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ORDINANCE NO ~
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF
DENTON, TEXAS, TO FILL A VACANCY IN PLACE 2, ON JANUARY 18, 1997,
AND, I,F A RUN OFF ELECTION IS REQUIRED, ON FEBRUARY 15, 1997, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCILMEMBER TO PLACE 2 OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, DESIGNATING VOTING PLACES AND
APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS, PROVIDING FOR BILINGUAL NOTICE OF
THE ELECTION, PROVIDING NOTICE OF THE FILING DEADLINE FOR A PLACE
ON THE SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT, ORDERING THAT AN ELECTRONIC VOTING
SYSTEM BE USED, MAKING ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR THE CONDUCT
THEREOF, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, Councmlmember Jeff Krueger has submitted hms reslgna-
tmon as Councmlmember for Place 2 and, by Resolutmon No R96-057
passed by the City Council on September 24, 1996, the Councml has
accepted Councmlmember Krueger's res~gnatzon, creatmng a vacancy mn
Place 2 under Tex Elec Code §201 023, and
WHEREAS, the Cmty Councml requested that Governor George Bush
authormze the City to hold this election on a date prmor to the
next uniform election date by procla~mzng thms an emergency
electmon under Tex Elec Code §41 0011, and
WHEREAS, Governor Bush has refused to declare an emergency
electzon so that thms specmal elect~on could be held on a date
other than a unmform electzon date and mn accordance w~th Section
2 04 of the Cmty Charter, and
WHEREAS, the Cmty Councml needs to hold thms special election
on the next avamlable uniform electmon date which ms Saturday,
January 18, 1997 mn accordance wmth Tex Elec Code §41 001, NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That a specmal munzcmpal electmon zs ordered to be
held mn the City of Denton, Texas, on Saturday, January 18, 1997,
such date bemng a unmform electmon date as defmned mn Tex Elec
Code §41 001, as amended (the "Code") for the purpose of electmng
a Councmlmember to fmll the vacancy for Dmstrlct or Place 2 In
the event a runoff ms requmred, the runoff electlon shall be held
on Saturday, February 15, 1997
~ That the fmlzng deadlmne for a place on the
specmal electmon ballot wzll be December 18, 1996
SECTION III That the pollmng places, which shall be open from
7 00 a,m to 7 00 p m, shall be as follows
Voters residing in District (Place) No 2 shall vote at
FIRE STATION NO 4
2110 SHERMAN DRIVE
DENTON, TEXAS
SECTION IV That the election officials for the election and
the runoff, ~f any, shall be as follows
For D~strlct (Place) No 2 Doris Chlpman, Presiding Judge and
Mary Mecay, Alternate Judge
Jennifer Walters, City Secretary, shall conduct early voting
under the Texas Election Code
George Spuller shall be Presiding Judge for the Early Ballot
Board, along with the other Early Ballot Board officials named
in Section VI below
The presiding judges are authorized to appoint a sufficient
number of clerks as necessary to assist them in the electlon,
including b~l~ngual assistants as required by law The rate of pay
for election judges and clerks shall be the maximum amount provided
for by State law
SECTION V That early voting shall be conducted for the
election, and the runoff election if necessary, by the Office of
the City Secretary as early voting clerk in the Municipal Building
at 215 East McK~nney Street in the City of Denton, Texas The
polls for early voting by personal appearance shall be open between
the hours of 8 00 a m and 5 00 p m Monday through Friday,
commencing on December 30, 1996 and ending on January 14, 1997 In
addition, early voting shall be held on Saturday, January 4, 1997,
between the hours of 10 00 a m and 3 00 p m , at the same location
as weekday early voting
SECTION VI Early voting by mall shall be conducted by the
City Secretary as early voting clerk in conformance with the
requirements of the Code Valid application and ballots voted by
mall shall be requested from and sent to Jennifer Walters, City
Secretary, City Secretary's Office, City of Denton, Texas, 215 East
McKlnney, Denton, Texas 76201 The Early Voting Ballot Board is
hereby created and authorized to canvass the early votes cast by
mall and by personal appearance The following persons are hereby
appointed as elect~on officers of the Early Voting Ballot Board
Presiding Judge, George Spuller, Alternate Judge, Alma Clark, and
Clerk, Ilene Steward
SECTION VII That the Mayor is hereby d~rected to provide
notice of the election, and the runoff elect~on if necessary, in
accordance with Sections 4 002 and 4 003 of the Code, the not~ce to
be printed in the Spanish language and the English language
SECTION VIII That an electronic voting system, using
optically scanned ballots, meeting the requirements of Chapter 124
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of the Code, shall be used for said election Preparation of the
necessary equipment and official ballots for the election shall
conform to the requirements of the Texas Election Code
~ That the City Secretary Ks authorized to prepare
the official ballot for the election and to perform every act
required by the City Charter and the laws of the State of Texas for
holding elections
SECTION X. The election officers named above shall make
returns for the election an the manner required by law The
ballots that are properly marked an conformance with the provisions
of the Texas Election Code for votes cast both during the period of
early voting and on the day of the election shall be counted in the
manner required by law
S~CTION XI Substantial copies of th~s ordinance in both
English and Spanish shall serve as proper notice of the election
and said notice shall be (a) published at least once an a
newspaper of general circulation published within the C~ty, not
less than the thirtieth day or later than the tenth day before the
election, (b) posted, not later than the twenty-first day before
election day, at a public place an each election district that Ks
an the jurisdiction of the c~ty, (c) posted, not later than the
twenty f~rst day before election day, on the bulletin board used
for posting notices of meetings of the City Council of the City,
and (d) posted, as may otherwise be required by Code §4 003 and
other applicable laws
SECTION XII That this ordinance shall become effective imme-
diately upon its passage and approval
PRESENTED Ai~D PASSED on the 5th day of November, 1996, at a
regular meeting qf the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas,
by a vote of 7 ayes and O nos at the regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas
JAC~LLER, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
H]~R~ERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
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