Important Dates
The Board of Trustees consists of seven members serving terms of three years, with elections held annually in May. The terms of one-third of the Board members, or as near to one-third as possible, expire each year. [Education Code 11.051(b), .059]
Election of Board members of the District shall be on the May uniform election date. [Election Code 41.001]
The 2023 election for Board Trustees scheduled for May 6, 2023, was canceled because all candidates were unopposed. The 2024 election date is May 4, 2024.
For election filing information contact:
Linda Samples
972-882-7311
lsamples@mesquiteisd.org
Future Elections
| Place on Ballot |
Election Year |
| Places 6 & 7 |
2024 |
| Places 1 & 2 |
2025 |
| Places 3, 4 & 5 |
2026 |
Eligibility Requirements
An Individual is eligible to be a candidate for a Texas School Board if the the individual:
- is a United States citizen;
- is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
- has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
- has not been finally convicted of a felony;
- has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:
- for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
- for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in; or
- for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
- is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
- satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001; Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.
The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:
- To be elected to a school board, an individual must be a qualified voter: 18 years of age or older, a U.S. citizen, a Texas resident, a registered voter, not determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated by an appropriate court, and not finally convicted of a felony. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.061; Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002.
- 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 43.02(b) regarding prostitution. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.066.
Source: Texas Association of School Boards, Inc. - TASB Legal Services
NOTICE OF DEADLINE TO FILE APPLICATIONS FOR PLACE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE 2023 ELECTION
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