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AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
CALLING AND ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF
APRIL, 1979, THE SAME BEING THE FIRST SATURDAY IN SAID MONTH
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) COUNCILPERSONS FOR THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE II, SECTION 2 01 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DENTON,
TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE HOURS AND PLACE FOR THE SAID ELECTION,
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND POSTING IN
THREE PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF DENTON AS NOTICE OF SAID
ELECTION, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE UP THE OFFICIAL
BALLOTS, CAUSING THE SAME TO BE PRINTFD AND DELIVERED TO THE
PRESIDING OFFICER, PROVIDING FOR THE MAKING OF OFFICIAL RETURNS
OF THE SAID ELECTION AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAME BY THE
CITY COUNCIL, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, it is necessary that nominations for election to
City Council be filed not later than thirty (30) days prior to
the date of election, now, therefore,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That an election shall be held in the Community Building, in
the Civic Center on East McKinney Street, in the City of Denton,
Texas, between the hours of seven o'clock (7 00) a m and seven
o'clock (7 00) p m on the 7th day of April, A D 1979, the same
being the first Saturday of said month, for the purpose of electing
three (3) Councilpersons for the City of Denton, in accordance with
the provisions of Article II, Section 2 01 of the Charter of the
City of Denton, Texas
SECTION II
(a) That three Councilpersons shall be elected to fill three
places, places one (1) two (2) and three (3) and the candidate who
receives the majority of the votes cast for each place shall be
declared elected to that place on the City Council of the City of
Denton for two (2) year terms
SECTION III
That notice of said election shall be given by the posting
of true copies of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor and attested
by the City Secretary, in three public places of the said City,
one of which places shall be at the Municipal Building, for thirty
(30) consecutive days prior to the date of said election and this
ordinance shall be published in full one time in the Denton Record -
Chronicle at least thirty (30) days prior to said election
SECTION IV
That
LEE ��OX
is hereby
appointed presiding
judge of said
election, and_
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is hereby
appointed as his alternate, and the said presiding judge shall
appoint such assistants as may be necessary to properly conduct said
election, as provided by the election code
SECTION V
That the City Secretary shall make up the official ballot from
the names presented to him by application or nominating petitions as
provided by Article III, Section 3 02 and 3 03 of the Charter of the
City of Denton, Texas, and he is hereby authorized and directed to
have the ballots to be used in such election printed and delivered
to the said presiding judge
SECTION VI
That immediately after the counting of the votes the presiding
judge shall deliver the official returns of the election to the City
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Secretary
SECTION VII
That on the Tuesday next following the election, the City
Council shall canvass the returns and declare the results which
shall be recorded in the Minutes of the Council
SECTION VIII
That the candidate who receives the majority of the votes cast
for each place shall be declared elected and the Mayor shall deliver
certificates of election to the successful candidates If two or
more candidates shall tie with the highest number of votes or if no
candidate receives a majority of the votes cast for that place, the
Council shall order a second election to be held on the fourteenth
day after the first election at which only the names of the two
candidates who receive the highest number of votes for that place
or the candidates who tied with the highest number of votes at the
first election shall be printed on the ballot In the event of a
tie at the second election, the tied candidates shall cast lots to
determine which one shall be declared elected to that place
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 20th day of February, A D 1979
III �y4J-Jr'fiT7CHELE, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
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I H , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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