NOTICE

The candidate information provided here is not intended to be a legal statement of the legal qualifications for an office or the regulations of governing political campaigns. If you have any questions, please call the Secretary of State’s office at 800-252-8683 or visit the Secretary of State's website.

Grand Prairie ISD Candidate Information

The three forms that must be submitted to complete your Application to run for a position on the school board are: 1) the Application for a Place on the Ballot; 2) Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer; and 3) the Code of Fair Campaign Practices. Links to these forms are provided below.

Texas Secretary of State Office Information and Links

Texas Secretary of State Election Forms 

• Application for Place on the Ballot
• Declaration of Write in Candidacy 
• Certificate of Withdrawal 

Texas Ethics Commission Information and Links

Texas Ethics Commission Forms

• Texas Ethics Commission 2018 Filing Schedule for Campaign Finance Reports 
• Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer
  • Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer Forms
  • Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer Instruction Guide
• Amendment: Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer
  • Amendment: Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer Forms
  • Amendment: Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer Instruction Guide
• Code of Fair Campaign Practices
  • Code of Fair Campaign Practices Form 
  • Code of Fair Campaign Practices Information Guide 
• Political Advertising
  • Texas Department of Transportation Campaign Signs 
  • Political Advertising: City of Grand Prairie Guidelines
• Campaign Finance Forms and Guide
  • Campaign Finance Guide for Candidates and Officeholders 
  • Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Forms 
  • Candidate/Officeholder Campaign Finance Report Instruction Guide 
• Correction Affidavit for Candidate/Officeholder 
• Candidate/Officeholder Report of Unexpended Contributions
  • Candidate/Officeholder Report of Unexpended Contribution Forms
  • Candidate/Officeholder Report of Unexpended Contributions Instruction Guide
• Corrected Candidate/Officeholder - Unexpended Contributions 
• Title 15, Election Code Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns
• Texas Ethics Commission Rules

Grand Prairie ISD

• GPISD School Board of Trustee Election Calendar (PDF)
• Board Policies Regarding Board Members
  • https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Search/365?filter=bba
  • https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/365?filename=BAA(LEGAL).pdf
  • https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/365?filename=BBB(LOCAL).pdf
  • https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/365?filename=BBB(LEGAL).pdf
  • https://pol.tasb.org/Policy/Download/365?filename=BBF(LOCAL).pdf

Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)

Texas Association of School Boards information and links to training videos 

• Serving on a Board: An Insider’s Guide to Board Service for School Board Candidates: A recorded video Webcast, designed especially for people considering a run for the school board, provides perspectives from experienced board members on what it is like to be on a board. 
• Ethical Campaigning 
• Code of Ethics for Schools Board Members