Board of Trustees Election
CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BBD(LEGAL):
To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of school board member, a person must:
1. Be a United States citizen.
2. Be 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.
3. 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.
4. Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities [but see Ineligibility below].
5. Have 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:
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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.
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For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made.
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Be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described at item 5, above.
Election Code 1.020, 141.001(a); Gov't Code 601.009; Tex. Const. Art. XVI, Sec. 14
MAY 2nd GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION
May 2, 2026 General Election - 2 Full-term places
Notice of Deadline To File a Board of trustee Application for the general election (Click Here)
ORDER OF ELECTION FOR MAY 2, 2026 GENERAL ELECTION (click here)
Vote Centers for May 2, 2026 Election (coming soon)
Notice of Drawing for a place on the ballot
MAY 2nd SPECIAL ELECTION INFORMATION- UNEXPIRED TERM OF ONE YEAR.
oRDER OF ELECTION FOR MAY 2, 2026 SPECIAL ELECTION (click here)
Application for Unexpired Term (click here)
Notice of drawing for a place on the ballot - unexpired term
All forms for the Unexpired Term are the same except the Application(see above). All other forms can be found under Candidate Forms.
Candidate Forms
Board Member Candidates
Elected Officials/ Candidate Information/ Campaign Finance
https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/742/Elected-Official-Campaign-Finance-Candid
Apply to become an Ellis County Poll Worker
Click here to apply to become a Poll Worker: https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/335/Poll-Worker-Volunteer-Deputy-Registrar-P
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