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Board agenda includes canvass of Nov. 5 trustee election results
Summary
The West Oso ISD agenda included an item to canvass and approve an order declaring results of the Nov. 5, 2024 board election; Olga Mendez is listed as the presenter. The agenda lists the canvass but does not record any vote or formal outcome.
The West Oso Independent School District Board of Trustees agenda for Nov. 18, 2024, included a scheduled item to "Discuss and Consider Taking Action to Canvass Election Returns and Approve Order Declaring Results of the November 5, 2024 West Oso ISD Board of Trustee Election." Ms. Olga Mendez is named in the agenda as the presenter for the canvass item.
The agenda text establishes the canvass as a formal agenda item but does not include the order language, any motion text, a mover or seconder, or a recorded vote tally. Because the document provided is the posted agenda/minutes notice, the scheduled canvass appears on the board's public agenda but the materials do not show whether the board completed the canvass or what the formal outcome was; that information is not specified in the agenda.
The board frequently places canvass items on the agenda following an election to finalize results and, when required, enter an order declaring winners. The agenda identifies the Nov. 5, 2024 trustee election as the specific event to be canvassed and names a presenter; it does not show completed action or signature lines for an approved order. The agenda therefore signals intent to take action but leaves the outcome unspecified.
