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Date: 4/1/2025
Subject: April 2025 VOTER Newsletter
From: LWVRichardson

VOTER NEWSLETTER

Vol. 64, No. 9 April 2025 Editor: Virginia Marsh

Inside this Issue

Races in the May 3 Local Election
Voters Guides
Candidate Forums
Calls to Action
CHIP and Medicaid Registration Help Needed

Key Dates in March 2025

Apr 5 RISD Board of Trustees D2 & D5 Candidate forums
Apr 12 CHIP Registration Event
Apr 16 Mayoral and City Council Candidate Forum

What is on the Ballot in the May 3, 2025 Local Election?

On the ballot for voters who live in the City of Richardson and the Richardson ISD are several races. Listed below are the local Leagues responsible for Voters Guides and candidate forums for those races:

Richardson City Council Places 1-6 and the Mayor (Place 7) (LWVR). Place 6 and the Mayor (Place 7) are contested races.
Richardson ISD Single-Member Districts 2, 4, and 5 (LWVR). Districts 2 and 5 are contested races.
Plano ISD Board of Trustees Places 1, 2, 3, and 6. (LWVCollin). Places 2, 3, and 6 are contested races.
Collin County Community College District Board of Trustees Places 4, 5, and 6 (LWVCollin). Place 4 is a contested race.
Garland Mayor and City Councilmembers for Single-Member Districts 3, 6, 7, and 8 (LWVDallas). The Mayor and Districts 3, 6, and 8 are contested races. There will also be 4 bond propositions on the ballot.
Dallas City Councilmembers for Single-Member Districts 1-14 (LWVDallas). Districts 1-13 are contested races

For more information on this election, visit our our website.

Voters Guides

for the May 3 Election

The local Leagues produced questions to ask the candidates who are contested in the May 3rd Election. Each contested candidate was given the opportunity to answer those questions in our Voters Guide. The League does not edit the candidates' responses.

Printed Voters Guide

LWVRichardson's printed Voters Guide, containing four questions asked of candidates in each contested race, will cover races for Richardson Mayor and City Council Place 6, as well as Richardson ISD Single-Member Districts 2 & 5. These four questions are also in www.vote411.org.

LWVRichardson's printed Voters Guide will be available very soon at the following locations:

Richardson City Hall
Richardson Library
Heights Recreation Center
Huffhines Recreation Center
Richardson Senior Center

Residents of the Lake Highlands area of RISD can find the League of Women Voters of Dallas’ printed Voters Guide at library branches in their area. This guide will also cover Richardson and Richardson ISD races, as well as other Dallas County races.

Online Voters Guide

The League of Women Voters online Voters Guide is now available at www.VOTE411.org. Type in your address to see all the races that will be on your ballot. You can compare candidates’ responses side-by-side to a wide variety of questions.

April Forums for

Candidates in the May 3 Election

According to LWVUS policy, at least two candidates for any contested race must agree to participate in order for the forum to be scheduled. If a candidate who has previously agreed to participate does not appear, the forum will proceed as scheduled, even if only one candidate participates.

In preparation for the May 3, 2025 local election, the League of Women Voters of Richardson has scheduled the following candidate forums:

Richardson ISD Single-Member District 5 Forum

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.

RISD Administration Building Auditorium

400 South Greenville Ave, Richardson, TX 75081

Richardson ISD Single-Member District 2 Forum

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:30 p.m.

RISD Administration Building Auditorium

400 South Greenville Ave, Richardson, TX 75081

City of Richardson Mayoral and City Council Forum

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.

Eisemann Center’s Bank of America Theatre

2351 Performance Drive, Richardson, TX 75082

Parking will be validated.

All candidates in the above races have agreed to participate.

The League of Women Voters of Collin County will be hosting Zoom forums, which will be available on their website for the following races, which will be on the ballots of residents of Richardson who live in Collin County:

Collin College Trustee

Place 4

Plano ISD Trustee

Place 2

Place 3

Place 6

The League of Women Voters of Texas

Calls YOU

To Take Action

The Texas 89th Legislature is currently in session. Many bills that will affect your everyday life are being considered. The last scheduled day for the Legislature to be in session is Monday, June 2, 2025.

The League of Women Voters of Texas encourages you to contact your elected officials about urgent issues being considered in the Texas legislature that are important to you. Here is a link to the legislative items currently offered on the state LW Take Action webpage.

At the bottom of the page, put in your street address and zip code.
When you click "GO," a form will appear to type your comments into an email.
The email is set up to be sent to President Donald Trump, your US Senators and Representative, Texas Governor, Texas Secretary of State, your Texas Senator and Representative, and/or City Council. Un-click any of the elected representatives to whom you do not want to send the email.

Although you cannot speak for the League of Women Voters of Richardson, you can express your preferences as an individual and, potentially, influence the outcome of these bills.

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

and

Medicaid for Children

St. Barnabas Presbyterian Church hosted an application help session on February 22, 2025. The Community Council of Greater Dallas (CCGD) sent 2 of their specialists to help us. Five families completed the application forms. St. Barnabas also hosted a session on March 29, 2025, during which one family signed up for insurance.

With the help from the CCGD and publicity from the Council of PTAs, WIC (Women, Infants and Children), the Richardson Independent School District nurses, the Network of Community Ministries, and others, St. Barnabas will host another session:

April 12, 2025

from 9 a.m. to noon

St Barnabas Presbyterian Church

1220 West Belt Line Road

Richardson, TX 75080

In addition, CCGD specialists, Patricia Marquez and Judy Tran, and LWVRichardson member Martha Dorris participated in the Dover Elementary School March 27 All STAAR Academic night. It was well organized, busy, and a lot of fun. It was very well attended, and we distributed information to at least 50 families. Six were invited to follow up with application help on March 29 at St. Barnabas.

Thanks to all of you for your support and dedication to helping our families obtain insurance for their children. We encourage anyone who is interested to volunteer for a help session and/or mention the insurance to those who might find it of benefit. Texas continues to lead the USA in the number of uninsured children. Thank you for your continued support for these programs.

For more information, please contact Martha Dorris

Home phone: 972-690-4908

Email: Marthadorris1@outlook.com

Donate

The League of Women Voters of Richardson relies solely on contributions made by local community residents and businesses.

Join Us

Would you like to help providing election information, registering voters, or influencing public policy?

You are welcome to email our Membership chair at

membership@lwvrichardson.org
if you need assistance with joining.

300 North Coit Road, Suite 125, Richardson, Texas 75080
972-470-0584 | email: league@lwvrichardson.org | website: www.lwvrichardson.org
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