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Bells ISD Board certifies two unopposed trustees, cancels May 2 election
Summary
The Bells ISD Board on March 9 adopted certification of unopposed candidates and an Order of Cancellation for the May 2 election, formally declaring Stephanie Nettles and E.T. Pettit elected to three-year terms; the board also recorded two abstentions on the certification vote.
The Bells ISD Board of Trustees on March 9 adopted the Certification of Unopposed Candidates form and approved an Order of Cancellation for the May 2, 2026 trustees election, certifying Stephanie Nettles and E.T. Pettit as duly elected to three-year terms.
"A motion was made by Dava Washburn, seconded by Cole Kimberling that the Board approve to adopt the Certification of Unopposed Candidates form, verifying Board candidates for the May 2, 2026, Board of Trustees election are unopposed," the minutes record. That motion passed with five yes votes; Stephanie Nettles and E.T. Pettit abstained on the certification vote.
Following that action, "A motion was made by Jeremy Moore, seconded by Lonnie Carter that the Board approve to adopt the Order of Cancellation for the May 2, 2026, Board of Trustees election, certifying candidates Stephanie Nettles and E.T. Pettit, duly elected to three-year terms to the Bells ISD Board of Trustees," and the motion passed with five yes votes and two abstentions. The board therefore will not hold a contested election for those seats on May 2.
Board procedures recorded in the minutes show the formal steps taken to document unopposed status and cancel the election. The certified terms begin as the board's governance calendar specifies; the minutes do not list a swearing-in date.
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