Dallas Political Scene

BREAKING: D2 Candidate Dustin Marshall Endorsed by Suzanne Smith

By Bethany Erickson / June 11, 2016 /
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Early this week, a hot and heavy discussion broke out on a Lakewood-centric Facebook page regarding the Dallas ISD district 2 runoff between Dustin Marshall and Mita Havlick. At the time, third place finisher (by only 50 votes) Suzanne Smith indicated that she preferred to stay  publicly neutral. That has apparently changed. This afternoon I…

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Election Day 101: Early Voting for Runoff Begins Today

By Bethany Erickson / June 6, 2016 /

So we’re still working on getting District 2 representation on the Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees because basically nobody voted in the election. Less than five percent voted in the election in May, forcing a runoff between Dustin Marshall and Mita Havlick. Remember this map? This is the map that showed how poorly…

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Election Day 101: Let the Live-Blogging Commence

By Bethany Erickson / May 7, 2016 /
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Election Day 101: Election Day is Tomorrow! Vote If You care About Dallas Real Estate!

By Bethany Erickson / May 6, 2016 /

Just your friendly reminder that tomorrow is Election Day in the area for 53 different races, including four seats on the Dallas Independent School District school board and three seats on the Dallas County Community College District board. I think I’ve been pretty clear about why it’s important to vote in school board elections. Something around…

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Election Day 101: Early Voting Begins Today

By Bethany Erickson / April 25, 2016 /

Just a friendly reminder that early voting in the Dallas Independent School District school board election for districts 2, 4, 5 and 7 begins today. During early voting, you can vote anywhere in Dallas County. Early voting will continue until May 3. Election Day for these races is May 7.

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