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D City of Southlake, Texas ,_
RESOLUTION NO. 02-005 OFFICML RECORD
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, CALLING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON MAY 4, 2002; DESIGNATING A POLLING PLACE;
ESTABLISHING ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN THE CITY;
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE
SUBMISSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
FOR PRE -CLEARANCE APPROVAL; ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR
CANVASSING RETURNS; ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR RUN OFF
ELECTION IF NECESSARY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 41.001 of the Texas Election Code (the "Code") specifies that the
first Saturday in May shall be a "Uniform Election Date" and that a General Election of a
City may be held on such day; and,
WHEREAS, state law and the charter of the City of Southlake require that a general
election be held; and,
WHEREAS, by this resolution, it is the intention of the City Council to officially
establish the election precincts within the City, and to establish and set forth procedures
for conducting the election; and,
WHEREAS, the changes from prior practices may require pre -clearance under the
Federal Voting Rights Act; now,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. GENERAL ELECTION CALLED: A general election shall be held in the
City of Southlake, Texas, on Saturday, May 4, 2002, at which the following officers will
be elected:
COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 1
COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 6
Section 2. TERM OF OFFICE: In accordance with the City Charter, the candidate for
each of the following offices receiving the majority of votes for such office shall be
elected to a three (3) year term beginning May 4, 2002, and ending May 1, 2005, or until
a successor is duly elected and qualified.
Section 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR CANDIDACY: In accordance with the City Charter, no
person shall be eligible for Councilmember unless he/she is a qualified elector of the City
and has resided in the City for at least twelve (12) months preceding the election at which
he/she is to be elected.
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Section 4. APPLICATION FOR A PLACE ON THE BALLOT: In accordance with
Section 143.002 of the Code, any eligible and qualified person shall have his name
printed upon the official ballot as a candidate for the offices herein set forth by filing his
sworn application with the Acting City Secretary not earlier than February 18, 2002 and
not later than 5:00 p.m. on March 20, 2002. Each such application shall be on a form
prescribed by Section 141.031 of the Code. The order in which the names of the
candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall be determined by a drawing by the Acting
City Secretary as provided by Section 52.094 of the Code. Such drawing shall be held on
March 21, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. in the Office of the City Secretary.
Section 5. ELECTION PRECINCTS: In accordance with Section 42.061 of the Code,
the City Council of the City hereby establishes its election precincts for all municipal
elections. From and after the effective day of this Resolution, such precincts to be
coterminous with the boundaries of the below listed election precincts established by the
Denton County and Tarrant County Commissioner's Courts, to the extent such election
precincts are within the corporate boundaries of the City of Southlake:
Denton County Election Precinct No. 401
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3470
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3039
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3558
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3538
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3359
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3526
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3529
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3392
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3559
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3035
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3579
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3286
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3545
Section 6. POLLING PLACE: The polling place for the General Election for all
precincts of the City shall be Southlake Town Hall, 1400 Main Street, (3rd floor
conference rooms), Southlake, Texas. The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. on Election Day, in accordance with and pursuant to the requirements of the Code.
Section 7. GOVERNING LAW AND QUALIFIED VOTERS: The election shall be
held in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Texas and the Code, and all
resident qualified voters of the City shall be eligible to vote at the election.
Section 8. PUBLICATION AND POSTING OF NOTICE OF ELECTION: Notice of
the election shall be published twice, on April 7, 2002 and April 14, 2002, in the
newspaper in accordance with the provisions of the Code. Additionally, notice shall be
posted no later than April 12, 2002 in the regular place for posting notice of meetings of
the City Council of the City, and shall remain posted continuously through Election Day,
May 4, 2002.
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Section 9. CANVASSING OF RETURNS: The City Council shall convene on May 7,
2002, at 5:00 p.m. to canvass the returns of the general election.
Section 10. RUNOFF ELECTION: In accordance with Section 2.025 (b) (2) of the
Code, in the event no candidate received a majority of votes for an office, there shall be a
runoff election held on June 1, 2002.
Section 11. SUBMISSIONS TO THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT:
The Acting City Secretary is authorized to make such submissions as are necessary to the
United States Justice Department to seek pre -clearance approval for additional length of
the absentee voting period, and the addition of voting precincts by Tarrant County Voter
Registrar.
Section 12. NECESSARY ACTIONS: The Mayor and the Acting City Secretary of the
City, in consultation with the City Attorney are hereby authorized and directed to take
any and all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code in carrying out
and conducting the elections, whether or not expressly authorized herein.
Section 13. EFFECTIVE DATE: This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2002.
ATTEST:
Kimpush
Acting City Secretary
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
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