1992-084 ORDINANCE NO ~
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE VOTES CAST FOR PLACE 6
ON THE CITY COUNCIL, FOLLOWING A RECOUNT HELD ON MAY 12, 1992, AND
DECLARING THE RESULTS FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNCILMEMBER TO PLACE 6
AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ONMAY
2, 1992
WHEREAS, on May 5, 1992, John Trent, candidate for Place 6 on
the City Council, submitted a request for a recount of the ballots
cast at the May 2, 1992 election and Eullne Brock, candidate for
Place 6 submitted a request for an electronic recount on May 7,
1992, and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 1992, the City Council canvassed the returns
with the adoption of Ordinance No 92-082, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the application statutes, the Mayor
ordered that an Electronic and Manual Recount of the votes cast for
Place 6 on the City Council be held on May 12, 1992, and
WHEREAS, §213 033 of the Texas Election Code provides that if
the recount changes the number of votes received for a particular
candidate, the canvassing authority shall conduct a canvass for the
office involved uslng the recount committee's report in the recount
supervisor's possession for each precinct in which a recount was
conducted,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That the City Council finds and declares that the
May 2, 1992, regular municipal election was duly ordered for the
purpose of electing three Councllpersons to Places 5, 6, and 7,
that proper notice of the electlon was duly given and election
officials 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
S~CTION II The official returns of the Recount Committee
having been opened, examined and canvassed, and the Council hereby
finds and declares that 4,110 ballots were cast at the election,
and that the votes cast for Place 6 on the Council were as follows
EARLY VOTING
Euline Brock 534 votes
Tom Thomas 35 votes
John Trent 531 votes
The early ballots cast in District One for each candidate are
as follows
Euline Brock 54 votes
Tom Thomas 5 votes
John Trent 90 votes
The early ballots cast in Dlstrict Two for each candidate are
as follows
Eullne Brock 197 votes
Tom Thomas 14 votes
John Trent 172 votes
The early ballots cast ~n District Three for each candldate are
as follows
Eullne Brock 144 votes
Tom Thomas 9 votes
John Trent 128 votes
The early ballots cast in District Four for each candidate are
as follows
Eul~ne Brock 139 votes
Tom Thomas 7 votes
John Trent 141 votes
TOTAL VOTES CAST.
Euline Brock 2,090 votes
Tom Thomas 122 votes
John Trent 1,898 votes
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The total regular ballots cast in District One for each
candidate for Place 6 are as follows
Eullne Brock 212 votes
Tom Thomas 7 votes
John Trent 88 votes
The total regular ballots cast in District Two for each
candidate for Place 6 are as follows
Eullne Brock 566 votes
Tom Thomas 35 votes
John Trent 491 votes
The total regular ballots cast in District Three for each
candidate to Place 6 are as follows
Euline Brock 428 votes
Tom Thomas 20 votes
John Trent 397 votes
The total regular ballots cast in District Four for each
candidate to Place 6 are as follows
Euline Brock 350 votes
Tom Thomas 25 votes
John Trent 391 votes
SECTION III The Council finds and declares that the candidate
for Place 6 llsted below received a majority of the votes cast for
each place on the Council and that such candidate listed below is
hereby declared to be elected to the City Council of the City of
Denton
Euline Brock
That Ordinance No 92-082 is amended by the passage of thls
ordlnance only with respect to the results of the ballots cast for
Place 6
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~day of ~ , 1992
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ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ~'~ DRA~TCH,~-~ITY ATTORNEY
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