Amarillo City Council certifies June 7 runoff; David Prescott declared winner amid public questions about Randall County procedures

A special meeting of the Amarillo City Council on June 16, 2025, certified the results of the June 7 runoff election, declaring David Prescott the winner of Council Member Place 3 after officials reported 9,281 valid and legal ballots cast.

The certification came after two council members met under a provision of the Texas election code permitting a reduced canvassing quorum; the meeting record shows a 2–0 vote to adopt Resolution 06-16-25-1, “canvassing the returns for the runoff election held June 7, 2025.”

The meeting drew two public commenters who urged the council to delay certification pending investigation. Claudette Smith said she had “one simple ask: do not canvas the results for this runoff today,” alleging that Randall County’s surveillance camera in the main tabulation room “was pointed at the ceiling for days” and that the county later took the livestream offline. Smith also alleged discrepancies she said included provisional ballots and improperly used mail ballot applications; she referenced Texas election code sections cited in her remarks. “If you certify this election today without demanding…