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Presentation by:

Judy Brown
Dorcas A. Green
Current
Trustee District
Term Ends
Edwin Flores 1 May 2012 !  3-year terms,
Jack Lowe 2 May 2011
staggered

Bruce Parrott 3 May 2012 !  Three seats up


Nancy Bingham 4 May 2013 for re-election
Lew Blackburn 5 May 2013
each year
Carla Ranger 6 May 2011
!  Election held
Eric Cowan 7 May 2013 jointly with city
Adam Medrano 8 May 2011 each May
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 each
year;

!  Extension/reduction of current trustee terms to achieve


November election date.
!
DISD trustee elections would be Election Code § 41.0052 authorizes
held with County elections and a change from the May uniform
run by the County using common election date to the November
polling places in November of uniform election date, as interpreted
even-numbered years. by the Attorney General in Opinion
! Nov.
GA-0806.
No election
2011
--------
Nov.
Election The Board must take action to
2012
Nov. approve the change and make the
No election
2013 necessary term adjustments by:
Nov.
Election
2014
Nov.
2015
No Election December 31, 2010
Nov.
Election
2016
!  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 Election County Election


Date
OR Alternative Date for
Held Jointly with City Board Election
Held Each Year Held in Even Years Only
Options 1 & 2
End of Current terms of all 9 trustees extended or reduced for
Current
Trustee Terms election in November 2012.

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


Staggered
Terms year term, beginning in November 2012.

Differ by the “lots” from which the trustees will draw and
the resulting number of positions which will be up for re-
Difference
Between election in November 2014 and November 2016.
Options
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 1,2,3,6,8,9: Extended for election in November 2012.
Current
Trustee Terms 4,5,7: Extended for election in November 2014.
1,2,3,6,8,9: Each trustee will “draw a lot” specifying either a
Achieving
Staggered
2 or 4 year term, beginning in November 2012.
Terms
4,5,7: Not required to draw lots.
Differ by the “lots” from which the trustees will draw and the
resulting number of positions which will be up for re-election
Difference in November 2014 and November 2016.
Between
Options
Option 3: Two 2-year term lots; Four 4-year term lots
Option 4: One 2-year term lot; Five 4-year term lots
Trustees by District

- 6 mos.

- 6 mos.

May Nov May Nov May


2011 2011 2012 2012 2013
T = drew 2 yr. lot

T = drew 4 yr. lot

Prior to the November 2012 election, each trustee will be required to draw
lots 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.

Option 1 Option 2
2014: Four positions up 2014: Five positions up
T! for re-election T! for re-election

Nov. T Nov. T!
T 2014 T! 2014
T! T!
T T! T
T Nov. T! Nov.
2016 T! 2016 T!

2016: Five positions T! T 2016: Four positions


T
up for re-election up for re-election
After completing a term, beginning in November T = 2 yr. lot
2012, of either 2 or 4 years, each trustee position
T = 4 yr. lot
will begin on the new 4-year term schedule.

!
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
Option 1: 2014 2016 2018 2020
! T T T T T T T T T T
! T T T T T T T T

!
!
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
Option 2: 2014 2016 2018 2020
T T T T T T T T T T
T T T T T T T T
1 + 6 mos. Current terms of 1,2,3,6,8,9 would
be extended to November 2012
2 + 18 mos. Current terms of 4,5,7 would be
extended to November 2014
Trustees by District

3 + 6 mos.

4 + 18 mos.

5 + 18 mos.

6 + 18 mos.

7 + 18 mos.
8 + 18 mos. Current Term
Extension
9 + 6 mos.

May Nov May Nov May Nov


2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2014
T = drew 2 yr. lot

T = drew 4 yr. lot

Prior to the November 2012 election, trustees 1,2,3,6,8, and 9 will be required to
draw lots to determine whether their position will be up for re-election in
November 2014 (with positions 4,5,7) or November 2016.

Option 3 Option 4
T 2014: Five positions up
for re-election
T 2014: Four positions
up for re-election

T Nov. 7 Nov.
4 2014 7
2014
T! T!
4 5 5
Nov. T! Nov. T!
T! 2016 T!
2016
2016: Four positions
T 2016: Five positions T! T
up for re-election up for re-election
After completing a term, beginning in November T = 2 yr. lot
2012/2014, of either 2 or 4 years, each trustee
T = 4 yr. lot
position will begin on the new 4-year term schedule.

!
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
Option 3: 2014 2016 2018 2020
! T T T T
T T T T
! 4 5 7
T T
4 5 7
T T

!
!
Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov.
Option 4: 2014 2016 2018 2020

T 4 T T T T 4 T T T
5 7 T T 5 7 T T
!  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 and
city 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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