary 0.62 percent tax on road repairs and improvements.[7] Issue 2D sought to allow the City of Colorado Springs to retain and spend up to $2.1 million to improve park trails.[8]
Finally, Colorado residents voted on the Colorado Marijuana TABOR Refund Measure.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harrison School District Two, "Board of Education," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Colorado Secretary of State, "Colorado elections & campaign finance calendar," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harrison School District Two, "Cancellation of School Board Election," September 1, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 United States Census Bureau, "El Paso County, Colorado," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Election Results Archives," accessed February 11, 2015
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "November 3, 2015 City Ballot Issues", accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ City of Colorado Springs, "November 3, 2015 City Ballot Issues", accessed September 16, 2015
| 2015 Harrison School District Two Elections | |
| El Paso County, Colorado | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 (cancelled) |
| Candidates: | Incumbent, Eileen Lynch Gonzalez • Yesenia Torres |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
