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Ropes ISD certifies unopposed trustee candidates, votes to cancel May 2 election
Summary
The board certified unopposed trustee candidates and subsequently approved an order canceling the May 2, 2026 general election; the certification vote recorded two abstentions for conflict of interest.
At its March 23 meeting the Ropes ISD Board of Trustees approved certification of unopposed candidates for the May 2, 2026 trustee election and then approved an order canceling that election.
The motion to certify unopposed candidates was made by Chad Brooks and seconded by Tysen Mortensen. The transcript records the vote as Yea:5, Nay:0, Abstain (With Conflict):2; trustees Keila Ketchersid and Donald Rhoads are recorded as abstaining "with conflict." Immediately following certification, the board approved an Order of Cancellation of the May 2 general election. The cancellation motion was made by Donnie Halpain, seconded by Blake Thrash and recorded as unanimous 7–0.
The transcript does not list the names of the unopposed candidates or explain the nature of the conflicts that prompted the two abstentions. The board treated the certification and cancellation as companion actions during the same meeting.
