City Council Elections!
May 6th is the local city council elections. Learn more information about who is running and see their answers to our questionnaire!Arlington City Council
We sent out this questionnaire to every candidate in Tarrant County. Below are the responses we received.
Fort Worth City Council
We sent out this questionnaire to every candidate in Tarrant County. Below are the responses we received.
Keller City Council
We sent out this questionnaire to every candidate in Tarrant County. Below are the responses we received.
Early voting has started!
Here is the schedule:April 24th – 28th: 8:00am – 5:00pm
April 29th: 7:00am. – 7:00pm
April 30th: 10:00am. – 4:00pm
May 1st – 2nd: 7:00am. – 7:00pm
More Information
How are board members elected?
School district trustees are elected by popular vote. Whether an election is by majority or plurality vote is a matter of local policy. In a majority voting system, a candidate must receive more than 50 percent of the vote to win. This may require more than one election. In a plurality voting system, the candidate with the highest number of votes wins. – Texas Association of School Boards
When are school board members elected?
School board elections may only be held on the first Saturday in May or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Special elections to fill vacancies that occur between elections may be held as appropriate. – Texas Association of School Boards
Qualifications
Here are the qualifications for what it takes to run for the School Board.
Resident of Texas
for at least 12 consecutive months
Resident of the District
for at least six consecutive months
Registered to vote
in the area from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date
Not convicted of a felony
from which they have not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities
Have 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.