Just when you thought election season was over — it’s back! This spring, Frisco residents get another shot at democracy. Mark your calendars for May 3, 2025, and get ready to make your voices heard.
This year, Frisco voters will determine the fate of a $160 million center for the arts, several city council meetings and a handful of charter amendments. Here’s everything you need to know.
Bond Election: Frisco Center for the Arts
A bond election will be held on May 3, 2025, alongside the general election and a special charter amendment election. Both propositions will help bring the Frisco Center for the Arts to life.
Proposition A: Authorizes the Frisco Economic Development Corporation to allocate proceeds from its sales and use tax — including previously authorized and collected amounts — toward projects related to the proposed center for the arts. This may include land acquisition, construction, equipment, facilities and other improvements.
Proposition B: Authorizes the city to issue up to $160 million in bonds to fund a city-owned center for the arts and to levy taxes as needed to repay the bonds.
Charter Election: The City Constitution
A city charter serves as the foundational legal document for a municipality, akin to a constitution. It defines the city's governmental structure, delineates the powers and responsibilities of local officials and establishes various processes and rules for governance.
The charter is drafted and adopted by the citizens through an electoral process, ensuring that local preferences and desires shape the framework of their government. As cities grow and change, the charter can be changed through residential approval.
The 12 charter amendment propositions, labeled propositions C–N, cover various city governance topics:
- Proposition C: Limits a person to six consecutive elected terms as council member and mayor combined, instead of 18 consecutive years.
- Proposition D: Increases the mayor’s monthly pay from $850 to $1,500 and council members’ pay from $700 to $1,200, with annual adjustments based on the consumer price index for Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Proposition E: Allows council to appoint a replacement if a seat is vacated with 12 months or less remaining in the term, requiring a three-fourths council vote within 30 days.
- Proposition F: Permits the city council to hold only one regular monthly meeting in up to four months per year instead of two.
- Proposition G: Updates charter language to align with current state laws on ordering special elections.
- Propositions H, J, K: Clarifies the city secretary’s role in reviewing petitions for initiatives and referendums, removes the city attorney’s review requirement for initiative petitions, and refines referendum petition procedures.
- Proposition I: Excludes certain ordinances — such as zoning amendments, eminent domain, and the comprehensive plan — from resident-led initiatives and referendums.
- Proposition L: If allowed by state law, shifts audit summary publication from a newspaper to the city’s website or other state-approved means.
- Proposition M: Adds references to state law to clarify conflict-of-interest standards for city officials and employees.
- Proposition N: Updates regulations on city officials accepting, soliciting, or disclosing gifts and benefits.
Who’s Running
Frisco City Council:
- Place 2: Burt Thakur, Sai Krishnarajanagar and incumbent Tammy Meinershagen.
- Place 4: Josh Meek, Jared Elad, Jerry Spencer, Gopal Ponangi and Sangita Datta.
Frisco ISD Board of Trustees:
- Place 1: Muni Janagarajan, Amit Kalra, and Suresh Manduva.
- Place 2: Melanie Barrios-Jones, Renee Sample, and Ange Yao.
- Place 3: Incumbent Stephanie Elad and Stuart Shulman.
Register To Vote
Step one of voting: Register. Step two: Actually vote. Skip step one, and you're just a person with opinions and nowhere to put them — like yelling at your TV during a football game. Frisco residents, you’ve got until April 3, 2025. Frisco residents have until April 3, 2025, to register.
Voter registration applications are available in the city secretary's office or through the Texas Secretary of State. Those who have not previously registered to vote, or have moved from another county, will need to register in the county in which they reside. Once you have registered to vote, you should receive your voter registration card within 30 days. Register here.
To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be a resident of the county
- Be 18 years old
- Not be a convicted felon (unless a person's sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
- Not be declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law
Not sure if you registered? Visit the link here.
How To Vote
Once you’re registered, there’s only one more step. Vote! Early voting will begin on April 22 and end on April 29. Election day is set for May 3, when residents can cast their ballots for the last time this year.
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