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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2000-48 f RESOLUTION NO. R2000-48 A RESOLUTION CALLING AND ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER7, 2000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCILMAN FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING MAY 2003; DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES AND APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; PROVIDING THE FORM OF THE BALLOT AT SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; DIRECTING THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF SUCH SPECIAL ELECTION; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. * * * BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS: Section 1. In accordance with the general laws and Constitution of the State of Texas, a Special Election is hereby called and ordered for the first Tuesday in November 2000, the same being the 7th day of said month, at which special election all qualified voters of the City may vote for the purpose of electing the following official of the City: Councilman, Position 3 (For Unexpired Term Ending May 2003) Section 2. No person's name shall be placed upon the ballot as a candidate for Councilman, Position 3 unless such person has filed his or her sworn application, as provided by Section 141.03 of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE, with the City Secretary of the City at the City offices, located at 910 South Friendswood Drive, Texas 77546, not later than five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on the 31st day before the date of such special 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 office and position number the candidate is seeking, as well as a statement that the office sought is to be filled for an unexpired term. FWD\'97SPELECT.ORD\022697 Section 3. That said election shall be held in each of the heretofore established election precincts and polling places within the City and the election officials for each of said precincts shall be as follows: Election Precincts 220, 260, 261, 278, 456, 457, and 462: Boundaries the same as those portions of Galveston County Election Precincts 220, 260, 261, 278, 456, 457, and 462 lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood. Polling Place: Friendswood City Hall 910 South Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas Election Officer: Clarence White, Presiding Judge Coyolyn White, Alternate Judge Election Precincts 378, 474, and Part of Election Precinct 655: Boundaries the same as those portions of Harris County Election Precincts 378 and 474 lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood and those portions of Forest Bend Subdivision and Wedgewood Village Subdivision lying within Harris County Election Precinct 655 lying within the City limits of the City of Friendswood. Polling Place: Wedgewood Elementary School 4000 Friendswood Link Road Friendswood, Texas Election Officers: Barbara Trahan, Presiding Judge Lillian Hillmon, Alternate Judge Central Counting Station: Presiding Judge: R. J. Blanken Manager: Deloris McKenzie Tabulation Supervisor: Linda Thornton Tabulation Assistant: Toni Mader Clerks: Kathleen Odell Gay Lynn Lyons Resolution Committee: Benny Baker Mary Prihoda Kevin Candee FWD\'OOSPELECT.ORD 2 The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to provide a copy of this Resolution to each judge as written notice of the 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 4. Ms. Deloris McKenzie, City Secretary, is hereby appointed clerk for early voting; appointments of deputy clerks for early voting by the City Secretary shall be in accordance with Section 83.031 et seq., of the TEXAS ELECTION CODE and the City Hall 910 S. Friendswood Drive Friendswood, Texas 77546 is hereby designated as the place for early voting for said election. Said clerks shall keep said office open 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 day for early voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official state holiday, beginning on the twentieth (20th) day and continuing through the fourth (4th) day preceding the date of said election. Said clerks shall not permit anyone to vote early by personal appearance on any day which 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 FWDVOOSPELECT.ORD 3 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 5. Clarence White is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge of the Early Ballot Board. In accordance with Section 87.0021 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 6. 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 7. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to furnish all necessary election supplies to conduct such election. Section S. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot for such Special 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 furnished 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 9. The candidate receiving a majority of votes for such position to be filled at such Special Election shall be declared elected. Section 10. The voting at such election shall be upon paper ballots. Early voting at such election shall also be by paper ballot. FWD\'OOSPELECT.ORD 4 Section 11. Notice of this election 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 such election shall be made to the City Secretary immediately after the closing of the polls. Section 12. 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 September , 2000. '2dd.o.es( Harold L. Whitaker Mayor ATTEST 4.641..(---7 hcie.)( Debris McKenzie, RM City Secretary FWD\'OOSPELECT.ORD 5