Mansfield Votes

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We need your input! A new piece of Public Art will be coming to Mansfield and you can help us decide what it is.
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Board President
Courtney Lackey Wilson releases statement:
Hidalgo is INELIGIBLE for school board election.
Jandel Crutchfield is the only QUALIFIED & ELIGIBLE candidate for Place 2.

As this week marks the beginning of the 88th Texas Legisative session, it is laudable that Representative David Cook spent time before session to meet with constituents on education issues.

On funding, he mentioned to constituents that the risk of “fracturing public schools” is a potential unintended consequence to school vouchers.

Check out the current wait times with this link for Tarrant County. https://updates.electionlink.net/widgets/tarrant/2022-11-08/Election%20Day%20Voting%20Dashboard.html
Pic is as of 2:28pm.
There are shorter lines than the Courthouse.

What's your plan to vote? You can vote as early as today, October 24. The very last day to vote is November 8th. We have races at the State-level and at the County level.

𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑢𝑝! 𝑉𝑜𝑡𝑒!
If you have questions, send us a dm or post here to keep the conversation going.

What's on your ballot? https://www.vote411.org/ It's a long list. Remember that you can bring paper but can't use your phone at the ballot box.

If you are voting by mail, you can track the status of your ballot-by-mail-application or ballot here: https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/BallotTrackerApp/ #/login

Unofficial results indicate a 365 vote difference between candidates. Links in comments.

Tarrant County:
Craig Tipping 3897
Benita C. Reed 3459

Johnson County
Craig Tipping 110
Benita C. Reed 183

Last chance to have your voice heard for the School Board Runoff for Place 3. It only take a few minutes to cast your vote.

We have two days left to vote... today & Saturday. Have you cast your ballot yet?

MISD voters: The Runoff Election for School Board Place 3 starts on Monday. Do you have a plan to vote? It will be a very short ballot this time. Check out your candidates:

Dr Reed For MISD

Craig Tipping for Mansfield ISD School Board Place 3

Tarrant County voters: See comments to see all the voting centers available to you.

MISD voters: The Runoff Election for School Board Place 3 starts on Monday. Do you have a plan to vote? It will be a very short ballot this time. Check out your candidates:

Dr Reed For MISD

Craig Tipping for Mansfield ISD School Board Place 3

Tarrant County voters: See comments to see all the voting centers available to you.

We are currently in 1 of 2 rounds of Runoff Elections this month. These are typically low turnout elections, partly due to voter fatigue & confusion in schedules.

The Runoffs for the Primaries ends today. There are a few State Office seats that are in the Runoffs because none of the candidates reached the required 50% majority. Then, if you reside within Mansfield ISD, the Runoffs for the School Board election starts June 6.

YOUR VOTE MATTERS!! Please take a few minutes of your time to vote today.

For today's Election, you must vote in the same Party Primary as you did in March: Republican or Democratic Party. You may also vote even if you did not vote back in the March.

If you voted in March, you must vote in the same Primary. For example, if you voted in the Republican Primary in March, you may vote only in the Republican Runoffs today. The same goes for if you voted in the Democratic Party Primary; you can only vote in the Democratic Runoffs.

You may view your ballot here: https://www.vote411.org/
You may bring written or printed notes with you into the polling sites. You may not use your phone once inside the voting area.

VOTE411 Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.

Prop D (Linear Trails) passes with 172 votes. All other City of Mansfield bond propositions were declined by voters.

https://www.mansfieldtexas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/10824/2022-Unofficial-Tabulation?bidId=

Tarrant County results for Early Voting & Mail-in Ballots so far.

Today's the day. Here are the updated Election Day polling sites. We have multiple locations within MISD boundaries. Go to the link to see all of Tarrant County.https://www.tarrantcounty.com/.../EN22_Vote_Center_Map.pdf

$180,000 for a school board race!

A Christian cellphone company’s PAC has given $500,000 to conservative candidates in typically sleepy school board races in Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville, Keller and Mansfield school districts.

Patriot Mobile has invested $180,000 of that $500,000 into the Mansfield ISD school board elections!

Did you vote yet? If not, Saturday is your one last day to make your choice.

With piles of campaign cash, a Christian cellphone company is making North Texas school board races a state battleground In Tarrant County school districts, conservative PACs are responding to concerns of so-called critical race theory and pornographic content in schools with hundreds of thousands of dollars toward school board races.

Edit to add: Johnson County polling site is open this weekend. See pic in comments.

Mansfield area voters: Depending on which county you live in, you have an election for MISD School Boards &/or Mansfield City Bonds.

We have 4 out of 7 school board seats that are up for election.
questionnaires: https://votingeducators.weebly.com/questionnaire.html

We also have 5 Bonds to approve or decline.
City of Mansfield: https://www.mansfield2022.com/

Today is the last day of Early Voting for the Primaries.

Before you go, find out what's on your ballot. https://www.vote411.org/
You can bring in printed or written notes, but you cannot use your cell phone inside the polling site.

Given the weather, check with your county's website for the most current information on polling site availabilities.

Tarrant County https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/main/en/elections/Upcoming-Election-Information/Early-Voting-Reports.html

Dallas County https://www.dallascountyvotes.org/early-voting-information/

Johnson County https://www.johnsoncountytx.org/departments/elections-office/early-voting-locations

Ellis County https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/629/Upcoming-Elections

As the new year approaches, know that Mansfield residents may or may not be voting in the same TX Senate District at the 2022 Primary Election in March, compared to the last election?

Texas lawmakers drew new maps for the state’s congressional, House, Senate and Board of Education districts. The redistricting process is done every 10 years, following new census data.

The biggest change for Mansfield is that we all used to be in Senate District 10, represented by State Senator Beverly Powell. After redistricting, we are split between SD 10 & SD 22. Senate District 22 is currently represented by Senator Brian Birdwell.

Both have filed for re-election in their corresponding district.

1st photo: old SD 10 map vs new SD 22 map for Mansfield.
2nd photo: old SD10 & SD22 maps.
3rd photo: new maps of SD10 & SD22.

Mansfield: You have 11 items on the ballot. See what's on your ballot: https://www.vote411.org/

At the bottom of the ballot is Mansfield ISD's Penny Swap. https://www.misdpennyswap.org/

Your ballot begins with 8 Constitutional Amendments.https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/focus/amend87.pdf (Start with page 5 for the pros & cons of each prop.)

Tarrant County has 2 Props. More info here: https://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/administration/bond2021.html

On November 2nd, Mansfield ballots will include 8 proposed Constitutional Amendments.https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/focus/amend87.pdf
Read on the pros & cons here, starting on page 5.

Mail-in ballots should be arriving soon.
Oct. 18-29, 2021: Vote early in-person
Nov. 2, 2021: Election Day

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 - US Representative District 6 Runoff Election between Susan Wright for Congress vs Jake Ellzey.

This past week's Early Voting window had a very small turnout. If you missed it, you can vote on Tuesday, 7am - 7pm.
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/07/23/susan-wright-jake-ellzey-final-push-runoff-north-texas-congressional-seat/

In Mansfield, we will have 4 polling sites for Tarrant County voters:
Donna Shepard Leadership Academy
J. L. Boren Elementary School
Mansfield Sub-Courthouse
Vernon Newsom Stadium
Additionally, Tarrant County voters voters may vote at any of these locations within the county:https://www.tarrantcounty.com/content/dam/main/elections/2021/0721/locations/0721_Vote_Center_Locations.pdf

Ellis County election sites: https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/DocumentCenter/View/14489/Election-Day-Locations-July2021?bidId=

Navarro County elections sites:http://www.co.navarro.tx.us/upload/page/4292/docs/Elections/2021/VR%20JULY%2027%202021%20Notice%20of%20special%20election%20210616.pdf

Susan Wright, Jake Ellzey Campaign During Final Push In Runoff For North Texas Congressional Seat The winner of Tuesday's election will complete the term of the late Republican congressman Ron Wright, Susan's husband.

Good morning!! If you’ haven’t voted yet, we need your help in selecting our school board members.

Come say hi at the Courthouse or go to any of the Tarrant County polling sites to vote.

The Runoff Elections begin Monday, May 24. The last day to vote is June 5th.

We have two sets of candidates running for the MISD School Board. Turnout is usually very low for runoff elections. Your vote is very valuable to the candidate you support. Here are the candidates on the ballot.

Place 2
Yolanda McPherson for Place 2 MISD School Board
Desiree "Dez" Thomas for Place 2 MISD School Board

Place 4
Keziah Valdes Farrar
Corinne Fiagome for MISD

Tarrant County voters may find other locations here:

Early Voting Days: https://www.livevoterturnout.com/tarrant-jun-05-2021/Early%20Voting%20Dashboard.html

Election Day: https://www.livevoterturnout.com/tarrant-jun-05-2021/Election%20Day%20Voting%20Dashboard.html

Early/absentee voting (UNOFFICIAL) results in Tarrant County:

Mansfield Council Member, Place 3
Mike Leyman - 56%
George Fassett - 33%
Eddie Chatman - 11%

Mansfield Council Member, Place 4
Casey Lewis - 63%
Vaughan Wynne-Jones - 13%
Houston Mitchell - 15%
David Klein - 9%

Mansfield Council Member, Place 5
Julie Short - 62%
Christie K Moore - 38%

MISD School Board Place 1
Michelle Newsom - 72%
Kenneth J. Chalk - 28%

MISD School Board Place 2
Desiree "Dez" Thomas - 43%
Philip DeGroat - 15%
Yolanda E. McPherson - 31%
Theresa Okoro - 11%

MISD School Board Place 4
Corinne Fiagome - 26%
Christine Beason - 8%
Meagan Sutton - 13%
Denise Lunski - 4%
Kevin Robedee - 5%
Keziah Valdes Farrar - 36%
Brad Crane - 7%

Source: https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Tarrant/108901/web.276603/

www.tarrantcounty.com

2.62% That’s it?!?

That’s the Tarrant County voter turnout in the Early Voting window... for US Representative District 6. Are you ok with 2.62% of registered voters making the choice for you?

US Rep District 6 covers Tarrant, Ellis, & Navarro Counties. We have 23 candidates in this race. We want you to make a choice.

Need more info on the local races? Scroll down on this page for a post on endorsements & another post voting locations.

If you haven’t voted yet, you have one more day ==> Saturday, May 1

Still not sure who to vote for? Here are local endorsements, interviews & forums.

Endorsements are from
Mansfield Organization of Voting Educators
Mansfield Together
Black Mansfield Ambassadors for Change
Black Mansfield Moms
Let's Talk Mansfield
Conservatives for Mansfield
Keep Tarrant Red PAC

About Mansfield Podcast Interviews
https://aboutmansfield.wpcomstaging.com/campaign-2021

Mansfied Matters Candidate Forum
https://www.facebook.com/100002079486293/videos/3961451320600812/

The Mansfield Area Chamber of Commerce Forums & Interviews
https://www.mansfieldchamber.org/candidate-2021/

Historic West Mansfield Texas Community Development Corporation
City Council forum: https://www.facebook.com/104019851813339/posts/106157728266218/?d=n
School Board forum: https://www.facebook.com/104019851813339/posts/106160784932579/?d=n

Did we miss any endorsements & interviews? Let us know. We’d be happy to add to the collection.

Five more days to vote!
If you want to talk to a lot of candidates & their teams & hear blaring music from one of the tents, go to the Sub-courthouse! They have lots of flags flying, too.

If you want peace & quiet as you walk in to vote, go to the Stadium.

Make a plan to vote!!! You may vote as early as Monday, April 19. The last day to vote is May 1st.

We have candidates running for City Council, MISD School Board, TCC School Board, and US Representative District 6.

Tarrant County: You do NOT have to wait hours in line! Compare wait times here. Tarrant County voters may vote at any of the available voting centers in the county. https://www.livevoterturnout.com/tarrant-may-01-2021/Early%20Voting%20Dashboard.html

View your sample ballot here.
Tarrant County: https://gisit.tarrantcounty.com/TCVL/
Johnson County: https://www.johnsoncountytx.org/departments/elections-office/sample-ballots
Ellis County: http://www.co.ellis.tx.us/702/Individual-Sample-Ballots

Are you registered to vote? Check your registration status here. https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Are you registered to vote?
Do you need to update your registration?
This is the last weekend to register in time for the May 1st election.

Mansfield has 2 voter registration drives today! Rose Park & El Primos.

Happy weekend!!

Listen in to the School Board candidate interviews, courtesy of About Mansfield Podcast. How do they appeal to you?

https://aboutmansfield.wpcomstaging.com/campaign-2021

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