2004-157AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO ELECT TWO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
AND THE MAYOR HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON MAY 15, 2004 AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and declares that the May 15, 2004 regular
municipal election was duly ordered for the purpose of electing two councilmembers to Places 5
and 6, and a Mayor to Place 7; that proper notice of said election 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.
SECTION 2. The official retums of the election officials having been opened, examined,
and canvassed, and the Council hereby finds and declares that 2,986 ballots were cast at the
election, and that the votes cast for each place on the Council were as follows:
EARLY VOTING:
FOR PLACE 5:
Bob Montgomery
Ed Soph
787 votes
493 votes
FOR PLACE 6:
Joe Mulroy
850 votes
MAYOR, PLACE 7:
Chuck Norton
Euline Brock
257 votes
1,044 votes
ELECTION DAY VOTING:
FOR PLACE 5:
Bob Montgomery 757 votes
Ed Soph 725 votes
FOR PLACE 6:
Joe Mulroy
MAYOR, PLACE 7:
Chuck Norton
Euline Brock
TOTAL VOTES CAST:
905 votes
316 votes
1,172 votes
FOR PLACE 5:
Bob Montgomery 1,544
Ed Soph 1,218
FOR PLACE 6:
Joe Mulroy 1,755
MAYOR, PLACE 7:
Chuck Norton 573
Euline Brock 2,216
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SECTION 3. 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:
FOR PLACE 5:
FOR PLACE 6:
FOR PLACE 7:
Bob Montgomery
Joe Mulroy
Euline Brock
and the candidates shall assume the duties of their office on the date that they take the official
oath of office.
SECTION 4. That the City Council has found and determined that the meeting at which
this ordinance is considered is open to the public and that notice thereof was given in accordance
with provisions of the Texas open meetings law, Tex. Gov't Code ch. 551, as amended, and that
a quorum of the City Council was present.
SECTION 5. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and approval.
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EULINE BROCK, MAYOR
,2004.
ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY
BY:
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