1980-031NO h " 3I
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS
OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON
APRIL 5, 1980, ORDERING A SPECIAL RUN-OFF ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON APRIL 29, 1980, PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS, VOTING
PLACES AND ELECTION SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, HEREBY ORDAINS
CCrTTnM T
The City Council finds and declares that the April 5, 1980
regular municipal election was duly ordered for the purpose of
electing councilpersons to Place 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the Council,
that proper notice of said election was duly given and election
official appointed, that said 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 officals having been
opened, examined and canvassed, the Council hereby finds and
declares that 3520 votes were cast at said election, and that
the votes cast for each place on the Council were as follows
FOR MAYOR PLACE 7
Bill Nash 1483 votes
Richard 0 Stewart 1918 votes
FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6
Linnie McAdams 1619 votes
Dwight L Gailey 1571 votes
James P Neill 199 votes
FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 5
R H Taliaferro 2956 votes
FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 4
Charles Hopkins
831
votes
Bob LaPorte
1078
votes
Robert M Mills
812
votes
Christye J Price
70
votes
Donald H Stone
272
votes
Charles Davis
320
votes
SECTION III
The Council finds and declares that each candidate 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
MAYOR - PLACE 7 RICHARD 0 STEWART
PLACE 5 R H TALIAFERRO
and such candidates shall assume the duties of their office on
the date that the Justice Department of the United States
notifies the City that there are no objections to the Charter
Amendments adopted by the voters on January 19, 1980 or the
single member district plan of the City of Denton adopted on
February 5, 1980 or on such date as the laws of the United
States of America may permit the assumption of their duties on
the City Council
SECTION IV
The Council hereby finds and declares that no candidate
received a majority of the votes cast for Place 4 and Place 6
and that a run-off election is required to elect a council-
person to Place 4 and Place 6 on the Council
SECTION V
A special run-off election is hereby ordered held in the
City of Denton, Texas on the 29th day of April, 1980 for the
purpose of electing councilpersons to Place 4 and Place 6 on
the Council At said election only the name of the two (2)
candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be
placed on the ballot, to-wit
PLACE 4 Charles Hopkins
Bob LaPorte
PLACE 6 Linnie McAdams
Dwight L Galley
SECTION VI
The polls for said special run-off election shall be open
from 7 00 A M to 7 00 P M and the voting place shall be in
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the Community Building in the Civic Center on East McKinney
Street in the City of Denton, Texas
SECTION VII
The election officals for said election on April 29, 1980
shall be as follows
1 Lee Knox, Presiding Judge
2 Bob Miller, Alternate Presiding Judge
At the Community Building on East McKinney Street
3 Brooks Holt, City Secretary shall conduct absentee
voting under the Texas Election Code
4 (a) Lona May McClendon shall be the Presiding Judge at
the Central Counting Station
(b) Joann Garbacik shall be the Manager of the Central
Counting Station
(c) Marilyn Robinson shall be the Tabulation Supervisor
at the Central Counting Station
The respective Presiding Judge of each voting place and the
Central Counting Station shall be authorized to appoint a
sufficient number of Clerks as they may deem necessary to
assist them in said election, including bilingual assistants as
required by law
SECTION VIII
Absentee voting shall be conducted by the Office of the
City Secretary in the Municipal Building on East McKinney
Street in the City of Denton, Texas, and the polls for absentee
voting shall be open for voting in person between the hours of
8 00 A M and 5 00 P M Monday through Friday during the times
allowed for absentee voting
SECTION IX
The City Secretary is hereby authorized to prepare the
official ballot for said election and perform each and every
act required by the Charter and laws of the State of Texas for
holding elections
SECTION X
It is further ordered that the punch card electronic voting
system adopted by Denton County be used in said election in
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accordance with the terms and provisions of Article 7 15 of the
Texas Election Code The punch card electronic voting system
shall be used for absentee voting in person and by mail and at
the polling place at the Municipal Building at the election on
April 29, 1980
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 8th day of April, 1980
NILE- NASH~MATOV
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
ATTES
SEGRETM
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
C J TAYLOR, JR , CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OFF~DENTON, TEXAS
BY
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