what if dallas isd trustees move the elections from may to november?

8/8/2019 What if Dallas ISD trustees move the elections from May to November?

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Presentation by:

Judy Brown

Dorcas A. Green



! 3-year terms,staggered

! Three seats up

for re-election

each year

! Election held

jointly with city

each May

Trustee DistrictCurrent

Term Ends

Edwin Flores 1 May 2012

Jack Lowe 2 May 2011

Bruce Parrott 3 May 2012

Nancy Bingham 4 May 2013

Lew Blackburn 5 May 2013

Carla Ranger 6 May 2011

Eric Cowan 7 May 2013

Adam Medrano 8 May 2011

Bernadette Nutall 9 May 2012



! Authorized by Election Code Section 41.0052

! Board must take action by December 31st

! This change will require:! 4-year trustee terms, rather than 3-year terms;

! Joint elections with Dallas County in even-numbered years;

! 4 or 5 positions will be up for re-election each even-numbered

year, rather than the current 3 positions up for re-election eachyear;

! Extension/reduction of current trustee terms to achieve

November election date.!



DISD trustee elections would be

held with County elections and

run by the County using common

polling places in November of

even-numbered years.!

Election Code § 41.0052 authorizes

a change from the May uniform

election date to the November

uniform election date, as interpreted

by the Attorney General in OpinionGA-0806.

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The Board must take action to

approve the change and make the

necessary term adjustments by:

December 31, 2010

Nov.2011

No election

Nov.

2012Election

Nov.

2013No election

Nov.

2014Election

Nov.2015

No Election

Nov.

2016Election



! Purpose: to allow trustee elections to be held jointly with County

elections, as required by Texas Education Code Section 11.0581.

! Board elections must be held jointly with the City in May, or jointly

with the County in November.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Current Board ElectionDate

Held Jointly with City

Held Each Year

County Election

Alternative Date for

Board Election

Held in Even Years Only

OR



Options 1 & 2

End of Current

Trustee Terms

Current terms of all 9 trustees extended or reduced for

election in November 2012.

AchievingStaggered

Terms

Each trustee will “draw a lot”, specifying either a 2 or 4

year term, beginning in November 2012.

DifferenceBetweenOptions

Differ by the “lots” from which the trustees will draw and

the resulting number of positions which will be up for re-election in November 2014 and November 2016.

Option 1: Four 2-year term lots; Five 4-year term lots

Option 2: Five 2-year term lots; Four 4-year term lots



Options 3 & 4

End of Current

Trustee Terms

1,2,3,6,8,9: Extended for election in November 2012.

4,5,7: Extended for election in November 2014.

AchievingStaggered

Terms

1,2,3,6,8,9: Each trustee will “draw a lot” specifying either a

2 or 4 year term, beginning in November 2012.

4,5,7: Not required to draw lots.

DifferenceBetween

Options

Differ by the “lots” from which the trustees will draw and theresulting number of positions which will be up for re-election

in November 2014 and November 2016.

Option 3: Two 2-year term lots; Four 4-year term lots

Option 4: One 2-year term lot; Five 4-year term lots



- 6 mos.

- 6 mos.

May

2011

May

2012

Nov

2012

May

2013

Nov

2011

T r u s t e e s b y D i s t

r i c t



Option 1 Option 2

Prior to the November 2012 election, each trustee will be required to drawlots to determine whether their position will be up for re-election in Nov. 2014

or Nov. 2016, in order to create a staggered term system.

Nov.2014

T!T!

TT!T

Nov.2016

T!

T!T

T!

Nov.2014

T!T!

T

T

Nov.2016

T!

T!TT!

T

2014: Four positions up

for re-election

2016: Five positions

up for re-election

2014: Five positions up

for re-election

2016: Four positions

up for re-election

T

T

= drew 2 yr. lot

= drew 4 yr. lot



After completing a term, beginning in November

2012, of either 2 or 4 years, each trustee position

will begin on the new 4-year term schedule.

Option 1:!!!!Option 2:

T T

T T

Nov.2014

Nov.2016

Nov.2018

Nov.2020

T T T

T T

T T

T T

T T T

T T

Nov.2014

Nov.2016

Nov.2018

Nov.2020

T T

T T

T T

T T

T T T

T T

T T T

T T

T

T

= 2 yr. lot

= 4 yr. lot



+ 6 mos.

+ 18 mos.

+ 18 mos.

+ 6 mos.

+ 18 mos.

+ 6 mos.

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Current Term

Extension

+ 18 mos.

+ 18 mos.

May

2011

May

2012

Nov

2012

May

2013

Nov

2014

Current terms of 1,2,3,6,8,9 would

be extended to November 2012

Current terms of 4,5,7 would beextended to November 2014

T r u s t e e s b y D i s t r i c t

Nov

2011

+ 18 mos.



Option 3 Option 4

Prior to the November 2012 election, trustees 1,2,3,6,8, and 9 will be required todraw lots to determine whether their position will be up for re-election in

November 2014 (with positions 4,5,7) or November 2016.

Nov.2014

T

7

54

T

2014: Five positions up

for re-election

T

T

= drew 2 yr. lot

= drew 4 yr. lot

Nov.2016

T!

T!T

T!2016: Four positions

up for re-election

Nov.2014

T

7

5

4

2014: Four positions

up for re-election

Nov.2016

T!T!

TT!T!

2016: Five positions

up for re-election



After completing a term, beginning in November

2012/2014, of either 2 or 4 years, each trustee

position will begin on the new 4-year term schedule.

Option 3:!!!!Option 4:

T T

74 5

Nov.2014

Nov.2016

Nov.2018

Nov.2020

Nov.2014

Nov.2016

Nov.2018

Nov.2020

T T T

TT

T

T

= 2 yr. lot

= 4 yr. lot

T 4

5 7

T T

T TT T

74 5

T T

T T

T 4

5 7

T T T

TT



! Frequency of Elections: Voters residing in each trustee district

would vote once every four years for that trustee position.

! Common Polling Places: Opportunity for each voter to vote at a

single polling location for DISD, state, federal and county

elections.

! Voter Turnout: Voter turnout in November elections is higher than

voter turnout in May elections as the result of higher voter interest

in federal, state and county elections than in school district andcity elections.

! More Polling Places: More options for early voting polling places

and regular county precinct polling locations.



! No elections in odd-numbered years, with the exception of a special

trustee vacancy election if necessary in odd-numbered year.

! Reduction of Election Costs: Cost-sharing with County and other political

subdivisions also holding general or special elections in November of even-numbered years.

! Effect on Board Make-Up: Substantial changes in board make-up

possible when 4 or 5 positions up for re-election simultaneously.

Conversely, the maintenance of stability in board make-up is equally

possible.

! Educating the Public: Steps needed to educate voters on changes in

election dates and frequency of elections in single-member districts.

Some initial vote confusion may be likely, but could be minimized with a

thorough education program.



Presentation by:

Judy Brown

Dorcas A. Green

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