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DeSoto ISD Bond 2025 Election
Notice of DeSoto ISD Bond Election
DeSoto ISD Voter Information Document
May 3, 2025 Sample Ballot for DeSoto ISD
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Declaration of Candidates Elected
Order of General Election for Other Political Subdivisions
Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline
Candidate Requirements
Candidate Applications
The DeSoto Independent School District will hold a General Election on May 3, 2025 for School Board Trustee positions for Place 1 and Place 2.
Candidate Eligibility for Public Office (141.001, TEC)
- US Citizen
- 18 years of age or older
- Resided continuously in the state for 12 months prior to the filing deadline
- Resided continuously in the school district for 6 months prior to the filing deadline
- Must be a registered voter in the territory elected from prior to the filing deadline
- No final felony conviction
- No final judgment indicating: Totally mentally incapacitated or Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote
The window to file for a place on the ballot is Wednesday, January 15, 2025 through Friday, February 14, 2025.
Interested candidates may file for a place on the ballot by submitting a completed and notarized Candidate Application; delivered in person.
The school district makes available a packet of information that contains the application and details to acquaint candidates with applicable requirements for the school districtโs election.
DeSoto ISD School Board Trustee Candidate Packet for the May 3, 2025, Joint Election is available for pick up - beginning Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at the DeSoto ISD Instructional Service Center (ISC). A list of supplemental materials are also available upon request. Please see Yulonda Smith, Senior Executive Assistant, Board of Trustees or Gloria Castillo, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools. Patrons may request an electronic copy in a .pdf file by emailing [email protected].
The filing period for DeSoto residents for a place on the ballot:
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 through Friday, February 14, 2025, from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.
All applications must be received by the filing deadline, 5:00 p.m. on February 14, 2025.
Filing in person
Location: DeSoto ISD Administration Bldg., 200 E. Belt Line Rd., DeSoto, Texas 75115
Submit to: Yulonda Smith, Senior Executive Assistant, Board of Trustees or Gloria Castillo, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools
Ballot Drawing - If needed, a date and time will be set and communicated to all candidates as well as posted on the DeSoto ISD website
Key dates leading up to the May 3, 2025 Election:
- January 1, 2025 First day to apply for a ballot by mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)
- January 8, 2025 First day to pick up DeSoto ISD Candidate Handbook at DeSoto ISD Administration Building
- January 15, 2025 First day to File for a Place on the Ballot.
- February 14, 2025 Last day to File for a Place on the Ballot for the general election
- April 3, 2025 Last day to Register to Vote for the May 3, 2025 general election
- April 21, 2025 First day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
- April 22, 2025 Last day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)
- April 29, 2025 Last day of Early Voting by Personal Appearance
- May 3, 2025 Election Day
2025 - General Election for Trustees, Places 1 and 2 - Saturday, May 3, 2025
- Place 1 Cynthia Watson Banks - Term Expires: May, 2025
- Place 2 Chasiti McKissic - Term Expires: May, 2025
- Place 3 Karen Lacy - Term Expires: May, 2026
- Place 4 James (JD) Durham - Term Expires: May, 2026
- Place 5 Abe C. Cooper, Jr. - Term Expires: May, 2026
- Place 6 Eboni Mitchell - Term Expires: May, 2027
- Place 7 Traci McNairy - Term Expires: May, 2027
For questions or more information email: [email protected]