Board Qualifications & Elections Information

La Porte ISD has approved an order to postpone its May 2, 2020 Trustee Election until November 3, 2020, with the ability to consider dates prior to that if allowed by law or rule.

The next election for the La Porte ISD Board of Trustees is November 3, 2020. 

Resolution No. 2020-06 - Order Postponing May 2, 2020 Trustee Election

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE  
LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION 

La Porte ISD has extended the suspension of normal district operations through at least Friday, April 10 in an effort to support the nation’s need to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Due to this closure, the District will not be able to physically be open for the required 3 hours a day. If you have any business to conduct concerning the election, you may contact Candace Olivares, Administrative Assistant to LPISD Superintendent and Board of Trustees, by phone at 

(281) 604-7015 Monday - Friday 8 AM - 4:30 PM, or by email at OlivaresC@lpisd.org. 

Thank you.  

Sample Ballot 
Ballot Order 
Notice was given and a drawing was held at 5 p.m. on February 17, 2020 at the La Porte ISD Administration Building, 1002 San Jacinto Street, La Porte, Texas to determine the order in which the names of candidates are to be printed on the ballot for the La Porte ISD Board of Trustees Election to be held on May 2, 2020 in La Porte, Texas.  Following are the ballot order results:
 
Trustee - Position 1
Place 1: Lois Rogerson
Place 2: Russell Schoppe
 
Trustee - Position 2
Place 1: Kathy Green
Place 2: Mason Peres
 
Trustee - Position 3
Place 1: Chris Murdock
Place 2: Dennis Slate
 
 
Polling locations 

Precincts 4, 5                                                             Precincts 1, 2, 3, 6
La Porte City Hall                                                      La Porte ISD Instructional Technology Center
604 W. Fairmont Parkway                                      9832 Spencer Hwy.  
La Porte, TX  77571                                                   La Porte, TX  77571

Precinct 7                                                                      Precinct 8
College Park Elementary School                          Shoreacres City Hall 
4315 Luella                                                                    601 Shoreacres Blvd. 
Deer Park, TX  77536                                                  Shoreacres, TX  77571       

Precinct 9
Morgan's Point City Hall
501 Bayridge Rd. 
Morgan's Point, TX  77571

Early voting by personal appearance is April 20-28, 2020.
Please see the La Porte ISD May 2, Election Order (above) for information about early voting (including hours, dates and locations) and applications by mail. 

 
Qualifications for a Board Position
Candidates for the Board of Trustees must:

  • Be a qualified and registered voter of the territory elected from as of the filing deadline; 
  • Reside in the school district for a minimum of six months prior to the filing deadline; and
  • Be a resident of the state for a minimum of twelve months prior to the deadline.

For additional information and/or updates in election-related laws and requirements, please call (281) 604-7015.

La Porte ISD May 2, 2020 Election OrderNotice of Drawing for a Place on Ballot