RISD School Board Election Highlights
First Day to apply for ballot by Mail or declaration of write-in: January 15, 2025
Last Day to file for a place on the ballot: February 14, 2025 by 5:00 P.M.
Last Day to register to vote: April 3, 2025
Early Voting begins: April 22, 2025
Last Day of early voting: April 29, 2025
Election Day: May 3, 2025
Application Process
• Candidate filing period to file an application for place on the ballot is Wednesday
January 15, 2025 to Friday February 14,2025 at 5:00 P.M.
• All applications filed are public records and open to inspection upon request.
• An application for a place on the ballot can be obtained at Rice ISD Administration
Office, 1302 SW McKinney St. Rice, TX and must be submitted in writing: signed, sworn
to by the candidate before a person authorized to administer an oath, and dated and
timely filed with the district filling authority.
Candidate Eligibility Requirements
• Is a US Citizen
• Is 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable:
• Has not been determined to be a final judgement 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 from which the individual has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities:
• Has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for 6 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: or
For an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
• Is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above: and
• Satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office. Tex.
Educ. Code 11.061; Tex. Elec. Code 11.002
A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if their person has been convicted of a
felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code section 43.02(b) regarding prostitution. Tex.
Educ. Code 11.066
School District Elections from the Texas Secretary of State
Current state law requires a candidate for trustee of an independent school district to be a qualified voter by the time required by Election Code Section141.001. An application for place on the ballot must be filed with the secretary of the school district board. In a special election held by a school district, an application for a place on the special election ballot must be filed with the secretary of the school district board. This duty is typically delegated to someone in the school district office. NOTE: We reviewed designing a new form just for school districts in order to better reflect the additional felony rules at Education Code Section 11.066. However, we currently lack statutory authority for a separate ISD form. You can educate candidates about the requirement in your web posting for qualifications. See Advisory No.2019-19 - NEW LAW: Web Posting Requirements for Political Subdivisions - House Bill 305, House Bill 440, Senate Bill 902, House Bill 933, House Bill 1850, and House Bill 2640 for details.
Texas Ethics Commission Forms for Candidate
Office of Secretary of State Elections Division Forms for Candidate