HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 200208-I - Calling General ElectionRESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION IN
GEORGETOWN, TO BE HELD ON , 2000, ORDERING j
RUN-OFF i ` IF NECESSARY, AND ESTABLISHING
PROCEDURES FOR SAID ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of
Georgetown, Texas provide that on Saturday, May 6, 2000, there shall be a General
Election at which shall be elected the following officials for this City:
Two (2) Members of the Georgetown City Council: one Councilmember from
each of Districts 1 and 5; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of
Georgetown, Texas further provide that the Election Code of the State of Texas is
applicable to said election, and in order to comply with said Code, a Resolution should be
passed establishing the procedure to be followed in said election, and designating the
voting places for said election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1- VERIFICATION OF FACTS
The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby
found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and
expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim.
SECTION 2 — CONFORMANCE WITH CENTURY PLAN
The City Council has found that this action implements Governmental Affairs Policy
End 1 5.00 of the Century Plan - Policy Plan, which states: "A high level of cooperation and
involvement exists among Georgetown's citizens and governmental organizations "; and
has found that this action is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other Century Plan
Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan;
SECTION 3 — ISSUES AND CANDIDATES
This election shall be held to elect Councilmembers for City of Georgetown Single -
Member Districts 1 and 5.
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All candidates for the election to be held on the first Saturday in May, 2000, for
Districts 1 and 5, shall file their applications to become candidates with the City Secretary
at the City Hall, 609 Main Street, Georgetown, Texas, no earlier than the seventy-fifth day
before the election, such date being Monday, February 21, 2000, and no later than 5:00
p.m. on the forty-fifth day before the election, such date being Wednesday, March 22,
2000.
The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall
be determined by a drawing held by the City Secretary on Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at
4:30 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, located at 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas.
SECTION 5 — POSSIBLE RUN-OFF ELECTION
As provided in the City Charter, in the event that no candidate can be declared the
winner in any or all of the individual races to be conducted in the General Election, a runoff
election shall be held not earlier than 20 days nor later than 30 days after the date of the
final canvass of the General Election, that date being Saturday, June 3, 2000.
In such Runoff Election, the two candidates who received, in the preceding election,
the highest number of votes for each office to which no one was elected, shall be voted on
again, and the candidate who receives the majority of the votes cast for each such office
in the Runoff Election shall be elected to such office.
Voting shall be conducted with paper ballots prepared in conformity with the Texas
Election Code.
SECTION 7 — EARLY VOTING
As City Secretary, Sandra D. Lee is hereby appointed as Clerk for Early Voting.
Shirley Rinn and Murray Blackman are hereby appointed as Deputy Early Voting Clerks.
Early voting by personal appearance shall take place at City Hall, 609 Main St.,
Georgetown, Texas, and Branch Early Voting by personal appearance will take place at
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the Georgetown Independent School District Administration Building. Each Early Voting
location will remain open during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for Main
Early Voting at City Hall and 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for Branch Early Voting at the GISD
Administration Building) each day specified for early voting, which is not a Saturday, a
Sunday, or an official state holiday, beginning on the 17th day preceding the date of the
election, which is Wednesday, April 19, 2000, and continuing through the 4th day
preceding the date of the election, which is Tuesday, May 2, 2000.
Early voting shall also be conducted on Saturday, April 22, 2000, from 9:00 a.m. to
1:00 p.m. and on Saturday, April 29, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Main Early Voting
Location at Georgetown City Hall, 609 Main Street.
In the event of a Runoff Election, early voting by personal appearance shall take
place at the Main Early Voting Location/City Hall and at the Branch Early voting Location
at the GISD Administration Building, beginning Monday, May 17, 2000, through Tuesday,
May 30, 2000.
SECTION 8 — ELECTION DAY VOTING
Election day voting shall take place at Polling Place "A", Georgetown Public Library,
808 Martin Luther King Blvd. for voters residing in City Single-Member District 1, and at
Polling Place "B", at the Georgetown Independent School District Tax Office, 603 Lakeway
Drive, for voters residing in City Single-Member District 5.
SECTION 9 — TABULATION OF RESULTS
The City Secretary shall conduct an unofficial tabulation of results after the closing
of the polls of the General Election on May 6, 2000. The Official Canvass and tabulation
of the results of the Election shall be conducted by the City Council at the Regular City
Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 9, 2000, at 5:30 p.m.
If a Runoff Election is required, the City Secretary shall conduct an unofficial
tabulation of results after the closing of the polls of the Runoff Election on June 3, 2000.
The Official Canvass and tabulation of the results of the Runoff Election shall be conducted
by the City Council at a Special Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 6, 2000, at 5:30 p.m.
SECTION 10 — EFFECTIVENESS OF RESOLUTION
This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
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RESOLVED this 8th day of February, 2000.
By: MaryEllen Kersch, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Marianne Lander Banks
City Attorney
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Attest:
Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary
PU jjLIC NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
(AVISO DE ELECCION GENERAL)
City of Georgetown, Texas
To the Registered Voters of the City of Georgetown, Texas:
(A los votantes registrados del la ciudad de Georgetown, Texas)
Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00am to 7:00pm on Saturday, May 6, 2000, for
voting in a general election to elect City Council positions 1 and 5.
(Se notifica por la presente clue las casillas electorales citados abajo se abriran desde las 7:00 de la manana pasta las 7 :00
de la tarde, el dia 6 de mayo de 2000, para votar en la eleccion general para consejeros rnuncipales -- sedes nuineros I y 5.
LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES
(DIRECCION DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES)
Polling Place "A ": For District 1
Georgetown Public Library, 808 Martin Luther King Dr.
(Casilla Electoral "A ": Para Distritos I
Biblioteca Publica de Georgetown, 808 Martin Luther King Dr.
Polling Place "B ": For District 5
GISD Administration Building, Tax Office, 603 Lakeway Dr.
(Casilla Electoral No. 2: Para Distrito 5
GISD Administration. Building, Tax Office, 603 Lakeway Dr.
EARLY VOTING IN PERSON (VOTACIONANTICIPADA ENPERSONA)
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday, beginning on Wednesday, April 19, 2000, and ending
on Tuesday, May 2, 2000, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, at City Hall, 609 Main Street,
and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at the GISD Administration Building, 603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown,
Texas. Early voting will also be held on Saturday, April 22, 2000, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and on Saturday, April 29, 1997,
from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
(Si no quiere votar en el dia y las horas nonnales Usted puede votar de antenzano personalmente o por correo en los Bias y
horasqueseespecificanabajo. La votacion en ausencia (en persona) se llevara a cabo de lunes a viernes en el Ayuntainiento,
609 Main Street, y en la of cina de la administracion de GISD, 603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown Texas, empezando en
miercoles, el 19 de abril de 2000Y terminando el martes 2 de inayo de 2000, de las 8 de la manana a las 5 de la tarde en el
Ayuntanrierrto y de las 8 de la manana a las 4 de la tarde en. la oficina de la administracion de GISD. Ademas se puede votar
el dia sabado 22 de abril de 2000 de las 9 de la manana a la 1 de la tarde, y el dia sabado 29 de abril de 2000 de las 9 de la
manana a la I de la tarde.)
EARLY VOTING BY MAIL (VOTACIONANTICIPADA POR CORREO)
If you wish to vote absentee by mail, you must mail an application for an absentee ballot to the address listed below:
(Si quiere votar err ausencia por correo, se tiene que enviar una solicitud de boleta para la votacion en ausencia a la direction
abajo.)
City Secretary
Box 409
Georgetown, Texas 78627 -0409
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than 5:00 pm on April 28,2000.
(Las solicitudes de boletas para la votacion en ausencia (por correo) deberan recibirse a rnas tardar el dia 28 de abril, 2000
a las 5 de la tarde.)
MaryEllen Kersch, Mayor
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