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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District elections (2016)

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Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Elections

General election date:
November 8, 2016
Enrollment (13–14):
25,843 students

Three of the five seats on the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Judi Carmona, Carol Downey, and Eric Padget defeated challengers Irene Yezbak, Susi Khan, and Helen Kingsbury. Yezbak, Khan, and Kingsbury ran together as part of the Parents for Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board slate.[1][2][3]

Elections

Voter and candidate information

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The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Elections are held at large on a staggered basis every November of even-numbered years. Two 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.[4]

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.[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

At-large

Results

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District,
At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Judi Carmona Incumbent 21.33% 33,284
Green check mark transparent.png Carol Downey Incumbent 20.80% 32,446
Green check mark transparent.png Eric Padget Incumbent 19.97% 31,150
Susi Khan 14.65% 22,854
Irene Yezbak 11.80% 18,408
Helen Kingsbury 11.46% 17,875
Total Votes 156,017
Source: Orange County Registrar of Voters, "2016 Presidential General Election Official Results for Election," accessed December 7, 2016

Candidates

Judi Carmona Green check mark transparent.png Carol Downey Green check mark transparent.png Eric Padget Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2010-2016

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2000-2016

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2008-2016
Susi Khan Helen Kingsbury Irene Yezbak

Susi Khan.jpg

  • Member of Parents for Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board slate

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  • Member of Parents for Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board slate

Irene Yezbak.jpg

  • Member of Parents for Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board slate

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: California elections, 2016

The district's school board election shared the ballot with a bond measure for the city of Placentia, a number of statewide ballot measures, and elections for the following offices:[8][9]

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for California school board elections in 2016:[10][11]

Deadline Event
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

The Association of Placentia-Linda Educators endorsed incumbents Judi Carmona, Carol Downey, and Eric Padget.[12]

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Campaign finance

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See also: List of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2016

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]

Reports

No contributions or expenditures were reported as of November 1, 2016, according to the Orange County Registrar of Voters.[13]

Past elections

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About the district

See also: Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, California
The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is located in Orange County, California.

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District is located in Orange County in southern California. The county seat is Santa Ana. Orange County was home to 3,169,776 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[15] The district was the 46th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 25,843 students.[16]

Demographics

Orange County outperformed California as a whole in terms of higher education achievement from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 37.3 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 Orange County was $75,998, compared to $61,489 for the entire state. The percentage of people in poverty in the county was 12.9 percent, while it was 16.4 percent statewide.[15]

Racial Demographics, 2015[15]
Race Orange County (%) California (%)
White 73.0 72.9
Black or African American 2.1 6.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1 1.7
Asian 20.1 14.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4 0.5
Two or more races 3.3 3.8
Hispanic or Latino 34.4 38.8

Presidential Voting Pattern, Orange County[17]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 512,440 582,332
2008 549,558 579,064
2004 419,239 641,832
2000 391,819 541,299

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

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External links

Footnotes

  1. Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log," accessed August 15, 2016
  2. Parents for Placentia-Yorba Linda School Board, "Back to Basics," accessed October 26, 2016
  3. Orange County, "Orange County Unofficial Results for Election," accessed November 9, 2016
  4. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, "Board Members," accessed August 3, 2016
  5. California Elections Code, “Part 5, Section 10600-10604: School District And Community College District Governing Board Elections,” accessed June 15, 2016
  6. California Secretary of State, "Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  7. California Secretary of State, "California Online Voter Registration," accessed June 13, 2016
  8. Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Candidate Filing Log," accessed September 23, 2016
  9. Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Measures Appearing on the Ballot," accessed September 23, 2016
  10. California Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016, General Election Calendar," accessed July 27, 2016
  11. 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. Association of Placentia-Linda Educators, "Re-elect “The Winning Team” for PYLUSD School Board Election," accessed October 26, 2016
  13. Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Orange County Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed November 1, 2016
  14. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Board of Education, "Regular Meeting Minutes,"December 11, 2012
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 United States Census Bureau, "Orange County, California," accessed July 19, 2016
  16. National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
  17. Orange County Registrar of Voters, "Election Results Archive," accessed July 11, 2014