Governing Board Elections
Board of Education Elections
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools hereby gives formal notice of the regular biennial Governing Board member elections
Notice of School District General Election – Coachella Valley Unified School District
Notice is hereby given that a General Election will be held for the Coachella Valley Unified School District on November 3, 2026, and that the offices for which candidates may be nominated for said election are as follows:
- 2 Governing Board Member – Trustee Area 1
- 1 Governing Board Member – Trustee Area 2
The qualifications for these offices, as required by law, are that candidates be registered voters residing within the boundaries of the trustee area they seek to represent.
Official Declarations of Candidacy for eligible persons wishing to file for any of the elective offices are available at the following locations:
Coachella Valley Unified School District
87-225 Church Street
Thermal, CA 92274
Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registrar of Voters
2720 Gateway Drive, Riverside, CA 92507
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Declarations of Candidacy must be filed in the office of the Registrar of Voters no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2026.
Appointment to each elective office will be made by the Governing Board of the Coachella Valley Unified School District pursuant to Education Code Section 5328 if there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees, and no petition requesting an election for the office is filed with the Riverside County Registrar of Voters by 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2026.
El Superintendente de Escuelas del Condado de Riverside informa oficialmente sobre las elecciones bienales ordinarias para los miembros de la Mesa Directiva
Aviso de Elección General del Distrito Escolar – Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Coachella
Por la presente se informa que se llevará a cabo una Elección General para el Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Coachella el 3 de noviembre de 2026, y que los cargos para los cuales podrán presentarse candidatos son los siguientes:
- 2 Miembros de la Mesa Directiva – Área 1
- 1 Miembro de la Mesa Directiva – Área 2
Los requisitos para estos cargos, conforme a la ley, establecen que los candidatos deben ser electores registrados y residir dentro de los límites del Área que desean representar.
Las Declaraciones Oficiales de Candidatura para las personas elegibles que deseen postularse para cualquiera de estos cargos estarán disponibles en las siguientes ubicaciones:
Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Coachella
87-225 Church Street
Thermal, CA 92274
Lunes – Viernes, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Registro de Votantes del Condado de Riverside
2720 Gateway Drive, Riverside, CA 92507
Lunes - Viernes, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Las Declaraciones de Candidatura deberán presentarse en la oficina del Registro de Votantes a más tardar a las 5:00 p.m. del 7 de agosto de 2026.
El nombramiento para cada cargo electivo será realizado por la Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Coachella, de conformidad con la Sección 5328 del Código de Educación de California, en caso de que no haya candidatos o exista un número insuficiente de candidatos, y siempre que no se presente ante el Registro de Votantes del Condado de Riverside una petición solicitando que se lleve a cabo una elección para dicho cargo antes de las 5:00 p.m. del 12 de agosto de 2026.
Coachella Valley Unified School District is represented by seven elected members of the Board of Education who serve four trustee areas.
