Board declares Districts 6 and 7 trustee candidates elected after certification of no opposition

Louie Gansino, the district chief financial officer, presented a certification required by the Texas Education Code showing that the filing deadline had passed and that the candidates for trustee District 6 (Scott Shortner) and District 7 (Mason P. Howard) were unopposed. Gansino recommended the board accept the certification, approve the order canceling the elections for those districts, and declare the unopposed candidates elected to office.

A motion to accept the certification and order the cancellation was placed on the record; Mr. Reinhart moved to accept the recommendation and Mr. Chris Dunn seconded. The board voted 'aye' and carried the order to declare the unopposed candidates elected, and the May election was canceled for those two districts as reflected in the meeting record.

Ending: The board accepted the certification and declared the two unopposed candidates elected; the district will follow statutory procedures for documenting the cancellation and seating candidates.