A person may not be elected trustee of an independent school district unless the person is a qualified voter.  A “Qualified Voter” means a person who: 

• Is 18 years of age or older
• Is a United States citizen
• Is a resident of Texas
• Is a registered voter in the same area that the office will be elected
• Has not been determined to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction
• Has not been finally convicted of a felony
  • See also Atty. Gen. Op. LO 96-114 (1996) (concluding that caveat at Election Code 11.002 does not mitigate blanket prohibition in Election Code 141.001, above at Eligibility)

Election Code 1.020, 11.002, 141.001(a); Gov’t Code 601.009; Brown v. Patterson, 609 S.W.2d 287 (Tex. Civ. App.—Dallas 1980, no writ); Education Code 11.061(b)

See the Board Member Eligibility PDF (BBA Legal) for a printable version.

A person may not be elected as a trustee unless the person has continuously resided in the state for at least 12 months. They must also reside for at least 6 months in the territory in which the office resides before the following date:

• Independent candidate: The date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot.
• Write-in candidate: The election date at which the candidate's name is written in.
• Appointee to an office: The date the appointment is made.

Defining residence

“Residence” means domicile, one’s home and fixed place of habitation to which one intends to return after any temporary absence.

• One does not lose one’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.

Residence shall be determined in accordance with the common-law rules, as enunciated by the courts of this state, except as otherwise provided by the Election Code. 

Election Code 1.015, Tex. Const. Art. XVI, Sec. 14

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. 

Note: The issue of whether a candidate has satisfied residency requirements should be judicially determined. 

Education Code 11.052(g); State v. Fischer, 769 S.W.2d 619 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 1989, writ dism’d w.o.j)

See the Board Member Eligibility PDF (BBA Legal) for a printable version.

A person is ineligible to serve as a member of the board of a district if the person has been convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.

A person may not run for office if they have been convicted of an offense under Penal Code 43.02(b) (regarding prostitution). 

Education Code 11.066

See the Board Member Eligibility PDF (BBA Legal) for a printable version.

Notice: Election Cancellation

The Garland Independent School District hereby cancels the election scheduled to be held on May 4, 2024 in accordance with Section 2.053(a) of the Texas Election Code. The following candidates have been certified as unopposed and are hereby elected as follows:

• Robert Selders Jr, Place 6, Garland ISD Board of Trustees
• Wesley “Wes” Johnson, Place 7, Garland ISD Board of Trustees

See signed Order of Election Cancellation

Election Notices

• Notice of Deadline to File an Application for a Place on the Ballot - May 2024

May 2024 Candidate Applications

Place 6

• Robert Selders application

Place 7

• Wes Johnson application
• Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate-Wes Johnson

Candidate applications

Place 4 applications

Daphne Stanley

• Daphne Stanley application
• Daphne Stanley C-OH 30th Day Form
• Daphne Stanley C-OH 8th Day Form

Jed Reed

• Jed Reed application
• Jed Reed C-OH 30th Day Form
• Jed Reed C-OH 8th Day Form

Place 5 applications

Jamie Miller

• Jamie Miller application
• Jamie Miller C-OH 30th Day Form
• Jamie Miller C-OH 30th Day Form (Amended)
• Jamie Miller C-OH 8th Day Form

Kristina Sterling

• Kristina Sterling application
• Kristina Sterling C-OH 30th Day Form

Election Postings

• Notice for Drawing for Place on Ballot - May 2023
• GISD May 2023 General Election Order - English
• GISD May 2023 General Election Order - Spanish
• GISD May 2023 General Election Order - Vietnamese
• Notice of Deadline to File an Application for a Place on the Ballot - May 2023

Bond Election Postings

• GISD May 2023 Bond Election Order (English)
• GISD May 2023 Bond Election Order (Spanish)
• GISD May 2023 Bond Election Order (Vietnamese)
• GISD - May 2023 Notice of Election (English)
• GISD - May 2023 Notice of Election (Spanish)
• GISD - May 2023 Notice of Election (Vietnamese)
• GISD - May 2023 Bond Sample Ballot

Candidate applications

Place 1 applications

Larry Glick

• Larry Glick May 2022 General Ballot Application
• Larry Glick C-OH 30th Day Form
• Larry Glick C-OH 8th Day Form

Robert Duckworth

• Robert Duckworth May 2022 General Ballot Application

Place 2 applications

Johnny Beach

• Johnny Beach May 2022 General Ballot Application

Place 3 applications

Linda Griffin

• Linda Griffin May 2022 General Ballot Application
• Linda Griffin C-OH 30th Day Form
• Linda Griffin C-OH 8th Day Form

Election postings

• Early Voting Schedule - 2022
• Early Voting Locations - May 2022
• Election Day Voting Locations - May 2022
• Notice of Election - English
• Notice of Election - Spanish
• Notice of Election - Vietnamese
• Notice of Deadline to file - English/Spanish
• Garland ISD General Election Order - May 2022 - English
• Garland ISD General Election Order - May 2022 - Spanish
• Garland ISD General Election Order - May 2022 - Vietnamese
• Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot

Candidate applications

Place 4 applications

Jed Reed

• J. Reed application
• J. Reed Form C-OH 30th Day
• J. Reed Form C-OH 8th day

Daphne Stanley

• D. Stanley application
• D. Stanley Form C-OH 30th Day
• D. Stanley Form C-OH 8th Day
• D. Stanley Form COR-C-OH 4/23/21

David Larrick Smith

• D. Smith application
• D. Smith ACTA form
• D. Smith Form C-OH 8th Day

Place 6 applications

Robert Selders

• R. Selders application
• R. Selders ACTA form
• R. Selders Form C-OH 30th Day
• R. Selders Form ACTA 4-19-21
• R. Selders Form C-OH 8th Day

Bob Duckworth

• B. Duckworth application
• B. Duckworth Form C-OH 30th Day
• B. Duckworth Form C-OH 8th Day

Place 7 applications

Wes Johnson

• W. Johnson application

Financial reporting

• J. Reed 1/15 Form C/OH
• B. Duckworth 1/15 Form C/OH

Election postings

• Notice of deadline to file 
• Notice of deadline to file-Special Election
• General Election Order
• Notice of Drawing for Place on Ballot - May 2021
• May 2021 Special Election Order
• Notice of Drawing for Place on Special Ballot
• Garland ISD - 2021 Notice of Election
• Garland ISD - 2021 Notice of Election - Spanish

Candidate applications

Place 4

Ana Maria Aguilar DeYoung

• Place 4 A. DeYoung Ballot Application
• Place 4 A. DeYoung Form CFCP
• Place 4 A. DeYoung Form CTA

Bob Duckworth

• Place 4 B. Duckworth Ballot Application
• Place 4 B. Duckworth Form CFCP
• Place 4 B. Duckworth Form CTA

Jed Reed

• Place 4 J. Reed Ballot Application
• Place 4 J. Reed Form CFCP
• Place 4 J. Reed Form CTA

Place 5 applications

Jamie Miller

• Place 5 J. Miller Ballot Application
• Place 5 J. Miller Form CFCP
• Place 5 J. Miller Form CTA

Election postings

• Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report- J. Reed (10-27-20)
• Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report-B. Duckworth (10-27-20)
• Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report-B. Duckworth (10-5-20)
• Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report-J. Reed (10-05-20)
• Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report-J. Reed (07-15-20)
• 2020 Notice of Election and VATRE
• 2020 Notice of Election and VATRE (Spanish)
• Special Election Order-November 2020 (English)
• Special Election Order-November 2020 (Spanish)
• May 2020 Postponed Election Order
• May 2, 2020 Election Order (English)
• May 2, 2020 Election Order (Spanish)
• Appointment of a campaign treasurer by a specific purpose committee