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ORDINANCE IITlliffiER 904
JLN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION WITHIN THE CITY OF WEST
UNIVERSITY PLiiCE, TEY,AS FOR THE FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER,
1968 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND FOUR (4) COM-
MISSIOJIJ'ERS TO SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS EliCH; DE-
SIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES: APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS
THEREFOR; PROVIDING TfillT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS
SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF BALLOT;
PROVI:DING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATING TO SAID ELECTION AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COfl]JVlISSION OF THE CITY OF
WEST UDTIVERSITY PLACE, TE~A.S:
Section~, That a general election shall be held in the
University Place, Texas on November 5, , being the first Tuesday
the first Monday in November, for the purpose of electing a
Commissioners of said each to serve a full two year terra.
Section 2. That said election shall be held in each of the four (4)
election pa-::ecincts heretofore established by the Commissioners' Court of Hc>rri
County, Texas, to-wit:
Precinct
Polling Place
Election Official
West Univers Place
Street Department
3820 Milton Street
Jess - Pres
Mrs. Nell Lee -
Alternate Pres
133
West Univers Place
Hall
3800 University Boulevard
Sidney - Yoder - Pres
Mrs. Sidney Yoder -
Alterna"0e Pres
87
West Univers Place
Elementary School
3756 University Boulevard
Ben K. Green - Pres
Vincnet Fromen -
Alternate Presiding Judge
West University Place
Community
6104 Auden Street
L. B. Bricker - Pres
Robert D, Abel, Jr.
Alternate Pres
Judge
Each place and the polls thereat shall be open from 7:00 a. . to 7:00 p.m.
on said election date. There shall be two (2) clerks for each election precinct
to be appointed by the pres J for each such precinct.
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Section 3. The judges and clerks of said election shall rcccive .50
(10) hour day, $1. 25 per hour for any time in excess of of a \vork.
who delivers the returns irrLmediately after the votes have been counted
paid $5.00 for that service.
Section Lf. Ballots in such election shall be voted use of a
machine of the type approved by the Secretary of State according to Article
of the Texas Election Code.
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Section 5. That for absentee voting paper ballots shall be used and
absentee voting shall be conducted by the C Secretary and his assistants for
conducting absentee vot The place where absentee shall be conducted
is the City Hall, 3800 Univers Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77005, which is also
the absentee voting official's address to which ballot applications and ballots
voted by mail may be sent. Said City Secretary and his assistants shall keep said
office open for at least ) hours, that is, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on
each for absentee \'lhich is not a Saturday, a Sunday or an official holi-
day, all as required in Subdivision 3d, Article 5.05 of the Texas Election Code,
titled Absentee Voting.
Section 6. That notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall
by posting a copy of this ordinance and notice ordering the election,
s the Mayor, at the proper place at each of the respective polling
as designated herein, said notice to be posted not less than twenty (20) days prior
to the date set herein for such election.
Section 7. That all duly qualified resident electors of the City of
West University Place shall be qualified to vote.
Section 8. That the City Secretary is hereby directed to give notice
of said election in accordance with law.
Section 9. If any section, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance shall for any reason be held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such shall not affect the validity of the remaining provi-
sions thereof.
PASSED AlJD APPROVED this 23rd day of September, 1968.
Corrnnis s ioners
All
Commissioners Voting No:
None
Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED:
City Attorney