89-011CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 89-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
CALLING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY
6, ]989, ESTABLISHING ELECTION PRECINCTS
WITHIN THE CITY: APPOINTING AN ELECTION JUDGE
AND AN ALTERNATE JUDGE: AUTHORIZING THE CITY
SECRETARY TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS TO THE UNITED
STATES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR PRE-CLEARANCE
APPROVAl,: ESTABLISHING OTHER PROCEDURES FOR
THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION: ESTABLISHING A
DATE FOR CANVASSING RETURNS: AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEPEASr Section 41.001 of the Texas Election Code (the
"Co~e") specifies that the first Saturday in May shall be a
"uniform election date" and that a genera] election of a city may
be held cm such day; and,
WHEREAS, by a resolution the first Saturday in May (May 6,
1989) has~ been adopted as the date of its genera] election; sDd,
WH}iREAS, by this resolution, established the next to last
Saturday i~, May (May 20, 1989) as the date for a runoff election
shc~id one be required for the general election; and,
WHEREAS, by this resolution, it is the ir~_tention of the City
Ceunc[1 to officially establish the election precincts within the
City, to designate ~ polling place for the election, to appoint~ the~
necessary election officers and to establish and ~ * zorth
procedures for conducting the election; and,
WHEREAS, the changes from prior practices may require
pre-clearances under the Federal Voting Rights Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE C~TY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OP SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS~ THAT:
Section I~ Election Day. A general election sh~!] be
held in the City of Southlake, Saturday, May 6, 1989, at which the
following officers will be elected:
MAYOR
COUNCILPERSON PLACE NO. 1
COU~CiLPERSON PLACE NO. 2
Section 2. Term of office. In accordance with the
City's Charter, the candidate for each office receiving a majority
~f votes fo~ such office £ba?] be elected for a term of two (2)
years beginning May 6, 1989, or until a successor is duly electe.d
and qualified.
Section 3. Eligibility for Candidacy.. In accordance
with th~ City's Char~er, no person shall bc eligible for the office
of Mayor or Councilperson unless he/she is a qualified elector of
the City and has resided in tile City fou at least twelve (12)
months next preceding the election at which he/she is to be elected.
Section 4. Application for a Place on the Ballot. In
accordance with Section 143.007 of the Code, any eligible and
qualified person may ha~e his name printed upon the official ballot
as a candidate for the offices herein set forth by filing his sworn
application with the City Secretary not earlier than February 20,
]989, and not later than 5:00 p.m. March 22, 1989. Each such
application shall be on a form as 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 City
Secretary as provided by Section 52.094 of the Code. Notice of the
time and place for such drawing shall be given in accordance with
the Code.
Section 5. Runoff Election. In accordance with the
Code, in the event that no candidate receives a majority of the
votes for an office, there shall be a runoff election held on May
20, 1989. If a runoff election is necessary, it shall be ordered
by the Mayor not later than five (5) days after the canvassing of
the returns of the general election.
Section 6. 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 frcm
and after the effective date 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, and to be identified
by the same number as the county precincts. The election precincts
hereby adopted as the election precincts of the City are as follows:
Denton County Election Precinct No. 3S
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 5035
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3039
Tarrant County Election Precinct NO. 3040
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3114
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3286
Tarrant County Election Precinct No. 3359
Section 7. Poilinq Place. The polling place for all
election precincts of the City for all municipal elections from and
after the effective date of this Resolution shall be City Hall, 667
North Carroll Avenue, Southlake~, Texas. The polls shall be open
from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., in accordance with and pursuant to the
requirements of the Code.
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Section 8. Appointment of Election Judge and Alternate
Election Judge. Th~ following named individuals, residing at the
respective addresses, are hereby appointed to serve as Presiding
Election Judge and Alternate Presiding Election Judge,
respectively, at the election:
Presidi~g__Ju__ dge:
Name:
Address:
Charles Curry
1203 Ridgewood Circle, Southlake, Tx 76092
Name: Alo~]a Payne
Address: 1213 Whispering Lane, Southlake, Tx 76092
The Election Judge and the Alternate Judge shall be qualified
voters of the City. The City Secretary shall, in accordance with
Section 32.009 of the Code, deliver to the Presiding Judge and the
Alternate Presidin¢; Judge notice of their appointments not later
than twenty (20) ~s from the effective date of this Resolution.
Section 9. ~ointment of Clerks. The Presiding Judge
for the polling place sh~.lz appoint Election Clerks and as many
additionnl Clerks as are necessary for the proper conduct of the
election. Provided, however, five (5) Clerks, shall be the maximum
number cf Clerks which may be appointed to serve at the polling
place. All Election Clerks shall be qualified voters of the City~
Section i0. ~.%]}~ensation of the Election Judge and
Election Clerks. The Presiding Election Judge, Alternate
Presiding Judge and each Election Clerk shall be compensated at the
rate of $5.00 per hour in accordance with Section 32.091 of the
Code. The Presiding Election Judge shall also be paid the
additional sum o~ $25~00 for delivering the returns of the election.
Section ll. Method of votingn The City Secretar~~ is
hereby authorized and instructed to provide and furnish all
necessary election supplies to conduct the election. In accordance
w~th this resolution. Voting at the election shall be by
e!ec%ron[c ~oting machine and shall be condncted in accordance with
tr~e Code.
Section 12. 9~verning Law and Qua!ified 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 13. Publication and Posting of Notice. Notice cf
the election shall be published once no earlier than April 6, 1989,
and no later than April 26, 1989, in a newspaper ill accordance with
the provisions of the Code, and shall be posted no later than April
17, 1989, in the regular place for posting notice of meetings of
the City Council of the City.
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Section 14. Absentee Voting. Absentee voting by personal
appearance shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
5: 00 p.m. on each day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or an
official State Holiday, beginning on April 17, 1989, and continuing
through May 2, 1989, except on Saturday, April 22, the absentee
polling place will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Absentee
voting by personal appearance shall be at tbs office of the City
Secretary, 667 North Carroll Avenue, Southlake, Texas.
Applications for absentee votin9 by mai] shall be delivered to the
City Secretary at the same address not earlier than March 7, 1989,
and n~.~t later th~n the close of business cn Apl;i! 28, 1989.
Ab; ente'a voting, both by personal app,.atonce and hy mail,
sha]! be hy paper ballots and shall be canvassed by 'the Abcentee
Ballo~ Board, which is hereby created. The Pi esiding Election
Judge and the Alternate Presiding Election Judge appointed herei:%
sP.a!l serYe as the presiding officer and the al{ernr~te presiding
officer, respectively, of the Absentee Ballot Beard. The other
election officer serving at the election shall serve as the other
members of the Absentee Ballot Board ~or the election.
Section i5. Submissions to the United States Justice
D(lp_ar_tme_n.~_t That the City Secretary of the City of Southlake is
authorized to make such submissions as are necessary to the United
States Justice Department to seek pre-clearance approval for new
precincts adced due to recent annexations and for additional lengah
of the absentee voting period to include Saturday, April 22, from
i0~00 a.m. ho 2:80 p~m.
Section 16. Delivery of Returns. in accordance with
Code, inm~ediatelv after the closing of the polls on the day of the
election, tbs election officers named in this Resolution shall make
and deliver the returns of the election in triplicate as follows:
one copy shall be retained by the Presiding Judge, one copy shall
be delrvered to the Mayor of the City, and ~ne copy of the returns,
together with the ballot boxes and ail election supplies, she. Il be
delivered to the Cmty Secretary. Ail election zecords and supplies
shall be preserYed by the City Secretary in accordance with the
Coc. e.
S~.ction ] 7. .g?!!yassi?__g_ of Returns. The City Council
shall convene on Mny 8, 1989, at 7~30 o'clock p,m. , to canvass the
returns of the e}ection.
Sec:rich 38. Necessary_ Actions. The Mayor and %he City
Sec~etar_¥ of the City, in consultation with the City Attorn,ey, are
hereby a~thor~zed and directed to take any and al! actions
necessary to comply with the provisions of the Code in carIying out
and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized
herein.
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Section 19. Effective Date.
effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the
ATTEST:
'Sandra L. LeGrand
City Secretary
This Resolution shall be
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
day of', 2~/~ .,
Jo] Any! ~ We~drholm, Mayo~
City Attorney
City of Southlake,
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