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May 6, 2023 Election
The next election for the Board of Trustees for the El Paso Independent School District will be held May 6, 2023. The Trustee single member districts involved in the election will be: District 2, District 6, and District 7. As the election approaches, specific polling locations in the district, will be published in accordance with state law.
The filing period for the May 6, 2023, election will be January 18, 2023, through February 17, 2023.
Notice of Runoff Election of Trustees
Ordering Canvassing Returns and Declaring Results of Trustee Election
Order for Trustee Runoff Election
Filing Period for the May 6, 2023 Election for Places 2, 6, and 7
First Day to File for Place on the Ballot (108th day before Election): January 18, 2023
Last Day to File for Place on the Ballot (78th day before Election): February 17, 2023
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Candidate Information
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Code of Fair Campaign Practices
Campaign Finance Reports
District 2 Will Veliz
Runoff CandidateWillRVeliz@gmail.com915-861-82049220 McCabe Dr.El Paso, TX 79925Download Download
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Runoff Candidatealexcuellarepisd@gmail.com915-820-02918600 Turrentine DriveEl Paso, TX 79925Download Enrique Herrera eherre45@gmail.com915-603-85509277 McCabeEl Paso, TX 79925District 6 Jacqueline Martinez
Runoff Candidatejacqueline1227@gmail.com915-249-9918Download Download
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DownloadJosie Castro Garcia 915-227-10256108 Camino AlegreEl Paso, TX 79912Valerie Ganelon Beals
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DownloadDavid AdamsElectDavidAdams422@gmail.com915-333-9711910 K, E. Redd Rd., Suite 409El Paso, TX 79912Download Gustavo Arriaga Jr.WITHDRAWNDownload District 7
UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE - ELECTION FOR TRUSTEE DISTRICT 7 CANCELED
Download Daniel Call danielcallforelpaso@gmail.com915-308-5994
6006 N. Mesa St #604El Paso, TX 79912Download
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Candidate Qualifications
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Candidate Qualifications are as follows
Eligibility
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 [but see Ineligibility below].
- 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:
- For an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot.
- For a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in.
- For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made.
- 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
Qualified Voter
A person may not be elected trustee of an independent school dis-trict unless the person is a qualified voter. Education Code 11.061(b)
“Qualified voter” means a person who:
- Is 18 years of age or older;
- Is a United States citizen;
- Has 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;
- Has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, has fully discharged the person's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote;
- Is a resident of this state; and
- Is a registered voter.
Election Code 1.020, 11.002 [See Atty. Gen. Op. KP-0251 (2019) (concluding that the restoration of a convicted felon's qualification to vote under Election Code 11.002(a)(4)(A) after fully discharging a sentence does not restore the person’s eligibility to hold public of-fice under Election Code 141.001(a)(4))]
Residency
In the Election Code, “residence” means domicile, that is, one’s home and fixed place of habitation to which one intends to return after any temporary absence. A person may not establish residence for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a certain election. A person does not lose the person’s residence status by leaving to go to another place for temporary purposes only. A person does not acquire a residence in a place to which the person has come for temporary purposes only and without the intention of making that place the person's home. A person may not establish a residence at any place the person has not inhabited. A person may not designate a previous residence as a home and fixed place of habitation unless the person inhabits the place at the time of designation and intends to remain. Election Code 1.015
Note: The issue of whether a candidate has satisfied residency requirements should be judicially determined. State v. Fischer, 769 S.W.2d 619 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1989, writ dism’d w.o.j.)
Intent to Return For purposes of satisfying the continuous residency requirement, a person who claims an intent to return to a residence after a temporary absence may establish that intent only in accordance with Election Code 141.001(a-1), which does not apply to a person dis-placed from the person’s residence due to a declared local, state, or national disaster. Election Code 141.001(a-1)–(a-2)
Single-Member Districts A candidate for board member representing a single-member district must be a resident of the district the candidate seeks to represent. Education Code 11.052(g)
Ineligibility
A person is ineligible to serve as a member of the board of a district if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Penal Code 43.021 (solicitation of prostitution). Education Code 11.066
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Application Packet
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Application Packet
Application for a Place on the Ballot for General Election
Solicitud de Inscripción Para un Lugar en la Boleta de una Elección General
Declaration of Write-In Candidacy for Cities, School Districts and Other Political Subdivisions
Declaración de Candidatura por Escrito Para Ciudades, Distritos Escolares y Otras Subdivisiones Políticas
Certificate of Withdrawal / Constancia de Retiro de Candidatura
Candidate Applications
EPISD Single Member District 2 Map
EPISD Single Member District 6 Map
EPISD Single Member District 7 MapTexas Ethics Forms
Forms are subject to updates by the Texas Ethics CommissionShort Guide to Prohibition Against Using School District Resources for Political Advertising
School Board Candidate Guide
Political Advertising - What You Need to Know
Form C_OH - Candidate_Officeholder Campaign Finance Report
Form CTA-T - Campaign Treasurer - Transfer of Appointment
Form CTA - Instruction Guide
Form CTA - Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate
Form COR_COH - Correction_Amendment Affidavit for Candidate Officeholder
Form COH_UC - Instruction Guide
Form COH_UC - Candidate_Officeholder Report of Unexpended Contributions
Form COH - Instruction Guide 2022
Form CIS - Local Government Officer Conflicts Disclosure Statement
Form CIQ - Conflict of Interest Questionnaire
Form CFCP - Code of Fair Campaign Practices
Form ACTA - Instruction Guide
Form ACTA - Amendment - Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate
Fair Campaign Practices Act
Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders Who File with Local Filing Authorities (2022)
2023 Filing Schedule for Reports Due in Connection with Elections Held on Uniform Election Dates
Order, Notices & Documents
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Notices & Documents
Unopposed Candidate Elected - EPISD Trustee District 7
Notice of Election of Trustees
Notice of Ballot Drawing
Notice of Deadline to File an Application for Place on the Ballot
Aviso de Fecha Limite para Presentar Una Solicitud Para Un Lugar en la Boleta
Order Calling ElectionNotice of Runoff Election of Trustees
Ordering Canvassing Returns and Declaring Results of Trustee Election
Board Associated Policies
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Board Associated Policies
- DBD(XHIBIT) - Employment Requirements and Restrictions, Conflict of Interest
- DBD(LOCAL) - Employment Requirements and Restrictions, Conflict of Interest
- DBD(LEGAL) - Employment Requirements and Restrictions, Conflict of Interest
- BDB(LOCAL) - Board Internal Organization, Internal Committees
- BDB(LEGAL) - Board Internal Organization, Internal Committees
- BDAA(LOCAL) - Officers and Officials, Duties and Requirements of Board Officers
- BDAA(LEGAL) - Officers and Officials, Duties and Requirements of Board Officers
- BBG(LOCAL) - Board Members, Compensation and Expenses
- BBG(LEGAL) - Board Members, Compensation and Expenses
- BBFB(LEGAL) - Ethics, Prohibited Practices
- BBFA(LOCAL) - Ethics, Conflict of Interest Disclosures
- BBFA(LEGAL) - Ethics, Conflict of Interest Disclosures
- BBF(LOCAL) - Board Members, Ethics
- BBE(LOCAL) - Board Members, Authority
- BBE(LEGAL) - Board Members, Authority
- BBD(XHIBIT) - Board Members, Training and Orientation
- BBD(LOCAL) - Board Members, Training and Orientation
- BBD(LEGAL) - Board Members, Training and Orientation
- BBC(LEGAL) - Board Members, Vacancies and Removal from Office
- BBBB(LEGAL) - Elections, Post-Elections Procedures
- BBBA(LEGAL) - Elections, Conducting Elections
- BBB(LOCAL) - Board Members, Elections
- BBB(LEGAL) - Board Members, Elections
- BBA(LEGAL) - Board Members, Eligibility Qualifications
- BAA(LEGAL) - Board Legal Status, Powers and Duties
Election Results
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Contact
Elizabeth Carrasco
Operations ManagerOffice of the Superintendent
915-230-2576
excarra1@episd.orgLocation/Mailing Address
1014 N. Stanton
El Paso, TX 79902
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Board
Leah Hanany, District 1
Term Expires 2025Al Velarde, District 2
Term Expires 2023Dr. Josh Acevedo, District 3
Term Expires 2025Isabel Hernandez, District 4
Term Expires 2025Israel Irrobali, District 5
Term Expires 2025VACANT, District 6
Term Expires 2023Daniel E. Call, District 7
Term Expires 2023