20-005 RESOLUTION NO. 20-005
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,
TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 2, 2020, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR PLACE 1 AND PLACE 6; DESIGNATING LOCATION
OF POLLING PLACE; ORDERING NOTICE OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS
PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION;
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENTS AND
CONTRACTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake, Texas ("City") is a home rule city acting under its charter
adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution
and Chapter 9 of the Local Government Code; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Southlake Charter provides that City Elections shall be held in accordance
with the laws of the State of Texas; and,
WHEREAS, Section 41.001(a) of the Texas Election Code, as amended by the 84th Texas
Legislature, establishes the first Saturday in May as a Uniform Election date for the
purposes of conducting a General Election; and,
WHEREAS, Section 3.004 of the Texas Election Code provides that the governing body of a
municipality shall be the authority to order a General Election for the purposes of
electing members to the governing body; and,
WHEREAS, the City will enter into Joint Election Agreements and Contracts for election services
with Tarrant and Denton Counties pursuant to Texas Election Code Sections 31.092
and 271.002.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. A General Election is hereby ordered for May 2, 2020 to be held jointly with the
Carroll Independent School District for the purpose of electing the Southlake City
Council Place 1 and Place 6, each such term being for a period of three (3) years.
The filing period for the General Election began on January 15, 2020, and will end on
February 14, 2020, at 5:00 p.m., in accordance with State Law.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Joint Election Agreement and Contract (the "Contracts"), the
Elections Administrator of Tarrant and Denton Counties shall serve as Elections
Administrator for the election. Presiding Election Judges and Alternate Presiding
Election Judges appointed to serve the authorized polling places and the early voting
clerk and deputy early voting clerks shall be those election officials furnished by the
Elections Administrator from the list of proposed election judges as required in the
Contracts. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute Contracts with the Tarrant
County and Denton County Elections Administrators for the General Election on May
2, 2020. The Mayor shall have further authority to approve any minor modifications
as may be necessary in the best interest of the City. In the event of a conflict
between this resolution and the Contracts, the Contracts shall control. A voting
system or systems meeting the standards and requirements of the Texas Election
Code, as amended, is hereby adopted and approved for early voting by personal
appearance and by mail and for election day voting.
SECTION 3. Notice of the General Election shall be posted on the bulletin board used to post
notice of the City Council meetings, the City's website and be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City. That said notice must be published at
least once, not earlier than the 30th day nor later than the 10th day, before Election
Day as provided in Section 4.003(a) (1) of the Texas Election Code. A copy of the
published notice that contains the name of the newspaper and the date of publication
shall be retained as a record of such notice, and the person posting the notice shall
make a record of the time of posting, starting date, and the place of posting.
SECTION 4. On Election Day, May 2, 2020, the polls shall be open between the hours of 7:00
a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Tarrant County Precincts Voting Location
3039, 3359, 3470, 3526, 3529, 3538, Carroll High School
3542, 3545, 3558, 3579 and 3626 as 800 N. White Chapel Blvd.
specified by Tarrant county Southlake, Texas, 76092
Denton County Precinct Voting Location
4030 Town of Trophy Club
1 Trophy Club Drive
Trophy Club, TX 76262
SECTION 5. Early voting by personal appearance shall commence on April 20, 2020 and continue
through April 28, 2020, at the locations established by Tarrant and Denton Counties
on the dates and times as follows, or as may be amended be either county, per the
Contract.
Tarrant and Denton County
April 20 —24 Monday — Friday 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
April 25 Saturday 7:00 a.m. —7:00 p.m.
April 26 Sunday 11:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m.
April 27 —April 28 Monday —Tuesday 7:00 a.m. —7:00 p.m.
The following early voting location will ONLY be open the dates and times listed:
Denton Civic Center
321 E. McKinney, Denton
April 20-23 Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
April 24 Friday 8:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m.
April 27-28 Monday-Tuesday 7:00 a.m. —7:00 p.m.
The main early voting locations shall be located at:
Tarrant County Elections Center, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111;
and,
Denton County Elections Center, 701 Kimberly Drive, Suite A101, Denton, Texas,
76208.
Early Voting for Southlake Tarrant County residents will also be conducted at
Southlake Town Hall, 1400 Main Street, Southlake, Texas, 76092. Early Voting for
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Southlake Denton County residents will be conducted at locations as specified by
Denton County. Additional Early Voting locations will be identified in the Contracts
executed with the Tarrant and Denton Counties Elections Administrators.
SECTION 6. Applications for ballot by mail shall be received and processed by the Tarrant and
Denton County Elections Administrators, as follows:
Early Voting Clerk: Heider Garcia, Tarrant County Elections Center, 2700 Premier
Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111; fax: 817-884-1755; or emailed to
votebvmailtarrantcounty.com; and
Early Voting Clerk: Frank Phillips, Denton County Elections, P.O. Box 1720, Denton,
Texas, 76202; or Denton County Elections Office, 701 Kimberly Drive, Suite A101,
Denton, Texas, 76208; or fax: 940-349-3201; or emailed to
elections(c�dentoncountv.com.
Under Senate Bill 5, it is now required for an applicant submitting an application for
ballot by mail via fax or email to also submit an application for ballot by mail via mail.
In order for a faxed or email application for ballot by mail to be effective, the
accompanying mailed application for ballot by mail must be received within 4 days of
the submission of the application by fax or email.
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business
on April 20, 2020.
SECTION 7. For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the
early voting ballot board for this election shall be appointed and designated in
accordance with the provisions of the Contracts.
SECTION 8. The City Secretary shall present the General Election returns to the City Council at a
Council meeting for the canvassing of said election in accordance with the Texas
Election Code. The candidate for City Council Place 1 and Place 6 that receives a
majority of valid votes by qualified voters at the election shall be declared elected. In
the event no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast for all the candidates
for an office, a runoff election shall be conducted on the date set forth in the
Contracts or other date ordered by the City Council in accordance with the Southlake
City Charter and State law.
SECTION 9. The election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution of the State of Texas
and the Election Code, and all resident qualified voters of the City shall be eligible to
vote in the election. The Mayor and the City Secretary, 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 election,
whether or not expressly authorized herein.
SECTION 10. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,
TARRANT AND DENTON COUNTIES, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2020.
Resolution No. 20-005
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