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****MAY 3, 2025 ELECTION INFORMATION***

Notice of General Election

SAMPLE BALLOT

Early Voting Rosters -Voters Who Have Voted

May 3rd, 2025 Election Day Voting Roster

ELECTION RESULTS-SUMMARY REPORT

Order Canvassing May 3, 2025 Trustee Election Returns

Lamar County Elections Information

Saturday, May 3, 2025- School Board Election Information

 (The Board of Trustees will have two open seats)

 

Board Of Trustee Eligibility Requirements/Deadlines

           

Candidate Eligibility/Qualifications For School Board Trustee (BBA Legal Policy)

https://pol.tasb.org/PolicyOnline/PolicyDetails?key=784&code=BBA

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:
  1. For an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot.
  1. For a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in.
  1. For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made.
  1. 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); Education Code 11.066; Gov't Code 601.009; Tex. Const. Art. XVI, Sec. 14

Candidacy Application Process/Deadline

(Wednesday, January 15, 2025  to Friday, February 14, 2025)

Notice Of Deadline To File An Application For Place On The Ballot

Notice Of Drawing For Place On Ballot

Office Hours

Tuesday – Friday (7:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m.)

(Last day to file) - Friday, February 14, 2025 (7:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)

Applications may be submitted by email to cheryl.garrison@chisumisd.org. Please be advised that applications will need to be notarized prior to filing via email.

 

Candidate’s Guide to Primary and General Elections

The Secretary of State is the chief election officer for the State of Texas. The Secretary of State’s Elections Division provides assistance and advice to election officials on the proper conduct of

 elections. They also provide assistance to the general public on voter registration and other election issues.

 

State of Texas Election Information

 

Texas State Ethics Commission

Election Calendar Events for May 3, 2025

·           First day to file for place on the ballot: January 15, 2025

·           Last day to file for place on the ballot: February 14, 2025

·           Last day to register to vote: April 3, 2025

·           Early voting begins: Tuesday, April 22, 2025

·           Last day for early voting clerk to receive ABBM: April 22, 2025

·           Last day of early voting: April 29, 2025

·           Election Day: May 3, 2025

POLLING LOCATION INFORMATION

 

Polling Location Information for Early Voting:

April 22, 23, 24, 25, and April 28 & 29 ( 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

Lamar County Court House Annex (former United States Post Office)

231 Lamar Ave.

Paris, Texas 75460

Election Day Polling Location Information:  May 3, 2025 (7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.)

Lamar County Court House Annex (former United States Post Office)

231 Lamar Ave.

Paris, Texas 75460

Board of Trustees - Resolution Amending Local Consolidation Agreement

https://www.votetexas.gov/

https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do

APPLICATION FOR BALLOT BY MAIL

Tommy Chalaire, Superintendent

trchalaire@chisumisd.org

903-737-2830

Cheryl Garrison, Administrative Assistant/PEIMS

cheryl.garrison@chisumisd.org

903-737-2830