Nacogdoches ISD Board of Trustees The Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to serve, without compensation, for overlapping terms of three years each. Elections are conducted annually in May. Following the annual election, the board elects a president, vice-president, and secretary to serve for a one year term. The Nacogdoches ISD Board of Trustees will have three positions open on the May 7, 2011 Election Day;
Click here for District Boundary Map Please look under the "Voting" tab for information about Early Voting, Voting by Mail, and Election Day Voting. Application process : Application packets will be available at the Nacogdoches ISD Administration Building located at 511 South University Drive, Nacogdoches, Texas. **NOTICE** These dates are unofficial until the Secretary of State releases the 2011 Election Calendar. February 5, 2011 (Saturday - NISD Offices will be closed) is the first day to file an application for a place on the ballot and the last day to file is Monday, March 7, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. The deadline for write-in candidates is Monday, March 14, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. Though NISD will be closed for spring break, the Administration Building will be open from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 14, 2011 to accept Declaration of Write-In Candidacy applications. Applications must be signed, notarized, and state the place for which the applicant is a candidate. Applications and completed forms should be turned into the Superintendent's office. Qualifications for office are as follows : To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of school board Trustee, 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: a. Totally mentally incapacitated and the person's mental capacity has not subsequently been completely restored by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction; or b. Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote and the person's guardianship has not been modified to include the right to vote or the person's mental capacity has not been completely restored by a subsequent final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction. 4. Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. Atty. Gen. Op. LO 96-114 (1996) 5. Be a resident of Texas and the District for the period of time described at CANDIDATE'S RESIDENCY TERM, below. Tex. Const. Art. XVI, Sec. 14 6. A person may not be elected Trustee of an independent school district unless the person is a qualified voter. Education Code 11.061(b) 7. A candidate for Trustee representing the District at large must be a resident of the District. A candidate for Trustee representing a single-member Trustee district must be a resident of the district the candidate seeks to represent.
For more information contact: Holly Anderson
Helpful Links: Texas Secretary of State Elections Division - http://www.sos.state.tx.us/ Texas Ethics Commission - http://www.ethics.state.tx.us/ |
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