Special Edition: South Dallas Voter Guide for May 2024
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South Dallas, tomorrow is our last chance to vote for a new Dallas ISD trustee.
District 9 Trustee Justin Henry announced he wouldn’t run for reelection, and four candidates filed to take his place. Here’s Dallas Free Press’ cheat sheet that profiles what we know about all four.
Here are three more resources to help you make a decision:
- Leadership ISD’s candidate questionnaire and assessment tool
- Dallas Regional Chamber District 9 forum (video)
- League of Women Voters Dallas 2024 Guide (pdf)
The 10 propositions in the City of Dallas $1.25 billion bond package are on the ballot, too. Several voter guides exist, including this one from our friends at D Magazine.
South Dallas voters also can elect a new Dallas College District 7 trustee; here is the Dallas Morning News’ overview.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 4. DART is offering free rides, including GoLink door-to-door. Registered voters (check your status here) can vote at any Dallas County polling location. Bring a valid photo ID.
South Dallas polling locations include:
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Arts Academy
- St. Paul Baptist Church
- Salem Institutional Baptist Church
- Evangelist Temple Church
- MLK Jr Library
- Lincoln High School
- Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School
- Mt Horeb Missionary Baptist Church
Anything else you need in order to vote tomorrow? Respond to this email and let us know! Don’t miss this opportunity to exercise your civic rights.
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Keri Mitchell has spent 20+ years as a community journalist, including 15 years dedicated to community and civic journalism at Dallas’ Advocate magazines. She launched Dallas Free Press in early 2020 with the belief that all neighborhoods deserve reporting and storytelling that values their community and holds leaders accountable.
Mitchell says she is energized by “knowing our work is making an impact — listening to people, telling their stories with strong narratives paired with compelling data that leads to change. I also love spending time in our neighborhoods and with our neighbors, learning from them and working to determine how journalism can be part of the solution to their challenges.”
Mitchell is proud to be the winner of multiple awards during her journalism career including: Finalist in Magazine Feature Reporting (2018) and Finalist in Magazine Investigative Reporting (2017) from Hugh Aynesworth Excellence in Journalism, Best Feature Story (2011) from Texas Community Newspaper Association and Best Magazine Feature (2011) from Dallas Bar Association Philbin Awards.
Areas of Expertise:
local government, education, civic issues, investigative and enterprise reporting
Location Expertise:
Dallas, Texas
Official Title:
Founder + executive director
Email Address:
keri@dallasfreepress.com
