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ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON MAY 6,
1995; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. The City Council finds and declares that the May 6,
1995, regular municipal election was duly ordered for the purpose
of electing four Councilmembers to Places 1, 2, 3, and 4; that
proper notice of said election was duly given and election of-
ficials appointed; that the election was duly held and the returns
of the election officials have been delivered to the Council, all
in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter
and ordinances of the City of Denton.
SECTION II. The official returns of the election officials
having been opened, examined and canvassed, and the Council hereby
finds and declares that 3,284 ballots were cast at the election,
and that the votes cast for each place on the Council were as
follows:
EARLY VOTING:
FOR PLACE 1:
Mark Chew 92 votes
Carl Gene Young, Sr. 166 votes
David Zoltner 55 votes
FOR PLACE 2:
Jeff Krueger 145 votes
FOR PLACE 3:
David Biles 118 votes
Harold T. Perry 122 votes
FOR PLACE 4:
Jerry Cott 183 votes
Mark Spinks 21 votes
REGULAR VOTING:
FOR PLACE 1:
Mark Chew 158 votes
Carl Gene Young, Sr. 89 votes
David Zoltner 125 votes
FOR PLACE 2:
Jeff Krueger 409 votes
FOR PLACE 3:
David Biles 357 votes
Harold T. Perry 305 votes
FOR PLACE 4:
Jerry Cott 331 votes
Mark Spinks 36 votes
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
FOR PLACE 1:
Mark Chew 250 votes
Carl Gene Young, Sr. 255 votes
David Zoltner 180 votes
FOR PLACE 2:
Jeff Krueger 554 votes
FOR PLACE 3:
David Biles 475 votes
Harold T. Perry 427 votes
FOR PLACE 4:
Jerry Cott 514 votes
Mark Spinks 57 votes
SECTION III. The Council finds and declares that each candi-
date listed below received a majority of the votes cast for each
place on the Council and that each candidate listed below is hereby
declared to be elected to the City Council of the City of Denton:
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FOR PLACE 2: Jeff Krueger
FOR PLACE 3: David Biles
FOR PLACE 4: Jerry Cott
and the candidates shall assume the duties of their office on the
date that they take the official oath of office.
SECTION IV. The Council finds and declares that no candidate
received a majority of the votes cast for Place 1 and that a run-
off election is hereby ordered to be held, in accordance with the
provisions of Ordinance 95-048, on the 3rd day of June, 1995.
Candidates in the run-off election will be Mark R. Chew and Carl
Gene Young, Sr.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the~day of ~~i, 1995.
BOB CASTL~ERR~ rR ~
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ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY: ~~/~ ~~'~L~.~
AP~ ~S~O LEGAL FORM:
MIC~AE~. ~,_.BUC~m~CTING CITY ATTORNEY
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