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.
2024 Election Information:
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)
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 Addison Kraus, PLISD Elections Officer. Phone: 512-488-2328
email: krausa@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