Election
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY
Voter Guide
2025
Dates to know
Where to vote
April 22: First day of early voting April 22: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) April 29: Last day of early voting May 3: Election day (or May 5 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at election location)
Denton County voters can vote at any polling location during early voting. On election day, Denton County voters must cast a ballot at their designated polling site. In Collin County, voters can cast a ballot at any location during early voting and on election day.
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
Proposition I Shall Section 6.12 (General Power of Initiative and Referendum) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to remove from the scope of the powers of initiative and referendum ordinances or resolutions relating to the Comprehensive Plan, amendments of the Zoning Ordinance, use of the power of eminent domain or other ordinances or resolutions not subject to initiative or referendum as provided by state law, and reorganizing existing language relating thereto? Proposition J Shall Section 6.13 (Initiative) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to clarify the scope of the City Secretary’s review of initiative petitions, clarify initiative petition requirements and remove the requirement for review by the City Attorney? Proposition K Shall Section 6.14 (Referendum) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to clarify the scope of the City Secretary’s review of referendum petitions? Proposition L Shall Section 7.18 (Independent Audit) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to remove the requirement for publication of a summary of each independent audit in the City’s official newspaper and instead require publication of the summary on the City website, or by such other means as may be allowed by state law? Proposition M Shall Section 14.08 (Conflict of Interest) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to clarify the standard for determining when a City officer or employee has a conflict of interest by referencing state law? Proposition N Shall Section 14.09 (No Officer to Accept Gifts, Etc.) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to conform to state law the prohibitions and requirements applicable to a City official’s acceptance, agreement to accept or solicitation of gifts and other benefits and the disclosure thereof?
Frisco ISD Board of trustees, Place 1 Amit Kalra Muni Janagarajan Suresh Manduva Board of trustees, Place 2 Melanie Barrios Jones Ange Yao Renee Sample Board of trustees, Place 3
determined within the discretion of the City Council, for the purpose of designing, constructing, and equipping a City-owned Center for the Arts project, and shall said City Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected annual ad valorem taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay said bonds at maturity? Proposition C Shall Section 3.02 (Limitations on Terms) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to state that no person shall serve as a Councilmember and Mayor (combined) for more than six consecutive elected terms rather than 18 consecutive years? Proposition D Shall Section 3.04 (Compensation) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to increase the amount of compensation for the Mayor and each Councilmember and to provide for annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)? Proposition E Shall Section 3.06 (Vacancies, Forfeiture and Filling of Vacancies) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to grant authority to the City Council to fill a vacated office on the City Council by appointment if the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacated office is 12 months or less, as permitted under Article XI, Section 11 of the Texas Constitution? Proposition F Shall Section 3.09 (Meetings of the City Council) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to grant authority for the City Council to hold one regular monthly meeting in no more than four months, rather than two months, out of the calendar year? Proposition G Shall Section 5.01 (City Elections) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to conform to state law the process for ordering a special election? Proposition H Shall Section 6.05 (Presentation of Petition to the City Council) of the Frisco Home Rule Charter be amended to clarify the scope of the City Secretary’s review of petitions?
Stuart Shulman Stephanie Elad*
City of Frisco City Council, Place 2 Burt Thakur Sai Krishnarajanagar Tammy Meinershagen* City Council, Place 4
Josh Meek Jared Elad
Jerry Spencer Gopal Ponangi Sangita Datta Proposition A
Shall the Frisco Economic Development Corporation be authorized to use proceeds of its sales and use tax, including all amounts previously authorized and collected, for projects related to the proposed Center for the Arts project, including but not limited to, land, buildings, equipment, facilities and improvements found by the Frisco Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors to be required or suitable for use for the proposed Center for the Arts project in accordance with Section 505.152 of the Texas Local Government Code? Proposition B Shall the City Council of the City of Frisco, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City, in one or more series or issues, in the aggregate principal amount of $160,000,000 with the bonds of each such series or issue, respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed 40 years from their date, and to be sold at such prices and bear interest at such rates as shall be
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