Know before you vote: West Dallas candidate forum, May 3 election guide
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What do you need to know so you can vote on May 3?
Do you need to know whether you are registered to vote in Dallas County? Where to vote? When to vote?
Do you need to know what’s on your ballot? And how to choose between the City Council and Dallas ISD school board candidates?
We’ve got you.
Dallas Free Press’ Voter Guide is live and will continue to be updated between now and Election Day — Saturday, May 3 — to answer all of your questions so you can make your voice heard as we decide who will represent us and make decisions that shape the future of our city.
I hope you’ll join us Monday night, April 21, from 6-8 p.m. at the West Dallas Multipurpose Center, where I’ll be talking to the candidates running for the Dallas ISD District 5 school board seat, which represents part of West Dallas. Please take our 3-question poll to let us know what questions you have for the candidates!
We’ll be updating our voter guide in the next few days as candidates submit their questionnaires, and sending more emails with voter information. You can cast your ballot early from April 22-29 at the Dallas College West Dallas Center, or any of the other 60 early voting locations in Dallas County.
See you Monday night and at the polls, West Dallas!
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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



