Northwest ISD trustees approve canvass of May 3 trustee election returns

The Northwest Independent School District Board of Trustees met to complete the official canvass of the May 3, 2025 trustees election returns and approved the canvass after reviewing county reports and small post‑election adjustments.

Miss Scott, who presented the canvass materials, told trustees the packet included a summary of totals, the documents trustees would sign at the conclusion of the canvass and the county reports with precinct‑level detail. "In your pocket, it starts with our summary page of all the votes," she said, and asked trustees to compare the precinct and cumulative reports to ensure the numbers matched.

Miss Scott said the final results now include provisional and overseas ballots and that Tarrant and Denton counties had adjusted totals while Wise County reported no changes. She said two candidates received two additional votes each in the county reports. "Now that we have the county information, we have the number of ballots in," Miss Scott said, noting that election‑night figures are preliminary and that final counts reflect returned ballots.

Trustees pressed for context on turnout and the county data. The materials showed 46,787 registered Northwest ISD voters in Tarrant County and 1,537 ballots cast from that group in the packet reviewed by trustees, figures Miss Scott explained are the county‑reported numbers for Northwest ISD voters. One trustee said the apparent turnout percentage was low and suggested the district should seek greater voter engagement.

During the review Trustee Sluder asked whether the district or counties used automated tools or artificial intelligence to recheck totals. "So do we use AI for a back check in these numbers to scan them out and have it recalculate and estimate?" he asked. Miss Scott said the district contracts with the counties and that counties perform the state‑required checks, which include manual verification steps; she said she would check whether counties use scanning or spreadsheet tools as part of their procedures.

Trustee Sluder moved to approve the canvass of the May 3, 2025 Board of Trustees general election returns; the Chair read the motion as made by Mister Sluder with a second by Missus Murphy. The board then called the question and proceeded with the canvass process. The meeting packet indicated trustees would sign the required canvass documents at the close of the item.

The meeting proceeded to the next agenda items after the canvass was approved; the transcript does not record a detailed roll call vote tally in the available segments.