Aransas Pass City Council certifies May 2 election results and swears in council members

At a special meeting, the Aransas Pass City Council approved an ordinance to canvass and declare the official results of the May 2, 2026, general election for council places 2 and 4 and authorized issuance of certificates of election. The clerk read the county-provided totals and the council adopted the canvass by voice vote before administering oaths of office.

The clerk (identified in the transcript as S2) read the vote totals that were received from the county: "Elise Chacon, total votes, 280; Ramiro Ramiro Gomez, total votes, 227; Randy Haskins, 171 votes; Doug Goyer, 340 votes," and stated, "And those are the official results received from the county." The council then considered an ordinance to canvass and declare those results and to issue certificates of election for council places 2 and 4. "I'll make a motion to consider and act on an ordinance to canvass and declare the results of the general election held on Saturday, 05/02/2026, and issue the certificates of election for the purpose of electing council member for place 2 and a council member for place 4," said a council member identified in the transcript as S3. The motion was seconded by the presiding official (S1) and approved by voice vote; the presiding official stated, "Motion carries." The transcript does not record a roll-call vote tally by name.

Before the oath was administered, the presiding official thanked Randy Haskins "on behalf of Aransas Pass" for his service during his term. The meeting then proceeded to swearing-in. The presiding official invited Doug to the dais; the clerk led the oath and the newly sworn member repeated it. The transcript records the oath language and short congratulatory remarks following the ceremony.

The ordinance to canvass the election passed by voice vote and the council completed the ceremonial swearing-in before adjourning the special meeting.

Notes on names and transcript inconsistencies: the roll-call introductions in the transcript list "Elise Jerkone" as a council member, while the vote totals list "Elise Chacon." The article reproduces the vote totals as read; the transcript contains these inconsistent name spellings and the council did not otherwise clarify the discrepancy on the record during the meeting. The clerk described the numbers as "official results received from the county."