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Farmersville Unified appoints Merced Zamora to fill vacant school board seat after two-round written ballot
Summary
After interviewing two finalists, the Farmersville Unified School District Board voted by written ballot and appointed Merced Zamora III to serve the remainder of a two-year term; Zamora recited the oath of office at the meeting.
The Farmersville Unified School District Board of Trustees appointed Merced Zamora III to the board vacancy following interviews and a two-round written-ballot process that produced a majority for Zamora.
Board President Alice Lopez opened the interviews and Superintendent Manuel Mendez administered the process that required each trustee to submit a numbered written ballot and then read their choice aloud. After the first round resulted in a 2-2 split between Merced Zamora and Cynthia Godwin, trustees held a second ballot; Zamora received the majority and the board completed…
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