The Rains ISD Board of Trustees are comprised of seven members who are elected to serve 4-year terms with elections conducted biennially on the May uniform election date. The Board seats are filled by place, as follows:

The next Rains ISD School Board of Trustees General Election is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025. The General Election will be to elect three school board trustees to fill Place 1, Place 2, and Place 3 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 Place on the Rains ISD School Board Trustee General Election may be obtained at the Rains ISD Administration Office, 1759 W US HWY 69, Emory, Texas 75440 or on the Texas Secretary of State website www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/index.shtml . Applications must be signed under oath before a Notary and must be received in the Administration Office between 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, through Friday, February 14, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

Candidates are also required to appoint a campaign treasurer and file the form with the Rains ISD Election Administrator before collecting or spending any funds on his/her campaign. These and other required forms may also be obtained at the Rains ISD Administration Office or on the Texas Ethics Commission website www.ethics.state.tx.us.

Applications may be delivered in person, sent by email at gilliardp@rainsisd.org, or sent by fax at 903-473-3053.

Rains ISD Administration Office serves as your filing authority and must maintain neutrality in the electoral process. Any questions on reporting procedures, contributions, or expenditures should be addressed to the Texas Ethics Commission at 1-800-325-8506 or 512-463-5800, or online at the www.ethics.state.tx.us. You may direct questions about election laws to the Secretary of State at 1-800-252-8683 or 512-463-5650, or go online at www.sos.state.tx.us.

IMPORTANT DATES:

First day to apply for a Ballot by Mail using Application for a Ballot by Mail (ABBM) or Federal Post Card Application (FPCA): Wednesday, January 1, 2025

First day to file for a place on the ballot: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Last day to file for a place on the ballot: Friday, February 14, 2023, at 5:00 PM

Last day to register to vote or make changes: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Early Voting by Personal Appearance: Monday, April 21, 2025 - Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at the Rains County Courthouse Annex, 220 W Quitman St. Emory, Texas 75440

Last day to apply for Ballot by Mail: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 (Received, not Postmarked)

Applications for Ballot 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
Rains County Elections Website

Last day to receive the Ballot by Mail in the office of Elections Administrator: Saturday, May 3, 2025 (election day) at 7:00 PM if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Monday, May 5, 2025 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 PM if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 PM

Election Day: Saturday, May 3, 2025

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:

1. Is a United States citizen;

2. 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;

3. 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;

4. Has not been finally convicted of a felon from which the individual has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

5. 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.

Any questions pertaining to this election may be addressed to Pamela Gilliard, Exec. Asst. to the Superintendent at 903-473-2222, ext. 4112 or by email at gilliardp@rainsisd.org.

Notice of Deadline to File for Rains ISD School Board Trustee General Election 2025

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