Qualifications/Eligibility—Texas Election Code Section Title 9 Sec. 141.001 & Texas Education Code Sec. 11.061

An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

• A United States citizen;
• A qualified registered voter in the district;
• At least 18 years of age;
• Have not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;
• Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
• A resident of the district for six months and a resident of the state for 12 months before the filing deadline; and
• Satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
• Trustees must retain all qualifications while in office.

The Texas Education Code Imposes an Additional Requirement:

• A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code section 43.021 regarding solicitation of prostitution. 
  • Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066. 

Trustee Positions on 2023 Ballot 

Candidates for the election will be added to this page for the following districts as they file.

Applications Filed for Place on the Ballot for Districts 2, 4, and 6.

District 2

• Application for Place on the Ballot Connie Woodruff District 2

District 4

• Application for Place on the Ballot Mike Dwyer District 4
• Application for Place on the Ballot Mike Rosales District 4

District 6

• Application for Place on the Ballot Sotero G. Ramirez III District 6
• Application for Place on the Ballot Christopher B. Hernandez District 6
  
• Application for Place on the Ballot Debbie Frieze Torres District 6

Filing Instructions and Forms that must be turned in by the deadline listed are:

• Application for a place on the Ysleta ISD General Election Ballot (NOTE: The application must be signed before a notary) 

• FORM (CTA) Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate  
• Instructions Guide for CTA 
• FORM (CFCP) Code of Fair Campaign Practices 

TIP: As stated in the Notice of Deadline to file: Applications packets and all forms may be picked up and personally brought back to the Office of the Superintendent with Monica Mathewson or Priscilla Reynolds at Ysleta ISD 9600 Sims Dr., El Paso, TX 79925, during the date and time frames listed in the Notice. 

Return applications by mail to: Ysleta ISD, Attention, Monica Mathewson, 9600 Sims Dr., El Paso, TX 79925

Or By E-mail: mmathewson@yisd.net

Or Fax: 915-591-4144

OTHER CANDIDATE RESOURCES FILING REQUIREMENTS AND STATE RESOURCES

For information and publications with details about filing requirements, campaign laws, and regulations, including campaign finance and advertising, see the following links to several state agencies that can assist you:

• Candidate's Filing Requirements
• Secretary of State, Elections Division
• Election Forms Index at the Secretary of State, 
• Texas Ethics Commission
• Elections Division website

Texas Association of School Boards (TASB ) Resources for Board Candidates

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TASB Election information of applicant requirements and eligibility:

Please click here https://www.tasb.org/services/legal-services/tasb-school-law-esource/governance/elections.aspx

For additional information about school board service, e-mail board.dev@tasb.org or call 800.580.8272, ext. 2453.

TASB Legal Services has published Deadlines for May 6, 2023, School District Trustee Elections. The memo provides important dates and deadlines applicable to school districts conducting elections.

The Secretary of State Elections Division has also published May 6, 2023, Election Law Calendar containing more specific information on all official deadlines relevant to the election.

TASB recommends if candidates have questions about the election process, feel free to contact TASB’s resources for school board candidates.