Election Information

The Fairfield ISD Board of Trustees consists of seven trustees who serve three-year terms. Annual elections are held on the first Saturday in May. Each trustee represents the entire Fairfield ISD community.

Two (2) trustee positions will appear on the May 2, 2026 ballot.

 

Learn more about the Fairfield ISD Board of Trustees

 

Place of Election

Fairfield ISD will contract with Freestone County and Navarro County to conduct the May 2, 2026 election. Polling locations will be posted as soon as determined by Freestone County and Navarro County. 

 

Dates for Filing Application

January 14, 2026 through 5:00 p.m. on February 13, 2026.

 

Where to File an Application

Fairfield ISD Administration Office

615 Post Oak Road

Fairfield, TX  75840

For additional information, contact Mandie Judd, Election Administrator, at 903-389-2532 or Mandie.Judd@FairfieldISD.org.

 

Eligibility

Texas Election Code § 141.001

 

 An individual is eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a Texas school board if the individual:

 

• is a United States citizen;
• is 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;
• has not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
• has not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
• has resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:

• for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot;
• for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate’s name is written in; or
• for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;

• is registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on the date described above; and
• satisfies any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

Texas Election Code § 141.001; Texas Education Code § 11.066

 

Additional Requirements Under Texas Education Code

To be elected to a school board, an individual must be a qualified voter who is:

• 18 years of age or older;

• a United States citizen;

• a Texas resident;

• a registered voter;

• not determined by a court to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated; and

• not finally convicted of a felony.

Texas Education Code § 11.061; Texas Election Code § 11.002

 

A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Texas Penal Code section 43.021 regarding solicitation of prostitution. 

Texas Education Code § 11.066 

 

Other Resources

Texas Association of School Boards Resources for Board Candidates