HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1276 - ORD Calling an Election in West U 4th April 1987 Purpose to Elect a Mayor & Councilmembers.
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ORDINANCE NUMBER 1276
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AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION WITHIN THE
CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS, FOR
THE FOURTH (4th) DAY OF APRIL, 1987, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND fOUR '
COUNCIL MEMBERS; DESIGNATING THE POLLING
PLACES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS;
CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED TO SAID
ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY
PLACE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
A general election is hereby ordered and shall be held in the City
of West University Place, Texas on the 4th day of April, 1987, for
the purpose of electing a Mayor and four (4).--Counc;.lMembers of said
city.
SECTION 2.
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(a) An electronic voting system and punch-card ballots shall be
used for such election, and absentee voting shall be by use of paper
ba 11 ots for absentee voti ng by personal, appearance and by ma i 1 .
(b) Punch-card ballots and punch-card ballot labels and
absentee ballots for the election shall be prepared in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE so that the voters
may cast their ballots for the candidate of their choice.
(c) The City Council hereby appoints a Presiding Judge, J. T.
Hood, for the Central Counting Station, which for purposes of this
election shall be located at the West University Place City Hall, 3800
University Blvd. Opal McKelvey shall serve as the Manager of the
Central Counting Station and Audrey Nichols as Tabulation Supervisor
for the election.
(d) The appropriate election officials shall conduct a test of
the automatic tabulating equipment on March 31, 1987, at 3 o'clock P.M.
in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 3800 University Blvd.,
Houston, Texas 77005, open to the public.
SECTION 3.
(a) The City shall be divided into four election precincts for :'IJ--
this election and the polling places designated for each election
precinct and the persons hereby appointed to serve, for this election
only, as Presiding Judge and Alternate Presiding Judge for each polling
place, are as follows:
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Voting Precinct #183
West University Community Building
6104 Auden
Ann W. Covert, Presiding Judge
J. R. Covert, Alternate Presiding Judge
Voting Precinct #133
Colonial Park Recreation Center
4130 Byron
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Cheryl Proctor, Presiding Judge
Janet Redeker, Alternate Presiding Judge
Voting Precinct #87
West University Elementary School
3756 University Blvd.
John B. Hurst, Presiding Judge
Joan Worley, Alternate Presiding Judge
VotinQ Precinct #15
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
5308 Buffalo Speedway
Burt Ballanfant, Presiding Judge
Ramsay Elder, Alternate Presiding Judge
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(b) Said Iprecincts shaH be.the'sameas the Harris County voter
precincts bearing the same numbers indicated above, as such precincts
were most recently established by the Commissioners Court of Harris
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(c) Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not fewer than two and not
more than five qual ified clerks to serve and assist at the poll ing
place under his/her jurisdiction:,in holding said election; provided
that, if any Presiding Judge herein appointed actually serves in
holding said election, the Alternate Presiding Judge for the precinct
in question shall be one of the clerks.
(d) On election day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 A.M. to
7 : 00 P. M . "..
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(e) Absentee'voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at
the City Hall Council Chamber in the Municipal Building, 3800
University Blvd., Houston, Texas 77005, during the hours the City
Secretary's main business office is regularly opened for business, 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in accordance with the
provisions of the TEXAS ELECTIO~ CODE, which address shall also be the
absentee voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications
and ballots voted by mail may be sent. For purposes of processing
absentee voting results, the precinct election officers serving
Precinct #15 shall serve as the Absentee Ballot Board for this election.
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SECTION 5: All qualified electors of the City shall be
permitted to vote at said election. Not withstanding any provisions to
the contrary in this ordinance, this election shall be held and
conducted in accordance with the TEXAS ELECTION CODE, and, as may be
required by law, all election materials and proceedings shall be
printed in both English and Spanish.
SECTION 6: A substantial copy of this Ordinance shall serve as
proper notice of said election. Said notice, including a Spanish
translation thereof, shall be given by publishing it and posting it in
accordance with Section 4.003, TEXAS ELECTION CODE.
SECTION 7: The Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tem, the City Manager, the
City Secretary and the Assistant Secretary, or anyone of them, are
authorized on behalf of the City Council to evidence adoption of this
Ordinance and to do any and all other things legal and necessary in
connection with the holding and consummation of such election and to
give effect to the intent of this Ordinance.
SECTION 8: If any word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph,
section or other part of this ordinance or the qpplication thereof to
any person or circumstance, shall ever be held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder
of this Ordinance and the application of such word, phrase, clause,
sentence, paragraph, section or other part of this Ordinance to any
other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 9: All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of the conflict only.
SECTION 10: The City Council officially finds, determines and
declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of each meeting at which this ordinance was discussed,
considered or acted upon was given in the manner required by the Open
Meetings Law, TEX. REV. CIV. STAT. ANN. art. 6252-17, as amended,
and that each such meeting has been open to the public as required by
law at all times during such discussion, consideration and action. The
City Council ratifies, approves and confirms such notices and the
contents and posting thereof.
Section 11. The public importance of this measure and the
requirements of the law create an emergency and an urgent public
necessity requiring that this Ordinance be passed and take effect as an
emergency measure, and a state of emergency is hereby declared, and
this Ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall
take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage.
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PASSED AND APPROVED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING, this 12th
day of January , 1987... '
Councilmembers Voting Aye:
Councilmembers Voting No:
Councilmembers Absent:
ATTEST:
Isl Audrey Nichols
Audrey Nichols, City Secretary
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Approved as to Form:
Isl JamesL'Dougherty, Jr.
James L. Dou~herty, Jr.
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Mayor Parks, Councilmembers Higley,
Bryan, Schwartzel
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Councilmember Cummings (resigned)
Isl Michael L. Parks
Michael L. Parks, Mayor
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