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Home My WebLink AboutResolution No. 2007-06 RESOLUTION NO.R2007-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 12, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO COUNCILMEMBERS (POSITION NOS. 4 AND 6); DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES AND APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING THE FORM OF THE BALLOTS AT SUCH ELECTION; DIRECTING THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. * * * * * BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS: Section 1. General Election; Officers. In accordance with the Constitution and general laws of the State of Texas, a General Municipal Election is hereby called and ordered for the second Saturday in May 2007, the same being the 12th day of said month, at which election all qualified voters of the City may vote for the purpose of electing the following officials of the City: Councilmember, Position 4 Councilmember, Position 6 Section 2. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot in the general election shall be determined by a drawing by the City Secretary, as provided by Section 52.094 of the TExAS ELECTioN CoDE. The City Secretary shall post a notice in her office, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the date on which the drawing is to be held, of the time and place of the drawing, and shall also give personal notice to any candidate who makes written request for such notice and furnishes to the City Secretary a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Each candidate involved in the drawing, or a designated representative, shall have a right to be present and observe the drawing. Section 3. The candidates receiving a majority of votes in each of the positions to be filled at such election shall be declared elected. Section 4. Polling Places; Election Officials. Said election shall be held in each of the election precincts within said City and the polling places and election officials for each of said precincts shall be as follows: Election Precinct Nos. 456. 457, 460,461,462,483,484, and 485: Boundaries the same as those portions of Galveston County Election Precinct 456,457, 460, 461, 462, 483, 484, and 485, lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood. Pollin Place: Friendswood City Hall 910 South Friendswood Drive Friendswood,Texas Election Officers: Eileen Mehnert,Presiding Judge Karen Van Auken,Alternate Judge Election Precinct Nos. 378, 474, and Part of Election Precinct No. 655: Boundaries the same as those portions of Harris County Election Precinct 378, 474, and part of Election Precinct No. 655, lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood. Pollin Place: Wedgewood Elementary 4000 Friendswood Lind Road Friendswood, Texas Election Officers: Barbara Trahan, Presiding Judge Lillian Hillmon,Alternate Judge Central Countin� Station: Presiding Judge: R. J. Blanken Manager: Deloris McKenzie Tabulation Supervisor: Melinda Welsh Clerks: Sharon Parks Ashley Turvey Michelle Perez R2007-06 2 The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to provide a copy of this Resolution to each judge as written notice of his or her appointment, as required by Section 32.009 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE. Each Presiding Judge shall have the authority to appoint qualified voters as clerks to assist in the holding of said election, but in no event shall the Presiding Judge appoint less than two (2) clerks. Section 5. Early Voting. Ms. Deloris McKenzie, City Secretary, is hereby appointed clerk for early voting; appointments by the City Secretary of deputy clerks far early voting shall be in accordance with Section 83.031 et seq., of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE and the City Hall 910 South Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas 77546 is hereby designated as the place for early voting for said election. Other than official state or federal holidays, and except as provided below, said clerks shall keep said office open for early voting for at least ten (10) hours, that is, from seven-thirty o'clock (7:30) a.m. until five-thirty o'clock (5:30) p.m., on each Monday through Thursday, beginning on the twelfth (12th) day and continuing through the fourth (4th) day preceding the date of said election. Provided, however, said clerks shall keep said office open for extended early voting on Friday, May 4, 2007, for at least twelve (12) hours, that is from seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. until seven o'clock (7:00) p.m., on Saturday, May 5, 2007, for at least nine (9) hours, that is from eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. until five o'clock (5:00) p.m., on Monday, May 7, 2007, for at least ten (10) hours, that is from seven- thirty o'clock (7:30) a.m. until five-thirty (5:30) p.m., and on Tuesday, May 8, 2007, for at least twelve (12) hours, that is from seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. until seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. Said R2oo7-06 3 clerks shall not permit anyone to vote early by personal appearance on any day that is not a regular working day for the clerk's office, and under no circumstances shall they permit anyone to vote early by personal appearance at any time when such office is not open to the public. The above-described place for early voting is also the early voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. The early voting clerk, in accordance with the provisions of the TE�,s EI,ECT1oN CoDE, shall maintain a roster listing each person who votes early by personal appearance and each person to whom an early voting ballot to be voted by mail is sent. The roster shall be maintained in a form approved by the Secretary of State. Section 6. Eileen Mehnert is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board. In accordance with Section 87.001 et seq., of the TE�,s ELECT�oN CoDE, said presiding judge shall appoint at least two (2) other members to said Board, and shall process early voting results in accardance with said TExas ELECT�oN CoDE. Section 7. Said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified resident electors of the City of Friendswood, Texas, shall be entitled to vote. Section 8. Except as provided below, the voting at such election shall be by optical scan paper ballot. Early voting by personal appearance at such election shall be by optical scan paper ballot; early voting by methods other than by personal appearance shall be by optical scan paper ballot. In addition, Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines shall be available for early voting and for voting on election day. All expenditures necessary for the conduct of said election and the purchase or rental of materials or equipment therefor is hereby authorized. Section 9. Notice of the election ordered hereby shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the TExAS ELECTION CoDE and returns of such notice shall be made as provided for R2oo7-06 4 in said Code. The Mayor shall issue all necessary orders and writs for such election, and returns of same shall be made to the City Secretary immediately after the closing of the polls. Section 10. Said election shall be held in accordance with the TExAS ELECT�otv CoDE and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. PASSED,APPROVED, AND RESOLVED this 19tb day of Februarv 2007. David J. . S i h Mayor ATTEST . � � Deloris McKenzie, T C City Secretary o� F R��Np� � ��o � v � * '*rqr� � �+�' �007-06 5