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RESOLUTION NO. R97-5
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD THE 3RD DAY OF MAY 1997, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO MEMBERS TO THE CITY
COUNCIL; DESIGNATING THE POLLING PLACES AND APPOINTING
ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING THE FORM
OF THE BALLOT AT SUCH ELECTION; DIlZECTING THE GIVING OF
NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS:
Section 1. In accordance with the Constitution and general laws of the State of Texas,
a General Municipal Election is hereby called and ordered for the first Saturday in May 1997, the
same being the 3rd 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:
Mayor
Councilman, Position 1
Councilman, Position 3
Section 2. No person's name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for
Mayor or any of the above mentioned Council positions unless such person has 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 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, Texas
77546, not later than five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on the forty-fifth (45th) day before the date of
such election. The City Secretary shall note on the face of each such application the date and
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time of its filing. Such application shall include the office and, if applicable, the number of the
position the candidate is seeking.
Section 3. The election precincts, polling places, and election officials for such
precincts, for said election, shall be as follows:
Election Precincts 456
457, 4C(1. 261. and 362: Boundaries the same as those ortions of Galveston County
,Z(�o Election Precincts 456, 457,�, 261, and 3621ying within
the City limits of the City of Friendswood.
Po11in�Place: Friendswood City Hall
910 South Friendswood Drive
Friendswood, Texas
Election Officer: Clarence White, Presiding 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.
Pollin P� Wedgewood Elementary School
4000 Friendswood Link Road
Friendswood, Texas
Election Officers: Phyllis Middleton, Presiding Judge
Central Counting 5tation:
Presiding Judge: Ruth Prengle
Manager: Deloris McKenzie
Clerk: Kathleen Seng
Clerk: Eileen Mehnert
Tabulation Supervisor: Linda Thornton
Tabulation Assistant: Todd Yeager
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Resolution Committee: Benny Baker
Mary Prihoda
Kevin Candee
Clear Creek Drainage
District: Ginger Calk
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 no more than three (3)
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
off'ice open 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 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 pernut anyone to vote early by personal
appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk's o�ce, and under no
circumstances shall they pernut anyone to vote early by personal appearance at any time when
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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 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 ELEC'r�o1v 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 8. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the
ballot in the General Municipal Election shall be determined by a drawing by the City Secretary,
as provided by Section 52.094 of the TExAS Ei.EC'r�oN 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 Ciry 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.
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Section 9. The candidates receiving a majority of votes for Mayor and in each of
the positions to be filled at such General Municipal 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.
Section 11. Notice of this election shall be given in accordance with the provisions
of the TExAS ELEC'r�oN 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 Ciry Secretary immediately after the closing of the polls.
Section 12. Said election shall be held in accordance with the TEXAS ELECTION
ConE and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND RESOLVED this 3rd day of Februarv , 1997.
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Evely `$. Newrrian
Mayor
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Deloris McKenzie, T
City Secretary
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