DALLAS COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT
From: Dallas County Elections Department
Toni Pippins-Poole, Elections Administrator, CERA, CCPA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Upcoming Joint Election for Cities and School Districts on
May 6, 2017
To vote in this Election you must register by April 6, 2017
Early Voting begins Monday, April 24, 2017
Dallas, Texas - Enclosed you will find information and deadlines relating to the upcoming elections. Any
assistance you can give in dispersing this important information will be greatly appreciated. The following
information can be retrieved by calling the Dallas County Elections Hotline, 214.637.7937, which is
answered twenty-four (24) hours a day. If you have any questions regarding this material, please do not
hesitate to contact Dallas County Elections Department at 214.819.6300. All information in this Press
Release can be obtained by accessing the Dallas County Elections Department’s website at
www.DallasCountyVotes.org.
PLEASE DISPERSE AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE
JOINT ELECTION PARTICIPANTS:
CITIES:
CANDIDATES/ISSUES TO BE VOTED ON:
Town of Addison
Mayor, Member of Council Vote for 3 Places
City of Balch Springs
Mayor, Member of Council District 3, 5 & 7
Tax for Street Maintenance
City of Carrollton
Mayor, Member of Council Place 2, 4, 6, All At-Large
City of Cedar Hill
Member of Council Places 2 & 6
City of Cockrell Hill
Alderman Places 3, 4 & 5
City of Coppell
Member of Council Places 1, 3, 5 & 7
City of Dallas
Member of Council Dist. 1-14
City of Duncanville
Member of Council Districts 1, 3 & 5; Pl. AT-Large
City of Farmers Branch
Mayor, Member of Council Districts 2
City of Garland
Mayor, Member of Council Dist. 3, 6, 7, 8
City of Grand Prairie
Member of Council District 1, 3, PL 7 (At-Large)
Sales Tax for Street Maintenance
City of Hutchins
Member of Council (Vote3); Home Rule Charter Amendment
City of Irving
Mayor, Member of Council District 3 & 5
May 6, 2017 Joint Election for Cities and School Districts
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JOINT ELECTION PARTICIPANTS cont.:
CITIES cont.:
CANDIDATES/ISSUES TO BE VOTED ON:
City of Lewisville
Member of Council Places 1 & 3
City of Mesquite
Mayor, Member of Council Places 1, 2 & 6
City of Richardson
Mayor, Member of Council Places 1-6
City of Rowlett
Member of Council Places 1, 3 & 5
City of Sachse
Member of Council Places 3 & 4; Sales Tax for Street
Maintenance
City of Sunnyvale
Mayor, Member of Council Places 3, 4
City of Wilmer
Member of Council Vote for 3
SCHOOL DISTRICTS:
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Vote for 2 (Cumulative Voting)
Special Election to Fill a Vacancy Trustee 1- Unexpired Term
Cedar Hill ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Places 3, 4, 5
Special Election to Fill a Vacancy Place 1 -Unexpired Term
Coppell ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Places 4 & 5
Dallas ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Districts 2 & 6
DeSoto ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Places 3, 4 & 5
Duncanville ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Places 4 & 5
Grand Prairie ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Place 3 (At Large) District 2 & 4
Highland Park ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Places 6 & 7
Irving ISD
Member of Board of Trustees District 2
Lancaster ISD
Member of Board of Trustees District 4
Richardson ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Places 6, 7; Special election to
Fill a Vacancy Place 3 – Unexpired Term
Sunnyvale ISD
Member of Board of Trustees Places 1 & 2 Unopposed,
Declared Elected and Bond Election
PHOTO ID LAW:
WWW.DALLASCOUNTYVOTES.ORG/ELECTION-DAY-VOTING/WHAT-DO-I-NEED-IN-ORDER-TO-VOTE/
Texas voters must show photo identification or an exemption to providing Photo ID, when voting in person.
Photo identification requirements, including exemptions, are found at www.VoteTexas.gov or
www.DallasCountyVotes.org. Information on how to obtain an Election Identification Certificate can be found
at www.DPS.Texas.gov/DriverLicense/electionID.htm.
2377 N. STEMMONS FRWY.
SUITE 820
DALLAS, TX
75207
(214) 819-6300
May 6, 2017 Joint Election for Cities and School Districts
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VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
WWW.DALLASCOUNTYVOTES.ORG/VOTER-INFORMATION/VOTER-REGISTRATION-DEPARTMENT/
In order to be qualified to vote in the May 6, 2017 Joint Election you must be registered to vote and have
completed any voter updates to your current address. Applications can be mailed out from Dallas County
Elections by calling 214.819.6300 or printed from www.DallasCountyVotes.org. All applications and address
changes must be mailed to Dallas County Elections, 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 820, Dallas, TX,
75207-2706 and must be postmarked by April 6, 2017.
EARLY VOTING IN PERSON:
Any qualified voter for the May 6, 2017 Joint Election for Cities and School Districts may vote in person at
any one of the forty-nine (49) early voting locations on the dates and times indicated:
EARLY VOTING DATES AND TIMES:
Monday, April 24, 2017 through Friday, April 28, 2017
Saturday, April 29, 2017
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017 and Tuesday, May 2, 2017
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M.
7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS:
Addison Fire Station #1
4798 Airport Parkway
Addison, Texas 75001
Betty Warmack Library
760 Bardin Road
Grand Prairie, Texas 75052
Cedar Hill Government Center
285 Uptown Boulevard
Cedar Hill, Texas 75104
Balch Springs Civic Center
12400 Elam Road
Balch Springs, Texas 75180
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
Admin Building
1445 N. Perry Road
Carrollton, Texas 75006
Cockrell Hill City Hall
4125 W. Clarendon Drive
Cockrell Hill, Texas 75211
Bethany Lutheran Church
10101 Walnut Hill Lane
Dallas, Texas 75238
Carrollton Library at Hebron &
Josey
4220 N. Josey Lane
Carrollton, Texas 75010
Coppell Town Center
255 East Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas 75019
Crosswinds High School
1100 N. Carrier Parkway
Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
Duncanville Library
201 James Collins Boulevard
Duncanville, Texas 75116
DISD Administration Building
3700 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204
Eastfield College - Pleasant Grove
802 S. Buckner Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75217
Disciple Central Community Church
901 N. Polk Street
DeSoto, Texas 75115
El Centro College - West Campus
3330 N. Hampton Road
Dallas, Texas 75212
Farmers Branch City Hall
13000 William Dodson Parkway
Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
Frankford Townhomes
18110 Marsh Lane
Dallas, Texas 75287
Grauwyler Park Rec Center
7780 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas , Texas 75235
Fretz Park Library
6990 Belt Line Road
Dallas, Texas 75254
Highland Hills Library
3624 Simpson Stuart Road
Dallas, Texas 75241
George L. Allen, Sr. Courts Bldg. *
600 Commerce Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
2377 N. STEMMONS FRWY.
SUITE 820
DALLAS, TX
75207
(214) 819-6300
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Hutchins City Hall
321 N. Main Street
Hutchins, Texas 75141
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young Street
Dallas, Texas 75201
Irving Arts Center
3333 N. MacArthur Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75062
Josey Ranch Library
1700 Keller Springs Road
Carrollton, Texas 75006
Irving City Hall
825 W. Irving Boulevard
Irving, Texas 75060
Lakeside Activity Center
101 Holley Park Drive
Mesquite, Texas 75149
Lancaster Veterans Mem. Library
1600 Veterans Memorial Parkway
Lancaster, Texas 75134
Martin Luther King Core BLDG
2922 MLK Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75215
Lochwood Library
11221 Lochwood Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75218
Martin Weiss Rec Center
1111 Martindell Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75211
Marsh Lane Baptist Church
10716 Marsh Lane
Dallas, Texas 75229
Mountain Creek Library
6102 Mountain Creek Parkway
Dallas, Texas 75249
Oak Cliff Sub-Courthouse
410 S. Beckley Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75203
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
7611 Park Lane
Dallas, Texas 75225
Paul L Dunbar Lancaster-Kiest Library
Preston Royal Library
5626 Royal Lane
Dallas, Texas 75229
Renner-Frankford Library
6400 Frankford Road
Dallas , Texas 75252
2008 East Kiest Boulevard
Dallas , Texas 75216
Reverchon Recreation Center
3505 Maple Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75219
Richardson Civic Center
411 W. Arapaho Road
Richardson, Texas 75080
Richland College-Garland Campus
675 W Walnut Street
Garland, Texas 75040
Rowlett City Hall Annex
4004 Main Street
Rowlett, Texas 75088
Sachse City Hall
3815 Sachse Road Building B
Sachse Texas 75048
Samuell Grand Recreation Center
6200 E. Grand Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75223
South Oak Cliff High School
3601 S Marsalis
Dallas, Texas 75216
Sunnyvale Town Hall
127 North Collins Road
Sunnyvale Texas 75182
Valley Ranch Library
401 Cimarron Trail
Irving, Texas 75063
Wilmer Community Center
101 Davidson Plaza
Wilmer, Texas 75172
(Replaces Veterans Admin Medical Center)
* Main Early Voting Location
HIGHLAND PARK ISD EARLY VOTING
April 24 through April 28
May 1 and May 2
Highland Park ISD Administration Building
Monday through Friday
Monday and Tuesday
7015 Westchester Drive
8:00 am – 4:30 pm
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Dallas, Texas 75205
BALLOT BY MAIL and EMERGENCY BALLOT INFORMATION:
WWW.DALLASCOUNTYVOTES.ORG/ABSENTEE-VOTING
To request a Ballot by Mail, eligible voters can call 214.819.6300 or 214.819.6359 or send an “informal
application” by mail, fax 214.819.6301 or email to [email protected] no later
than Tuesday, April 25, 2017.
Ballot by Mail applications must be mailed to your residence or the mailing address on your voter
registration certificate, unless you are: 1) Age 65 or older; 2) disabled; 3) Incarcerated; or, 4) You will
be absent from the County. Please review the application instructions for more information. It must
also have the dates to begin and end receiving mail at an alternate out-of-county address.
As part of the 2015 Legislative Session, HB 1927 provides that a voter may deliver their carrier
envelope containing their marked ballot in person on Election Day, from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm to the
2377 N. STEMMONS FRWY.
SUITE 820
DALLAS, TX
75207
(214) 819-6300
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early voting clerk at Dallas County Elections Department; 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, 8 Floor,
Dallas, Texas 75207. The voter must provide acceptable Photo ID upon delivery of the carrier
envelope.
Voters with the onset of an illness on or after April 17, 2017, may obtain an Emergency Early Voting Ballot.
The application form for ballot by mail is on the website. Visit WWW.DALLASCOUNTYVOTES.ORG/ABSENTEEVOTING for details.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Toni Pippins-Poole, CERA, CCPA
Elections Administrator
[email protected]
Robert Heard, Sr.
Assistant Elections Administrator
[email protected]
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2377 N. STEMMONS FRWY.
SUITE 820
DALLAS, TX
75207
(214) 819-6300