Trustee Area Elections
November 5, 2024 General Election
Adopted Resolution No. 28/2023-2024 Ordering Board Member Election, Stanislaus County
Pursuant to Board Resolution No. 28/2023-2024, Board Elections will occur in Trustee Areas 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7. Individuals elected to these Trustee Areas will serve four year terms expiring in 2028, with Trustee Area 6-a two year term expiring in 2026. Trustees with terms expiring in 2024 are: Jose Sanchez, Paola Maldonado-Padilla, Daniel Benedict, Joe A. Souza (provisional appointment), and Anthony Silva.
The District understands that the filing period for interested parties to file declarations of candidacy is July 15, 2024 to August 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. The extension of the candidate nomination period (for anyone not an incumbent) if the incumbent did not file for election by August 9, 2024 is August 10, 2024 to August 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Parties interested in seeking election to the Governing Board are urged to personally verify all timelines and election requirements. Information and required forms are available from the Office of the County Clerk, Stanislaus County, Registration and Elections Department, 1021 "I" Street, Suite 101, Modesto, California. Candidates are advised to file the candidacy form in person, as directed by Elections. For detailed information, please visit the TUSD website, June 4, 2024 Board Meeting Agenda, Item 37.
Adopted Resolution No. 29/2023-2024 Ordering Board Member Election, Merced County
Pursuant to Board Resolution No. 29/2023-2024, Board Elections will occur in Trustee Area 7 (Stanislaus and Merced counties). An individual elected to this trustee area will serve a four year term expiring in 2028. Trustees with terms expiring in 2024 are: Jose Sanchez, Paola Maldonado-Padilla, Daniel Benedict, Joe A. Souza (provisional appointment), and Anthony Silva (Stanislaus and Merced counties).
The District understands that the filing period for interested parties to file declarations of candidacy is July 15, 2024 to August 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. The extension of the candidate nomination period (for anyone not an incumbent) if the incumbent did not file for election by August 9, 2024 is August 10, 2024 to August 14, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
Parties interested in seeking election to the Governing Board are urged to personally verify all timelines and election requirements. Information and required forms are available from the Merced County Registrar of Voters Central Count Facility, 250 E. 15th Street, Merced, California. Candidates are advised to file the candidacy form in person, by appointment only, as directed by Elections. For detailed information, please visit the TUSD website, June 4, 2024 Board Meeting Agenda, Item 38.
Final Adopted Trustee Area Maps
New Trustee Area Map, Adopted February 15, 2022
New Trustee Area Map (Zoomed In Version)
To locate your Trustee Area residence, please go to My School Locator.
Trustee Area Map for Board Elections between November 2012-November 2020, Adopted July 12, 2013
Changes Made to Election System For Trustees
Adopted Resolution 17/2021-2022
Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Turlock Unified School District Approving Adjustments to the Boundaries of the District's Trustee Areas Pursuant to Ed. Code Sec. 5019.5
Move from Odd to Even Year Elections
At the February 21, 2017, Board of Trustees Meeting, the Governing Board adopted Resolution No. 19/2016-17 approving the rescheduling of Board member elections from odd to even year elections. This Resolution was approved at the April 4, 2017, Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors meeting to consolidate and Hold Future Elections on the Same Day as the Statewide General Election Conducted in Even-numbered Years.
Move to by Trustee Election System
The Turlock Unified School District completed the process of moving from an "at large" election system to "by-Trustee" Area elections with Areas 1, 3, 5 and 7 in the November 2015 election and previously Areas 2, 4, and 6 in the November 2013 election.
The Stanislaus County Committee approved the election change following a public hearing on December 15, 2010. Using 2010 census data, proposed trustee area maps for seven trustee areas were drawn using an outside firm. The District held public hearings on June 7 and 21, 2011, to gather input on the trustee area maps. At the February 5, 2013, meeting the Board approved the final map.