Texas law does not allow a school board to take any votes by secret ballot. If not, and if your board has designated Robert s Rules of Order, Newly Revised as a guide for meeting, then any member may move to adopt one of the methods described in Robert s Rules or the president may simple ask consent of the body to use a particular method. Robert s Rules describes two methods that would be appropriate for school boards. In the Viva Voce method, when there is more than one nominee for an office, candidates are voted on in the order nominated. The chair asks for all in favor of a particular nominee, then for all opposed, before moving on to the next nominee.
Voting continues for each nominee until one receives a majority.
When one has received a majority, the remaining nominees need not be announced and voted on. In a Roll Call election, members are called upon one at a time to announce the nominee of their choice. However, if there is more than one nominee for an office, there may not be a majority of votes cast for any one candidate. In this case, voting would continue until one nominee receives a majority. Yes, your local board may designate the specific method that you think will work best for you.