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Schenectady City School District elections (2016)
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Two of the seven seats on the Schenectady City School District school board were up for general election on May 17, 2016. Incumbent Cathy Lewis and Ann Reilly defeated challenger William Rivas for the two seats up for election.[1]
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Schenectady City Board of Education consists of seven members elected at-large to three-year terms on a staggered basis every year in May.[2] Voters could vote for both seats in the election. There was no primary election, and the general election was held on May 17, 2016.[3][4]
School board candidates must be at least 18 years old and qualified voters who have lived in the district for at least one uninterrupted year prior to the election. They must also be able to read and write. School board candidates cannot reside in the same household of a current board member, hold another incompatible office, or have been removed from another school board office within a year of the election. To get on the ballot, candidates had to file nominating petitions containing the signatures of 100 residents qualified to vote in the district with the district clerk by April 27, 2016.[2]
Elections
At-large
Results
| Schenectady City School District, At-large General Election, 3-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ann Reilly Incumbent |
40.71% | 879 |
| Cathy Lewis Incumbent |
37.05% | 800 |
| William Rivas | 22.23% | 480 |
| Total Votes | 2,159 | |
| Source: Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Board Clerk Martha Morris," July 5, 2016 | ||
Candidates
Cathy Lewis 
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Ann Reilly
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Additional elections
- See also: New York elections, 2016
The Schenectady City school board election shared the ballot with the district's annual budget.
Key deadlines
The following dates are key deadlines for Schenectady City School District in 2016:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| April 27, 2016 | Candidate filing deadline |
| May 17, 2016 | Election day |
| May 30, 2016 | Final campaign finance deadline |
Endorsements
There were no official endorsements for this race during the election.
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the New York State Board of Elections.[6]
About the district
Schenectady City School District is located in Schenectady County in eastern New York. The county seat is Schenectady. Schenectady County was home to 154,604 residents in 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[7] Schenectady City School District is located in New York. The district was the 15th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 9,921 students.[8]
Demographics
Schenectady County underperformed in comparison to New York as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.8 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 33.7 percent of state residents. The median household income in Schenectady County was $57,025, compared to $58,687 statewide. The poverty rate was 13.2 percent compared, to 15.9 percent for the entire state.[7]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Tiffany Rouse, "Email correspondence with Schenectady District Clerk Martha Morris," April 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schenectady City School District, "Board Policy Manual," accessed April 24, 2015
- ↑ New York State School Boards Association, "Timeline - 2015 Annual Budget Vote & School Board Election," accessed April 13, 2015
- ↑ Schenectady City School District, "Home," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Electons, "Campaign Finance Handbook," accessed April 15, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed May
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 United States Census Bureau, "Schenectady County, New York," accessed May 10, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "NYS Voter Enrollment by County, Party Affiliation and Status - Voters Registered as of April 01, 2016," accessed May 10, 2016
| 2016 Schenectady City School District Elections | |
| Schenectady County, New York | |
| Election date: | May 17, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Cathy Lewis • Incumbent, Ann Reilly • William Rivas |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
