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Mansfield ISD voters call for review of trustee candidate's eligibility

Signs reading "Official Vote Center" line a sidewalk
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Signs direct voters to a polling location Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Some residents in Mansfield ISD are asking the board to review a trustee candidate鈥檚 eligibility after records showed he wasn鈥檛 registered to vote when he filed to run.

County records show Place 2 candidate Angel Hidalgo, a Spanish instructor at Tarrant County College, registered to vote in Tarrant County on Feb. 25, a week after the filing deadline. Under state law, candidates must be registered voters in the territory where they are running.

Speaking during Tuesday鈥檚 school board meeting, former trustee Darrell Sneed urged trustees to examine Hidalgo鈥檚 legal standing as a candidate.

鈥淢ake sure this is done quickly, done thoroughly,鈥 he said. 鈥淪o that going into the election, people will have confidence that鈥e鈥檙e not sweeping anything under the rug.鈥

Resident Ebony Turner asked trustees to remove Hidalgo from the May 4 ballot.

鈥淒r. Hidalgo should鈥檝e never been placed on the ballot as a candidate,鈥 Turner said. 鈥淪ince he was allowed to be a candidate, he should now be declared ineligible. How can we trust you to act within the best interests of our children, if we can't trust you to follow the law?鈥

In a statement to 四虎影院 sent Wednesday evening, MISD Board President Courtney Lackey Wilson said the board is reviewing "several complaints" about Hidalgo's eligibility and "consulting election officials to determine any necessary course of action.

"As always, our primary concern is doing what is best for our district."

四虎影院 also reached out to Hidalgo for comment but has not heard back.

Hidalgo is facing Jandel Crutchfield in the race for the Place 2 seat. Incumbent trustee Desiree Thomas was seeking another term but withdrew from the race.

Bill Zeeble is 四虎影院鈥檚 education reporter. Got a tip? Email Bill at bzeeble@kera.org. You can follow him on X .

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Updated: March 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM CDT
This story was updated Thursday, March 28, with a comment from the district.
Bill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at 四虎影院 since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues.