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BOARD ELECTION 2024
School Board Election Cancellation
In accordance with Texas Election Code, Section 2.053(a), the Board of Trustees may declare unopposed candidates for Office as elected to their position. The candidates are:
Molly Long Farrel
Campaign Finance Report
Brian Kenneth Nielsen
Campaign Finance Report
District Election Official, Gaylynn Robinson has certified the following:
CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES
By approving the ORDER OF CANCELLATION for the Trustee Election of May 4, 2024, The Trustee Election for two (2) At-Large positions will not be held.
The next Trustee election will be held on May 4, 2024 in Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties, Texas.
Prairie Lea ISD will hold a General Election on May 4, 2024. Two (2) At-Large trustee positions will be on the ballot to serve a three-year term. Eligibility requirements for public office are prescribed in Texas Election Code Section 141.001, Subchapter A [Election Code].
An application for place on the ballot must be filed with the Superintendent's office by mail or email (robinsong@plisd.net) or in person during regular business hours, beginning Wednesday, January 17, 2024, and ending at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024.
The following PLISD Board of Trustees positions will be open for election to office on May 4, 2024.
At-Large - Margarito Zapata III
At-Large - Brian K. Nielsen
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Elections Officer
Prairie Lea ISD
PO Box 9
Prairie Lea, TX 78661
2024 Trustee Election Documents
Links are activated when documents are posted. Some documents need signatures from two or more governing entities to be considered fully executed. The district will post documents on the web once the Prairie Lea ISD Board of Trustees adopts and signs them. Fully executed copies of documents are on file with the district, if not posted on this page, and available to the public upon request.
2024 Notice of Deadline to File An Application for A Place On The Ballot (Posted December 18, 2023 )
2024 Trustee Election Order (Posted: February 15, 2024)
CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES
ORDER OF CANCELLATION
2024 Trustee Election Notice and Order in English & Spanish - Display Version (Posted: election cancelled )
This combines the election notices and orders in English and Spanish.
2024 Notice of General Board of Trustees Election (Posted: election cancelled)
Notice of Prohibition of Handguns in the Polling Place (Posted January 24, 2024)
Please note that Section 46.03(a) of the Texas Penal Code generally prohibits a person from bringing a firearm onto the premises of a polling place.
Notice of Voting Order Priority for Voters with Mobility Issues (Posted January 24, 2024)
This document provides the time window in which a person interested in running for school board must file an application for a place on the ballot.
This packet provides information and necessary filing forms for people who are interested in running for school board. Applications for a place on the ballot should not be dated and cannot be accepted prior to the opening of the filing period or after the statutory deadline.
Board Candidate Filings:
Molly Farrel
Campaign Finance Rpt
Brian Nielsen
Campaign Finance Rpt
2024 Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot (Posted January 24, 2024)
2024 Joint Election Agreement (Caldwell Co.) - (Posted:)
Prairie Lea ISD has entered into a joint election agreement with Caldwell County because it will benefit the voters to be served by common polling locations.
2024 Joint Election Agreement (Guadalupe Co.) - (Posted:)
Prairie Lea ISD has entered into a joint election agreement with Guadalupe County because it will benefit the voters to be served by common polling locations.
Current Election Information
HB 305 Internet Posting Requirements (English)
HB 305 Internet Posting Requirements (Spanish)
Important 2024 Election Dates
January 17, 2024 - First Day to File
February 16, 2024 – Last Day to File (Deadline 5 p.m.)
February 20, 2024 - Last Day to File a Declaration of Write-in Candidacy
April 4, 2024– Last Day to Register to Vote in May Election
April 22 through April 30, 2024 – Early Voting in Person
May 4, 2024 – Election Day
Do you want to run for a position on the PLISD Board of Trustees?
All school board positions are three-year terms and represent the entire school district. Per Policy BBA(Legal), the following conditions must be met in order to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of school board member:
Be a United States Citizen.
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.
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.
Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.
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:
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.
For an appointee to an office: the date the appointment is made.
Be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described in item 5, above. See Policy BBA(Legal) for a description of a “Qualified Voter.”
The Secretary of State has more information on Candidacy Filing.
All candidates should review the information for candidates and officeholders and on the Texas Ethics Commission's website.
Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
Texas Association of School Boards information and links to training videos.
For additional election information, accommodations for visual impairment, or assistance in completing forms, please contact Gaylynn Robinson, PLISD Elections Officer. Phone: 512-488-2328 Ext. 2370.
E-mail: robinsong@plisd.net.
VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION
CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Texas Secretary of State - Running for Local Office
EARLY VOTING POLLING LOCATIONS & INFORMATION
ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS & INFORMATION