The Tarrant County Election Board voted to designate the elections administrator as the county official responsible for procuring election supplies for the Nov. 4, 2025, joint special and constitutional amendment election, citing Election Code 51.0031. The board approved the designation by voice vote, 5-0; after two public speakers were identified the board rescinded that approval, heard the speakers, then moved and approved the same authorization again, 5-0.
The correction followed an initial approval that occurred before two registered speakers were allowed to address the board. A board member asked how the wording compared with previous years; the presenter said the board had used similar language in 2023 and that the election code requires formal board approval of the procurement designee. The board then rescinded the prior vote to permit the speakers to deliver public comments and re-approved the administrator’s procurement authority.
Under the action, the elections administrator is authorized to purchase and manage supplies for the countywide November election; the board recorded the outcome as approved with a 5-0 tally each time. No amendments to the authorization were made during the meeting, and no motion-level roll-call with individual member names was provided in the transcript.
The board handled the procedural correction on the spot to accommodate public comment and to ensure the action complied with statutory requirements. Public commenters who spoke during the proceedings raised unrelated election-integrity concerns during later public comment.
Board members asked the elections staff for clarification on the statutory requirement to have the board approve procurement authority; staff responded that the election code requires the approval even though the administrator typically handles procurement as part of the office’s duties.
The board adjourned after completing the agenda.