HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2008-15RESOLUTION NO. R2008-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A
GENERAL ELECTION ON MAY 10, 2008, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBERS (POSITION NOS. 2 AND 5);
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 general laws and
Constitution of the State of Texas, a General Municipal Election is hereby called and ordered for the
second Saturday in May 2008, the same being the l Oth day of said month, at which general election
all qualified voters of the City may vote for the purpose of electing the following officials of the
City:
Councilmember, Position No. 2
Councilmember, Position No. 5
Section 2. No person's name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for
any of the above -mentioned Council positions unless such persons have filed his or her sworn
application, as provided by Section 141.031 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE, with the City
Secretary of the City at the City Hall, located at 910 South Friendswood Drive, Friendswood,
Texas 77546, not later than five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on the sixty-seventh (67th) day before the
date of such election. The City Secretary shall note on the face of each such application the date
and time of its filing. Such application shall include the number of the position the candidate is
seeking.
Section 3. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the
ballot in said 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 4. The candidates receiving a majority of votes for the position to be filled at
such election shall be declared elected.
Section 5. Said election shall be conducted in accordance with the "Joint Election
Agreement" by and between the City and the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District,
executed on February 12, 2008.
Section 6. 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.
Polling Place: Friendswood City Hall
910 South Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, Texas
Election Officers:
Karen Van Auken, Presiding Judge
Lynette Burns, Alternate Judge
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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.
Polling Place: Wedgewood Elementary
4000 Friendswood Link Road
Friendswood, Texas
Election Officers:
Central Counting Station:
Presiding Judge:
Manager:
Tabulation Supervisor:
Clerks:
Barbara Trahan, Presiding Judge
Darlene Ursrey, Alternate Judge
R. J. Blanken
Deloris McKenzie
Melinda Welsh
Sharon Parks
Michelle Perez
Connie Bush
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 7. Early Voting. Mary Delay and Linda Thornton are hereby appointed
clerks for early voting; appointments by the City Secretary of deputy clerks for 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
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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 Monday through Thursday, April 28th through May 1st, 2008, May 2,
2008, from seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. until seven o'clock (7:00) p.m., May 5, 2008, from seven -
thirty o'clock (7:30) a.m. until five -thirty o'clock (5:30) p.m., and May 6, 2008, from seven
o'clock (7:00) a.m. until seven o'clock (7:00) p.m., beginning on the twelfth (12th) 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 Saturday, May 3, 2008, for at
least nine (9) hours, that is from eight o'clock (8:00) a.m. until five o'clock (5:00) p.m. Said
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 TEXAS ELECTION 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 8. Karen Van Auken is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge of the Early
Voting Ballot Board. In accordance with Section 87.001 et seq., of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE,
said presiding judge shall appoint at least two (2) other members to said Board, and shall process
early voting results in accordance with said TEXAS ELECTION CODE.
Section 9. 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.
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Section 10. In accordance with the Joint Election Agreement, the City Secretary is
hereby authorized and directed to furnish all necessary election supplies to conduct such election.
Section 11. 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 therefore is hereby authorized.
Section 12. 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
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 13. Said election shall be held in accordance with the TEXAS ELECTION CODE
and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND RESOLVED this 18th day of February 2008.
ATTEST:
Melinda K. Welsh
Deputy City Secretary
David
Mayor
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