QISD School Board, Agendas & Elections
Board Members
Position # 3
President - Matt Thompson
matt.thompson@qisd.net
term begin date: 5/17/2021
term end date: 5/17/2024
President - Matt Thompson
matt.thompson@qisd.net
term begin date: 5/17/2021
term end date: 5/17/2024
Position # 1
Vice President - Toby Wilson
toby.wilson@qisd.net
term begin date: 5/15/2023
term end date: 5/15/2026
Vice President - Toby Wilson
toby.wilson@qisd.net
term begin date: 5/15/2023
term end date: 5/15/2026
Position # 7
Secretary - Fara Garza
fara.garza@qisd.net
term begin date: 5/16/2022
term end date: 5/16/2025
Secretary - Fara Garza
fara.garza@qisd.net
term begin date: 5/16/2022
term end date: 5/16/2025
Board Agendas
School Board Election
Election Contact
Jim Jones
phone ~ 940-663-2281
email ~ jim.jones@qisd.net
address ~ PO Box 150
Quanah, TX 79252
Election Information and Forms
2023 Election Details and Dates
Notice of Deadline to File an Application for Place on the 2023 Election Ballot
Application for Place on the QISD General Election Ballot
Notice of Ballot Position Drawing
Election Forms Index
Texas Election Code 141.0031
Texas Election Code § 141.001
Board Members Eligibility Policy
Conducting Elections Policy
Election Dates 2023
Jan 18 ~ First day to file an application for place on ballot
Feb 17 ~ Last filing date / deadline to order general election
Feb 24 ~ Last day for candidate to withdraw / cancel election if candidate is unopposed
Feb 27 ~ Ballot position drawing
Mar 6 ~ Deadline for write-in candidates
Apr 6 ~ Last day to register to vote
Apr 15 ~ Last day notice of election must be published
Apr 24 ~ May 2 Early voting by personal appearance No Board Elections to be held
May 6 ~ Election Day No Board Elections to be held
May 9-17 ~ Board meeting - canvas returns
Eligibility
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.
The Texas Education Code imposes additional requirements:
To be elected to a school board, an individual must be a qualified voter: 18 years of age or older, a U.S citizen, a Texas resident, a registered voter, not determined to be totally or partially mentally incapacitated by an appropriate court, and not finally convicted of a felony. Tex. Educ. Code § 11.061; Tex. Elec. Code § 11.002.
A person is ineligible to serve on a school board if the person has been convicted of a felony or solicitation of prostitution under Texas Penal Code section 43.021. Texas Education Code § 11.066.
Election Results May 2022
Position # 5 Pam Ward
Position # 6 Townly Thomas
Position # 7 Fara Garza
Total number of votes cast: 1144
Total number of votes for each candidate:
John Cato: 196
Pam Ward: 199
Townly Thomas: 353
Debra Conley: 189
Fara Garza: 207
Total number of votes election day: 550
Total number of votes early voting & mail: 594
Total number of provisional ballots: 0