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Atlanta ISD board certifies unopposed trustee races, cancels election
Summary
The Atlanta ISD Board unanimously accepted the superintendent’s recommendation to certify unopposed trustee candidates and approved an order canceling the trustee election, reflecting uncontested races. All actions passed 7–0.
The Atlanta Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously accepted Superintendent Jason Harris’s recommendation to certify unopposed candidates for the Board and approved an order of cancellation for the trustee election.
The board recorded the motions and carried them by a 7–0 vote. The actions followed the superintendent’s recommendation that, because the relevant races were uncontested, formal certification and cancellation were appropriate administrative steps.
The approvals were procedural: the board did not record additional discussion or dissent. The consent reflects routine election administration steps taken when candidates run unopposed. No names of the certified candidates are listed in the minutes beyond the certification action recorded in the motions and voting summary.
The board’s actions were recorded during its March 24, 2026 regular meeting and appear in the official minutes as motions accepted on the superintendent’s recommendation. The vote tally for each motion was Yea: 7, Nay: 0, Abstain: 0, Absent: 0.
