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Controversy continues in District 3: Ellis' business, Parrott's master's degree Early voting begins today for the runoffs. And now for a recap... Ethics complaint sparks controversy in District 3 race Commenter imposters: Please stop. First ever joint Dallas NAACP/LULAC election forum planned Jack Lowe not running for re-election; will support Ellis in runoff Categories
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Entries tagged with '2009 elections'Did a botched printing job alter the DISD election outcome?Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price says that a county vendor may have altered the outcome of DISD's Nov. 3 school board election. Some folks have complained about not being notified that their voting precincts had changed until the day... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... Note: Today's Daily Dish will focus on last night's DISD board election. Here goes: ** Our story today on last night's election. District 1 incumbent Edwin Flores wins re-election, while the District 3... Discuss the DISD election results during a live chat nowReporters Tawnell Hobbs and Diane Rado will host a live chat at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday to talk about the outcome of Tuesday's contests and what lies ahead. Discussing the Dallas ISD election results... Renard's supporters still hopefulI just got off the phone with reporter Diane Rado. She said it was kind of muted at District 1 candidate Kyle Renard's gathering at PoPoLos Restaurant on Royal Lane when the early results went online. Renard received 37 percent... About a half-hour for the polls to close...I'll be blogging throughout the night on the election returns. We'll also be updating a chart with results, which you can access by clicking here. Good luck to all of the candidates!... Today is election day! Get up and vote.Three Dallas school board seats will be decided today (barring runoffs) when voters go to the polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two incumbents hope to maintain their seats on the board. District 1 incumbent and attorney Edwin Flores... What are candidates doing today -- on the eve of the election?Here's what I know so far: *District 3 candidate Bruce Parrott will mark his "final campaign outreach" by greeting potential District 3 voters at the corner of Garland Road and Buckner Boulevard from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. *District 3... DISD board elections are tomorrowThe DISD special elections are tomorrow. Each of the three seats up for grabs — 1, 3 and 9 — has four contenders. The polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Click here for your polling place). Dallas County... Edwin Flores squares off with Harryette EhrhardtOn today's Dallas Morning News opinion page, trustee Edwin Flores has a column saying why incumbents should be re-elected. Former DISD trustee and retired state Rep. Harryette Ehrhardt provides an opposing column on why voters need to get rid of... Sally Cain: Jack Lowe knows he can't buy my vote.I talked to Dallas school board District 9 candidate Sally Cain this week about concerns some blacks have with her being supported by trustee Jack Lowe. The fear is that Cain would be a slam dunk vote for Lowe, who... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Still undecided about who you'll vote for in Tuesday's elections. Check out the Dallas Morning News' voter guide here for information on all the candidates. ** Congratulations to Dallas Schools Television for... Candidates backed by Jack Lowe raise the most moneyThree candidates — Edwin Flores, Sally Cain and Penny Anderly — raised the most money in recent campaign finance reports due eight days before the Nov. 3 election. All three candidates are supported by trustee Jack Lowe. District 9 candidate... So far, early voting numbers are low.I talked to Dallas County elections administrator Bruce Sherbet today. He believes that turnout for the DISD special election Nov. 3 will be lower than he expected, at 3 percent, based on early voting so far, which ends this Friday.... Dallas ISD Daily DishToday's tray of hot district morsels ... ** Our story today on concerns DISD had with former Skyline coach J.D. Mayo. Click here to get in on the discussion over on our DMN Investigates blog. ** DISD staffers help collect... Nutall responds to criticism, questions (and I provide some financial information)District 9 candidate Bernadette Nutall has been criticized lately for her nonprofit program, Circle of Support, Inc., which provides "mentoring, academic enhancement and life skills development" to Dallas students in the summer. Some folks believe that Nutall's program would cause... Lower voter turnout expected for Nov. 3 election; early voting starts todayEarly voting starts today for three DISD school board seats. And I'm sure candidates are doubling their efforts today as I've talked to enough to know that they want their supporters to get to the polls early. The actual election... We've heard from the DMN editorial board, now let's hear from you.The Dallas Morning News' editorial board was heavily criticized on an earlier blog post for recommending that two incumbents be returned to their seats in the Nov. 3 special election. I'd like to hear from you on who you think... DMN editorial board makes endorsements in DISD board electionsThe editorial board of the Dallas Morning News endorsed DISD board candidates in today's newspaper. The winners are: Edwin Flores, District 1 (incumbent) Leigh Ann Ellis, District 3 (incumbent) Bernadette Nutall, District 9 The endorsements for the incumbents came with... NEA-Dallas makes recommendations for two DISD board seats -- but passes on one race.The NEA-Dallas employees association is endorsing District 1 candidate Kyle Renard and District 9 candidate Bernadette Nutall in the Nov. 3 special Dallas school board elections. But the organization has chosen not to endorse any candidate in the District 3... Everything you always wanted to know about the DISD board candidates...The Dallas Morning News' voter guide is now online. It allows you to do side-by-side comparisons on where DISD candidates stand on various issues, such as the superintendent's performance and using test scores to evaluate teachers. 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