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Board Election Information
The Rains ISD Board of Trustees is comprised of seven members who are elected to serve 4-year terms with elections conducted biennially, as follows:
Place 1, 2, and 3:
2025, 2029, 2033, and in four-year intervals thereafter
Place 4, 5, 6, and 7:
2023, 2027, 2031, and in four-year intervals thereafter
RAINS ISD GENERAL ELECTION INFORMATION- MAY 6, 2023
The Rains ISD School Board of Trustee General Election will be held on May 6, 2023. The General Election will be to elect four school board trustees to fill Places 4, 5, 6, and 7 for a term of four(4) years. To be elected, a candidate must receive a plurality of votes, therefore, the candidate receiving the most votes will win the position.
Applications to file for a position on the Rains ISD School Board of Trustee General Election may be obtained at the Rains ISD Administration Office 1759 W. US HWY 69, Emory, TX 75440 or on the Texas Secretary of State Website https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/index.shtml
Candidate applications must be signed under oath by a Notary. They must be received in the Rains ISD Administration Office between the hours of 8:00 am-4:00 pm, Monday- Friday beginning Wednesday, January 18, 2023, through Friday, February 16, 2023, and Friday, February 17, 2023, 8:00 am-5:00 pm.
Candidate applications may be delivered in person at the Rains ISD Administration Office 1759 W. US HWY 69, Emory, TX 75440. Notarized applications may be sent by email to gilliardp@rainsisd.org, or sent by fax at 903-473-3053.
Candidates are required to appoint a campaign treasurer and file the form with the Rains ISD Elections Administrator prior to collecting or spending any funds on his/her campaign. Required forms may be obtained at the Rains ISD Administration Office or on the Texas Ethics Commission Website www.ethics.state.tx.us
BOARD MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY/QUALIFICATIONS: Board Policy BBA(LEGAL)
According to the Texas Election Code, an individual is eligible to be a candidate for elected or appointed to a Texas School if the individual:
Is a United States citizen;
Is 18 years of age on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
Has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate of jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated with the right to vote;
Has not been finally convicted of a felon 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 six months immediately proceeding the following dates:
a. for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;
b. for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in; or
c. for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;
d. is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described at 5 above; and
e. satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.
IMPORTANT DATES:
First day to file for a place on the ballot: Wednesday, January 18, 2023
Last day to file for a place on the ballot: Friday, February 17, 2023, at 5:00 PM
Last day to file Declarations of Write-In Candidacy: Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at 5:00 PM.
Deadline for applications for Ballots by Mail: April 25, 2023
Applications for Ballots by Mail can be mailed to:
Lisa Kneifl, Rains County Elections Administrator
220 W. Quitman Street, Suite E
Emory, Texas 75440
Phone: 903-473-5009 Fax: 903-473-5086
Email: Lisa.Kneifl@co.rains.tx.us
County Elections Website
Last day to receive the Ballots by Mail in the office of Elections Administrator: May 6, 2023, by 5 pm:
Last day to register to vote or make changes: Thursday, April 6, 2023
Early Voting Dates/Times/Polling Location: (in person)
Monday, April 24, 2023 - Tuesday, May 2, 2023
8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Rains County Courthouse Annex
220 W. Quitman Street, Suite E
Emory, Texas 75440
Election Day/Times/Polling Locations
Saturday, May 6, 2023
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Precinct 101:
Rocky Point Community Center
2134 S State Highway 19
Emory, Texas 75440
Precinct 102:
East Tawakoni Community Center
288 Briggs Blvd.
East Tawakoni, Texas 75472
Precinct 203:
Bright Star Baptist Church
1399 RS County Road 3480
Alba, Texas 75410
Precinct 204:
Rose Community Center
109 Ravine
Emory, Texas 75440
Precinct 305:
Della Blanton Memorial Hall
200 RS County Road 4370
Emory, Texas 75440
Precinct 306: **UPDATED LOCATION**2/16/2023
Rains County Courthouse Annex
220 W. Quitman Street, Suite E
Emory, Texas 75440
Precinct 407:
Point Community Center
241 S First Street
Point, Texas 75472
Precinct 408:
First Baptist Church of Point
985 Industrial Blvd.
Point, Texas 75472
CANDIDATES WHO WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT: (Names are in the order in which candidates have filed. This section was last updated at 3:15 pm on 2/15/2023.)
Trustee, Place 4:
Denita Young
Savanna Christian
Trustee, Place 5:
Brennan L. Potts
Trustee, Place 6:
Heath Sisk
Trustee, Place 7:
Wanda McClanahan
Teresa Myers
Brandon Pitre
Aaron Potts
Neil Kreck
SAMPLE BALLOTS:
Precinct 101- Rains ISD- City of Emory
Precinct 102-Rains ISD- City of East Tawakoni
Precinct 204-Rains ISD- City of Emory
Precinct 306-Rains ISD- City of Emory
Precinct 407-Rains ISD-City of Emory
Precinct 408-Rains ISD- City of East Tawakoni
2023 GENERAL ELECTION DOCUMENTS: (Links are active when documents are posted)
Unofficial Results- May 6, 2023 Rains ISD School Board Trustee Election
Notice of Candidate Filing Deadline Dates for May 6, 2023 Election
2023 Rains ISD School Board Trustee Candidate Application and Packet
2023 Drawing for Place on Ballot Letter to Candidates
Notice for Drawing for a Place on Ballot General Election 2023
2023 Drawing Results for Places 4 and 7 (Drawing was held on 2/27/23 @ 10:00 AM)
2023 Order of Election- English
2023 Ordén de Elección- Español
Rains ISD Notice of General Election for May 6, 2023 (English & Spanish)
Rains ISD -- 1-15 Internet Posting Requirements for Political Subdivisions
Rains ISD Early Voting List 4.24.23
Rains ISD Early Voting List 4.25.23
Rains ISD Early Voting List 4.26.23
Rains ISD Early Voting List 4.27.23
Rains ISD Early Voting List 4.28.23
Rains ISD Early Voting List 5.01.23
Rains ISD Early Voting List 5.02.23
Rains ISD Election Day Voting List 5.06.23
Results were canvassed at a Special Meeting on May 12, 2023.
Official Results of May 6, 2023 Board of Trustee Election
Any questions pertaining to elections may be addressed to Pamela Gilliard, Exec. Asst. to the Superintendent, at 903-473-2222, ext. 4112, or by email at gilliardp@rainsisd.org.
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