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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1238 - ORD Calling an Election Withing West U 6th Day of April 1985 u o u ORDINANCE NUMBER 1238 ,;,00205 AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION WITHIN THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, FOR THE SIXTH (6TH) DAY OF APRIL, 1985t FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND FOUR (4) COUNCIl:. MEMBERS; DES I GNAT! NG THE POLLI NG PLACES; APPO I NT I NG ELECTION OFFICIALS AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAY; PROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALI- FIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELAT- ING TO SAID ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: Section 1. That a general election shall be held in the City of West University Place, Texas on the 6th day of April, 1985~ for the purpose of electing a Mayor and four (4) Council members of said city. Section 2. That said election shall be held in each of the four (4) election precincts heretofore established by the Commissioners' Court of Harris County, Texas, and the following presiding election judges 'and alternate pre- siding election judges be appointed, to wit: Voting Precinct #183 West University Community Building 6104 Auden Ann Covert J. R.. Covert Voting Precinct #133 Colonial Park Recreation Center 4130 Byron Cheryl Proctor Tom McCarver Voting Precinct #87 West University Methodist Church 3611 University Boulevard John B. Hurst Joan Worley Voting Precinct #15 St. Andrew~s Presbyteri an Church 5308 Buffalo Speedway F. A. Robinson Ramsey Elder Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge Presiding Judge Alternate Presiding Judge The presiding judge for each election precinct shall appoint not less than two election clerks to serve at the polling place under his jurisdiction. Each polling place and the polls thereat shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on said election date. ... 11 _.L _~ _..1..1 R'. '=~Jmmr.nmrn:lIlIIl'r.nrrr F ~~ m'T' lll=U=i:llllI..IClI(i~..!--~ _._...l J'II'TT,-,~~~~~ u.r:, II.... ..~ I_...J l:..._l ~,,-00206 Section 3. The judges and clerks of said election shall receive compensation for conducting the election and filing the returns in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.08 of the Texas Election Code, titled Pay of Judges and Clerks. Section 4. It is hereby determiried by the City Council that voting on the day of said electiorishall be by the use of electronic voting systems and by punch cards, and"that absentee voting shall be by use of paper ballots, and that said ballots of said election shall conform to the requirements of the Texas Election Code and shall have printed thereon in English and in Spanish the names of the candidates and the office for which each candidate is seeking election. Section 5." The City Council hereby appoints a Presiding Judge, J. T. Hood for the Central Counting Stationf which for the purposes of this election shall be located at the West University City Hal,l, 3800 University Boulevard. Lee Lockard shall serve as the Manager of the Central Cciunting Station, and as the Tabulation Supervisor for the election. The City of West University Place will conduct a test of the automatic tabulat- ing equipment on Friday, March 29, 1985, "at 7:00 o'clock p.m., in the Council Chambers at City Hall, open to the public. Section 6. The period of absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the twentieth day and shall continue through the fourth day pre- ceding the date of the election. provided, however~ that when the twentieth day falls on a day which is nota regular"working day for the clerk's office, the absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the next succeeding regular working day. Absentee voting shall be conducted by Lee Lockard, City Secretary, and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is designated as the office of the City Secretary in the City Hall, 3800 University Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77005, which is also the mailing address to which ballot appli- cations and ballots voted by mail may be sent. Said City Secretary shall keep said office open for at least eight (8) hours, that is, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holiday; provided, however, except as authorized by Article 5.05, Subdivision 3d, Texas Electon Code, said City Secretary shall not permit any- one to'vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the City Secretary's offiCe, and under no circumstances shall she permit anyone to vote'absentee by personal appearance at any time when her office is not open to the public. Section 7. All resident, qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote. Section 8. Notices of said election shall be given by posting a Notice containing a substantial copy of this ordinance in English and in Spanish at the City Hall, West University Place, Texas; by posting a substan- tial copy of this.ordinance in English and in Spanish in each of the election precincts of said City'not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date on which said election is to be held; and same shall likewise be published in English and in Spanish in a newspaper or newspapers published in Harris County, Texas. of general circulation in the city, and designated as an offi- cial newspaper of the City in accordance with the City Charter, said publica- tio~~to be made not later than ten (10) days prior to the date set for said election. I ' I i "U ! I I ' U I i ! I .'-.....-J " D o u ;~,()J207 Section 9. There exists a public emergency requiring that this ordinance be passed finally on the date of its introduction, and the Mayor having in writing deel.red th~ existence of such emergency and requested such passage, this ordinance shall De passed finally on the date of its introduction this 11th day of February, 1985~ PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of February, 1985. Councilmen Voting Aye: ~ Cpun~i;men Voting No: Tl~ .. ATTEST: ~~ Lee Lockard~ City Secretary ~~ 7lUiifJl Marla Forristall, Mayor .1" "-~lrlnnr:11Dlm;mlTnrr F..,,-.,....-r-~T'=P'