EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Canutillo Independent School District Trustee-Elect Blanca Trout will not serve the term to which she was elected to concentrate on “pressing family matters,” the district announced Tuesday, Nov. 12.
Trout — who resigned from the Board of Trustees in October and said at that time that she was suspending her campaign — was one of four people elected to serve four-year terms on the CISD Board of Trustees during last week’s General Election.
Because her campaign’s suspension was done after the printing of election documents, her name still appeared on the ballot.
“I am deeply honored and humbled by the trust you showed in me during the recent Nov. 5 election,” Trout wrote in her letter to the district. “However, it is with a heavy heart that I must respectfully decline this opportunity to take office.”
She added: “As I shared in my letter to the community in October, personal matters have led me to refocus my attention and priorities. After much thought, I’ve come to the difficult decision to fully concentrate on my family at this time.”
Trout’s decision not to serve will create a vacancy on the board. As per state law, sitting trustees have the option to either call for a special election to fill the unexpired term, or appoint someone to serve until the next school-board election.
If the board opts to appoint someone to fill the vacancy, the selected person would serve until 2026. At that time, an election would be held to serve the remaining two years of the unexpired term, the district said.
The district will swear incoming trustees Lilly Maldonado, Carolina Ortega and Armando Rodriguez during a Board meeting on Nov. 19. Trustees will discuss the vacancy on the board and next steps to follow during that meeting
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