Elections

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. 
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 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. 
6. 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.

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.  

For the May 2026 Board Election, the first day to file for a place on the ballot is January 14, 2026.  The last day to file for a place on the ballot is February 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. 

Applications are available at 110 W. Travis St.

To file, please submit applications: 

In person at: Fredericksburg ISD, 110 W. Travis St.

By mail to: Fredericksburg ISD, 110 W. Travis St.

By email to: rachelm@fisd.org

By fax: 830-997-6164

Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer Form:  https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/coh/cta.pdf

Reports filed by a candidate will not be available if the candidate has not yet filed a report.

Tex. Election Code §254.04011

https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/candidacy