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ORDINANCE NUMBER 944
AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN F.LECTION WITHIN T1IE CITY OF IrJEST
UNIVERSITY PhA.CE, TEXAS FOR 'r1IE TRIED DAY OF NOVErvIBER;
1970; FOR T1IE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A W\.YOR AND FOUR (4)
COMMISSIONERS TO SERVE FOR A TERM OF THO (2) YEARS :'E.l-\.CH;
DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES; APPOINTING ELECTION
OFFICIALS THEREFOR; PROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED
RESIDENT ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIB-
ING THE FORM OF BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION;
CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
NOW; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CO~~SSION OF THE CITY OF
IVEST UNIVERSI'rY PhACE; TEXAS:
Section 1. That a general election shall be held in the of
West University Place; Texas on November 3; 1970; being the first Tuesday
following the first Monday in Nov'ember; for the purpose of electing a Mayor
and four (4) Commissioners of said city; each to serve a full two year term.
Section 2. 'l"nat said election shall be held in each of the four (4)
election precincts heretofore established by the Comllissioners' Court of
Harris County; Texas, to-wit:
Precinct
Polling Place
Election Official
183
\iTest University Place
Street Department Building
3820 Milton Street
Jess Darling - Presiding Judge
Horace Rice -
Alternate Presiding Judge
133
West University Place
City Hall
3800 University Boulevard
Sidney Yoder - Pres
Vrrs. Sidney Yoder -
Alternate Presiding Judge
87
West University Place
Elementary School
3756 University Boulevard
Ben K. Green - Presiding Judge
Vincent Fromen -
Alternate Presiding Judge
15
West Univers Place
Co~uunity Building
6104 Auden Street
Mrs. Robert Abel; Jr. - Pres
Judge
Mrs. Warren Davis -
Alternate Presiding Judge
Each polling place and the polls thereat shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p,m. on said election date. There shall be two (2) clerks for each election
precinct to be appointed by the presiding judge for each such precinct.
Sectio:J. 3. The judges and clerks of said electio:J. shall receive
$12.50 per te:J. (10) hour day; plus .25 per hour for any time in excess of
a days work. The judge who delivers the returns i~TIediately after the votes
have been counted shall be paid $5,00 for that service.
Section 4. Ballots in such election shall be voted use of a
voting machine of the type approved by the Secretary of State according to
Article 7.14 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 City Secretary and his assistants
for conducting absentee voting. The place where absentee voting shall be con-
ducted is the City Hall) University Boulevard) Houston) Texas 7(005) which
is also the absentee voting official's address to which ballot applications
and ballots voted by mail may be sent. Said Secretary and his assistants
shall keep said office open for at least nine (9 hours) that is) from 8:00
a,m. to 6:00 p.m. on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday) a
Sunday or an official state holiday) all as required in Article 5.05 of the
Texas Election Code) titled Absentee Voting.
Section 6. That notice of the election ordered and called
sahlI be given by posting a copy of this ordinance and notice ordering the
election, signed by the Mayor, at the proper place at each of the respective
polling places 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 he
of said election in accordance with law.
directed to give notice
Section 9. If any section) sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this ordinance shall for any reason be held invalid or unconstitutional any
court of competent jurisdiction) such shall not affect the the re-
maining provisions thereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of September) 1970.
ComInissioners Voting Aye: All
ATrrEST:
Voting No: