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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 950228-P - Gen Election May 6, 1995A RESOLUTION ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS TO BE HELD ON MAY 6, 1995AND 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, 1995, there shall be a General Election at which shall be elected the following officials for this City: Four (4) Members of the Council- Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5; and WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetowla "M Texas further provide that the Election Code of the State of Texas is applicable to said electivi and in order to comply with said Code, a Resolution should be passed establishing the procedu 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* =811191a's 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 2. part hereof, as if copied verbatim. wKSIVENN The City Council has found that this action implements Governmental Affairs Policy 2 of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element, which states: "All citizens actively participate in governmental functions. "; 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-, Oftireffikik This election shall be held to elect Councilmembers for Districts 1, 3, 4, and All candidates for the election to be held on the first Saturday in May, 1995, for Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5, shall file their applications to become candidates with the City Secretary at the City Hall, 609 Main Street, Georgetown, Texas, on or before 5:00 p.m. on the forty-fifth day before the election, such date being March 22, 1995. Election Resolution No. Page 1 of 4 Pages The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot shallr. determined by a • held by the City Secretary on March 28, 1995, at 5 i 15 p.m. in the C1 Council Chamber, located at 101 E7th Street, Georgetown, Texas. gffuy� 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 less that three nor more than four weeks after the regular election, that date being Saturday, May 27, 1995, 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, Election Resolution No. ?4:!r47A;z4?-1D Page 2 of 4 Pages Single -Member Districts 2, 6, or 7, early voting by personal appearance for the Runoff Electicyll shall take place only at the Main Early Voting Location which is City Hall. All early voting shall be canvassed by an Early Voting Ballot Board. Ms. Kathleen Lee shall serve as Presiding Judge and Ken Jones as Alternate Presiding Judge of the Early Voti Ballot Board for the General Election. The Early Voting Ballot Board for the Runoff Election, if a runoff is necessary, shall Ms. Mary Herrera as Presiding Judge and Patricia Atkins as Alternate Presiding Judge. I 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 Districts 1, and 3, and at Polling Place "B", at the Georgetown Independent School District Tax Office, 603 Lakeway Drive, for voters residing in City Single -Member Districts 4 and 5. The following persons are hereby appointed as election officials for said election: In Polling Place "A": Ms. Mary Herrera will serve as Presiding Judge, Ms. Patricia Atkins will serve as Alternate Presiding Judge, and the clerks for the election will be appointed by the Presiding Judge in a number not to exceed five (5) clerks, In Polling Place "B": Ms. Kathleen Leedy will serve as Presiding Judge, Mr. Fritz Fwaeline will serve as Alternate Presiding Judge, and the clerks for the election wi be appointed by the Presiding Judge in a number not to exceed five (5) clerks. Election officials shall be compensated at a rate of $6.00 per hour, and officials who deliver the ballots and election supplies shall be compensated an additional flat fee of $25.00 over the hourly rate for their service. MENW• The City Secretary shall conduct an unofficial tabulation of results after the closing of the polls of the General/Special Election on May 6, 1995. The official canvass and tabulation of the results of the election shall be conducted by the City Council at the regularly scheduled Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 9, 1995. 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 May 27, 1995. The official canvass and tabulation of the results of the Runoff Election shall be conducted by the City Council at a specially -called Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 30, 1995. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. Election Resolution No. 15fro Z. -/0 Page 3 of 4 Pages PKESOLVED this 28th day of February, 199w& Attest: S a, �Sl'-Ceyle- 1-44 City Secretary Marianne Landers Banks City Attorney Election Resolution No. Page 4 of 4 Pages TBE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: By: ''LEO WOOD Mayor