Campaign software built in Frisco, for North Dallas candidates.

Both are officially nonpartisan races that run on the Texas May Uniform Election Date — next on Saturday, May 1, 2027. You'll generally need to file your candidate application by the deadline around mid-February (the 78th day before the election), appoint a campaign treasurer before you accept or spend a dollar, and meet residency and eligibility rules. Frisco ISD trustees are elected at-large to three-year terms with no run-offs, so you have to reach the whole district. Mandate's Learn center walks you through filing step by step, and the platform builds your district-wide voter universe the moment you tell it which seat you're running for.

Because they won't let you. NGP VAN powers the Democratic and progressive movement only, and i360 serves Republicans only — both gate access to their voter data by party. Texas school board and city council races are nonpartisan by law, with no party labels on the ballot, so a huge share of Collin County candidates literally cannot use the dominant tools. Mandate was built for exactly this gap: clean nonpartisan voter data and a full campaign platform, open to every candidate regardless of party.

No — and you shouldn't want to. A raw list from the state or a data broker is a static snapshot, and with 83% of Collin County's growth coming from new movers, it's stale almost immediately. Mandate gives you live voter data, analytics, and maps that tell you which doors to knock and which voters to text or mail — built into the same platform as your field app, dialer, and compliance. You're buying an outcome, not a spreadsheet.

For the May 1, 2027 uniform election, the candidate filing deadline falls roughly in mid-February — the 78th day before Election Day. Early voting runs in late April, Election Day is Saturday, May 1, 2027 (polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.), and any runoffs are held Saturday, June 12, 2027. Always confirm the exact date with your city secretary or school district, since each local filing authority administers its own race. Mandate puts your filing and compliance calendar on autopilot so you never miss a Texas Ethics Commission deadline.

Yes. Mandate covers every nonpartisan local seat across North Dallas and Collin County — Plano (the county's largest city), McKinney (the county seat), Allen, Prosper, Celina, Little Elm, The Colony and beyond — for school board, city council, mayor, and county races. We launched in Frisco and built the structure to extend cleanly across the whole county and the rest of Texas.

Yes. Consultants and campaign managers get a multi-client dashboard to run several races side by side from one login — shared voter data, separate compliance, and a clear view of every client's field, fundraising, and GOTV progress. Book a demo and we'll set up your agency tier.