General Information About Board Elections

The San Marcos CISD Board of Trustees is composed of seven members. Five trustees are elected from single-member-districts and two are elected at-large. Trustees are elected to serve three-year terms.

Upcoming Election Dates

School Board elections occur every year on the first Saturday in May (the May uniform election date in Texas). Positions that are up for election are staggered on a three, two, two cycle.

Requirements for School Board Candidacy

To participate in School Board elections, you must be a registered voter and meet certain residency requirements. Board Policy BBA (Legal), details the requirements to be a candidate for school board in San Marcos CISD.  

Filing Requirements & Deadlines

Board Policy BBBA (Legal) delineates the rules for filing for candidacy, including the statutory deadlines.

A candidate application for a place on the ballot must:

• Be in writing;
• Be signed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer an oath in this state by the candidate and indicate the date that the candidate swears to the application;
• Be timely filed with the appropriate authority; and
• Include all statutorily required information.

An application for a place on the ballot may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline. An application must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. of the 78th day before the date of the election for an election to be held on a uniform election date.

As a convenience for candidates, San Marcos CISD prepares a candidate information packet with sample filing paperwork in advance of each election. That material is available on the website prior to the opening of the filing period for each election cycle. 

Joint Elections

To help reduce the cost of elections for taxpayers and to provide added convenience, San Marcos CISD conducts its elections jointly with other entities holding elections in May. The district contracts with the office of the Hays County Elections Administrator to help with operating polling locations and to ensure each election is conducted properly.