1976-006AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
CALLING AND ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 3RD DAY OF
APRIL, A D , 1976, THE SAME BEING THE FIRST SATURDAY IN SAID
MONTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO (2) COUNCILMEN FOR THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3 01 (a) 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 ELECTTON, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE UP THE
OFFICIAL BALLOTS, CAUSING THE SAME TO BE PRINTED AND DELIVERED
TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER, PROVIDING FOR THE MAKING OF OFFICIAL
RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR THE CANVASSING OF THE
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 McKlnney 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 3rd day of April, A D 1976, the
same being the first ~aturday of said month, for the purpose of
electing two (2) Councilmen for the City of Denton, in accordance
with the provisions of Article 3, Section 3 01 (a) of the Charter
of the City of Denton, Texas
SECTION II
That the two candidates who receive the highest number
of votes shall be declared elected to the City Council of the
City of Denton
SECTION III
That notice of said election shall be given by the post-
lng 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 Build-
lng, 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 elect~on
SECTION IV
That ~f,.~c._~d~ KS hereby appointed pre-
siding judge of said election, and . Ho ~. /~/L~f~
is hereby appointed as his alternate, and the said presiding 3udge
shall appoint such assistants as may be necessary to properly con-
duct sa~d elect~on, as provided by the election code
SECTION V
That the C~ty Secretary shall make up the official ballot from
the names presented to him by application or nominating petitions
as provided by Article 3, 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 elect~on printed and delivered
to the said presiding 3udge
SECTION VI
That immediately after the counting of the votes the presiding
judge shall deliver the official returns of the election to the City
Secretary
SECTION VII
That on the Monday next following the election, the City Council
shall canvass the returns and declare the results which shall be re-
corded ~n the M~nutes of the Council
SECTION VIII
That the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes
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 second hlghest number of votes or ~f three or
more candidates shall tie for the highest number of votes, 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 cand~-
dates who receive the same number of votes at the first elect~on
shall be printed on the ballot In the event of a tie at the second
elect~on, the tied candidates shall cast lots to determine which
one shall be declared elected
PASSED and APPROVED th~s the ~ day of February, A D 1976
TOM D JEST~ JR~YOR
CITY OF DEN~, TE~S
~R~OKS HOLT, CITY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
PAUL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS