May 3, 2025 Election

The next election for the Board of Trustees for the Socorro Independent School District will be held May 3, 2025. The Trustee single member districts involved in the election will be:

• District 2

• District 3

• District 4

• District 5

As the election approaches, specific polling locations in the district will be published in accordance with state law.

The filing period for the May 3, 2025, election will be January 15, 2025, through February 14, 2025.

Notice of Trustee Election and other supporting documents

Qualifications/Eligibility—Texas Election Code Title 9 Chapter 141 & Texas Education Code Title 2 Subtitle C Chapter 11

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

• A United States citizen;

• A qualified registered voter in the district;

• At least 18 years of age;

• Have not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;

• Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

• A resident of the district for six months and a resident of the state for 12 months before the filing deadline; and

• Satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

• Trustees must retain all qualifications while in office.

The Texas Education Code Imposes an Additional Requirement:

• 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 Title 2 Subtitle C Chapter 11 § 11.066.

First Day to File for Place on the Ballot (108th day before Election):  January 15, 2025
Last Day to File for Place on the Ballot (78th day before Election):  February 14, 2025

Applications packets and all forms may be printed using the link below or picked up at the Office of the Superintendent with Claudia Cedillo-Maldonado at 12440 Rojas Dr, El Paso, TX 79928, beginning January 15, 2025.

Return applications in person or by mail to: Socorro Independent School District, Attention: Claudia Cedillo-Maldonado, 12440 Rojas Dr, El Paso, TX 79928.

Or by email: cmaldo10@sisd.net

Declaration of write-in candidacy deadline: 74th day before Election Day, February 18, 2025, at 5:00 pm. Texas Election Code Chapter 144.

Deadline to withdraw from the election: a candidate may not withdraw from the election after 5 pm on the 71st day before election day, February 21, 2025. Texas Election Code Chapter 145.

For information regarding voting and voter eligibility, please visit the Vote Texas website.

To see which district you currently reside at, please see the SISD Maps and Boundaries webpage.

Claudia Cedillo-Maldonado
Board of Trustees Liaison
Phone: 915-937-0014
Email: cmaldo10@sisd.net