Next Trustee General Election:
Place 6 currently held by Michael Schaefer
Place 7 currently held by Geralyn Nolan
Election Date: November 3, 2020
Location: 1812 Welsh Ave. College Station, TX
77840
Below is a current list of candidates who have filed to run for the November election:
Place 6
- Thomas Hall
- Dr. Tammie Preston-Phillips
Place 7
First day to file
– Saturday, July 18, 2020*. CSISD is closed on the weekends, therefore,
the first day to file is Monday, July 20, 2020.
Last day to file -
Monday, August 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
Last day to file as a write-in candidate - Friday, August 21, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.
Tex. Educ. Code § 11.055(a); Tex. Elec. Code § 144.005
Requirements for Candidates: Tex. Gov’t Code § 2051.152(a)(4)
An application for a
place on the ballot must be in writing; signed, sworn to by the candidate
before a person authorized to administer an oath, and dated; timely filed with
the district’s filing authority (often the superintendent’s secretary or
another designated district employee); and contain specified information about
the candidate:
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the candidate’s name,
date of birth, and occupation;
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the candidate’s residence
address or the address at which the candidate receives mail with a description
of the location of the candidate’s residence;
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the candidate’s length of
continuous residence in Texas and in the district (and single member district,
if applicable) as of the date the candidate swears to the application;
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if available, a public mailing
address and email address at which the candidate receives correspondence
relating to the candidate’s campaign;
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the office sought,
including any place or other distinguishing number and an indication of whether
the office sought is for a full or unexpired term;
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statements that the candidate is a
U.S. citizen; has not been determined by a court to be mentally incapacitated;
has not been convicted of a felony; is aware of the nepotism law; and swears an
oath to support and defend the U.S. and Texas Constitutions and laws.
Eligibility: Tex. Elec. Code § 141.001; Tex.
Educ. Code § 11.066
An individual is eligible to be a candidate
for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:
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is a United States citizen;
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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;
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has not been determined by a final
judgement of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally
incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
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has not been finally convicted of
a felony;
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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;
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for a write-in candidate, the date
of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in; or
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for an appointee to an office, the
date the appointment is made;
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is registered to vote in the
territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
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satisfies any other eligibility
requirements prescribed by law for the office.
The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:
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To be elected to a school board,
an individual must be a qualified voter: 18 years of age or older, a US
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.
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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
RESOURCES:
Texas Secretary of State Resources
Brazos Votes
Texas Government Code § 2051.152(a)
Texas Election Code § 141.001 and 141.031; Texas Election Code § 144.005
Texas Education Code § 11.055(a), 11.061, and 11.066
CSISD School
Board information
Board Policy - BBA (LEGAL); BBBA (LEGAL)
Elections Division
Website – forms; Terms, Qualifications, and Vacancies; VR for Candidates (HB 484); Candidacy for Local Political Subdivisions;
and Running for Local Offices.