Trustee Election Forms
Notice of Deadline to file applications for place on the ballot
Election documents must be filed at:
Channelview Independent School District
828 Sheldon Road
Channelview, TX 77530
281.452.8002
First Steps for Candidates Running for School Board Trustee
This quick-start guide for candidates is not intendent to provide comprehensive information. For more details, including information on political advertising requirements, fundraising rules, and filing schedules, see the Texas Ethics Commission’s (TEC) website at Texas Ethics Commission’s Website.
Eligibility
To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, the office of school board Trustee, 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.
Be a registered voter in territory elected from by the filing deadline.
Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
A. Totally mentally incapacitated and the person's mental capacity has not subsequently been completely restored by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction; or
B. Partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote and the person's guardianship has not been modified to include the right to vote or the person's mental capacity has not been completely restored by a subsequent final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction.
Have not been finally convicted of a felony or misdemeanor from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities. TX Ed. Code 11.066
Be a resident of Texas for at least one year and a resident of Channelview for at least 6 months prior to the filing deadline.