Elections

Your Board of Trustees, comprised of seven local citizens, provides an important public service to the Fredericksburg ISD community and serves without compensation. In accordance with the Texas Elections Code, Fredericksburg ISD calls Board elections on the first Saturday in May of each year. Board elections are held at various locations across the District and Gillespie County. Vacancies occurring after the election are filled by appointment until the next election is conducted.

Specific information on upcoming elections, including the election calendar and filing deadlines, will be posted on this page as it becomes available. General information and statutory requirements regarding elections are available in Board policy: BBA (Legal) and BBB (Legal) (Local).

The Fredericksburg Independent School District hereby cancels the election scheduled to be held on May 4, 2024 in accordance with Section 2.053(a) of the Texas Election Code.

The following candidates have been certified as unopposed and are hereby elected as follows:

Judge Edwards, School Board Trustee
Rusty Jenschke, School Board Trustee

A copy of this order will be posted on Election Day at each polling place that would have been used in the election.
Click here for Gillespie County Election information.

Candidate Information

Eligibility for Candidacy

To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of school board member, a person must:

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 filing date. Election Code 1.020, 141.001(a); Gov’t Code 601.009; Brown v. Patterson, 609 S.W.2d 287 (Tex. Civ. App.—Dallas 1980, no writ); Tex. Const. Art. XVI, Sec. 14.
Be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected.

An application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the District not later than 5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day. An application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline.

First Steps for Candidates

These steps for candidates are not intended to provide comprehensive information. For more details, including information on political advertising requirements, fundraising rules, and filing schedules, see the Texas Ethics Commission’s (TEC) website at www.ethics.state.tx.us.

The FIRST thing that you must do before announcing candidacy for ANY office is file a Campaign Treasurer Appointment (Form CTA) with your local filing authority.

Click here to review the "First Steps for Candidates Running for School Board"

NOTICE:

District staff is not authorized to answer questions related to the Texas Ethics Commission Forms. These forms are legal documents which warrant legal advice from an attorney. The Commission has attorneys on staff available to assist you.

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