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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8749 -• ~ ~ .~ ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION OF THE QUALI- FIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON SATURDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, A.D. 1983, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL- MEMBERS FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION I. That, in compliance with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, an election be and the same is hereby called and ordered for Saturday, April 2nd, A.D. 1983, as authorized by Article 2.01b, Election Code of the State of Texas, at which election all qualified voters may vote for the purpose of electing a Mayor at large and eight (8) Councilmembers from their respective districts. SECTION II. That the City Secretary of said City shall prepare ballots to be used in voting machines in said election, on which ballots shall be printed the names of the candidates for the at-large position of Mayor and the names of the candidates from the respective single member districts for the position of Councilmember. The places of the different candidates shall be designated on the official ballot as Mayor and Member of Council, Districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively. City Council single member districts are described and defined in Ordinance Nos. 7323, 7392, 7441, 7869, 7963, 8047, 8261, 8682, 8712 and 8719. SECTION III. That no person's name shall be placed on the official ballot as a candidate for the office of Mayor or as a member of the City Council unless such person has filed his sworn application, as re- quired by the laws of Texas, with the Mayor and the City Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to the election date. There must also appear on the face of said application the single member dis- trict wherein said candidate resides and from which district said candidate is seeking election, except that, with respect to candi- dates for the office of Mayor, the election shall be at large. That no person's name shall be placed on the official ballot as a candi- date for the office of Mayor unless such person is a qualified resident elector of the City of Fort Worth. That no person's name shall be placed on the official ballot as a candidate for membership on the City Council unless such person is a qualified elector of the City and shall have resided in the district from which he seeks election for a period of at least six (6) months next preceding April 2, 1983, the date of the election. SECTION IV. That it shall further appear to the said City Secretary, before said candidate's name is entered on said ballot, that he has filed an affidavit of loyalty with the City Secretary, as required by Article 6.02 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended. SECTION V. That, in the event that there are two or more candidates for the office of Mayor or two or more candidates from the same single member district for membership on the City Council, the order in which the names of such candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall be determined by a drawing to be conducted by the City Secretary; that three (3) days prior to the date on which the drawing is to be held the City Secretary shall post a notice in the City Hall of the time and place of the drawing and shall also give personal notice to any candidate who makes written request therefor and furnishes to the City Secretary a self-addressed stamped enve- lope; and that each candidate involved in the drawing or a represen- ~, -2- tative designated by him shall have a right to be present and observe the drawing. SECTION VI. That absentee voting shall be conducted by two methods: 4~ +: (1) Voting by personal appearance at the Fort Worth City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, and (2) Voting by mail. That absentee voting shall be on paper ballots and that each absentee voter shall vote for his choice for candidate for Mayor and for each place as a member of the City Council by placing an "x" in the square beside the name of each candidate for whom he wishes to vote; provided, however, that, if the voter places a plus sign (+) or a check mark (.f) or any other mark, which clearly shows his intention, in such place, it shall be counted as a vote for that candidate, provided that no more names are thus marked than there are places to be filled. That the failure of a voter to mark his ballot in strict conformity with these directions or failure to vote a full ballot shall not invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall be counted on all races wherein the intention of the voter is clearly ascertainable, except where the law expressly prohibits the counting of the ballot. That it is specifically provided that the election officers shall not refuse to count an absentee ballot because of the voter having marked his ballot by scratching out the names of candidates for whom he does not wish to vote; and that in this connection the attention of the Absentee Ballot Canvassing Board is directed to the provisions of Article 6.06 of the Election Code of the State of Texas. SECTION VII. That voting machines approved by the Commissioners' Court of Tarrant County, Texas, shall be used at the City Council election on April 2, 1983, in strict compliance with the applicable provisions of Article 7.14 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and other applicable provisions of such Election Code. -3- SECTION VIII. That any candidate receiving a majority of all the votes cast for the office for which he is a candidate shall be elected to such office; but that, in the event of a tie or in the event that no can- didate receives a majority of all the votes cast for the office sought, the Mayor, on the first day after the completion of the official tabulation and canvass of the returns, shall issue a call, proclamation and notice for a second election, as required by law, to be held on the second Saturday after the first election to fill that place, at which second election the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for any such office or offices, as the case may be, in the first election, at which no one was elected by receiving a majority of all the votes cast for all candidates for such office or offices, shall again be voted for. SECTION IX. That the polls shall be kept open from seven o'clock A.M. until seven o'clock P.M. on April 2, 1983, and that due return shall be made to the City Council showing the number of votes cast for each candidate for the office of Mayor and each candidate for membership on the City Council, respectively. SECTION X. That this ordinance shall constitute the proclamation, call, notice and ordinance calling and ordering said election; that same shall be published at least one time, in English and in Spanish, not more than 25 days nor less then 10 days before the election, in at least one daily newspaper published in the City of Fort Worth; or that the City Secretary is hereby directed to post or cause to be posted said proclamation, call, notice and ordinance in each voting precinct, or at the polling place of combined voting precincts, at least twenty (20) days before said election. SECTION XI. That the polling places for this election, the personnel or the officers who are to hold the same and the Absentee Ballot Canvassing Board, except insofar as they may be changed by the City Council of said City, shall be as follows: -4- DISTRICT 5: General Area: Stop Six - Southeast Precincts in District: 11, 74, 75, 98, 106, 127, 132, 149, 152, 184, 188, 211, 234, 270 DISTRICT 6: General Area: Far South Precincts in District: 4, 14, 22, 24*, 34*, 85, 103*, 105, 150, 165, 167, 207, 237, 238, 244*, 251*, 262*, 264, 273, 295*, 296, 309 DISTRICT 7: General Area: Near West Precincts in District: 1, 2, 16, 53*, 57, 64, 86, 94, 113, 116, 120, 125, 137, 232*, 242, 243, 246*, 252, 274, 285, 291, 292, 293, 306, 307, 310 DISTRICT 8: General Area: Central - East Precincts in District: 5, 6, 8, 10, 19, 56, 58, 59, 73, 78, 79, 80, 83, 89, 90, 104, 107, 119, 154, 187, 271, 302 DISTRICT 9: General Area: Near Southside - TCU Precincts in District: 54, 60, 62, 71, 76, 77, 81, 84, 95, 96, 97, 108, 117, 133, 134, 155, 182, 195, 201, 233, 235, 272 * Split between City and County Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 2 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 2. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 3 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 3. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 4 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 4. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 5 shall be -11- f ,.. eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 5. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 6 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 6. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 7 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 7. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 8 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 8. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 9 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 9. No qualified elector of the City shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth from other than the district of residency of such elector. All qual- ified electors of the City shall be eligible to vote for candidates for the office of Mayor. SECTION XIII. That said election shall be held under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas insofar as same may be applicable, and all duly qualified resident electors of each respective single member district shall be allowed to vote in the mayoralty election on candidates for the office of Mayor. Each and every candidate for Mayor or Member of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth shall be a qualified elector of the City. In addition, each candidate for Member of Council, Place Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, shall be a resident of and shall have resided in the district from which election is sought for a period of at least six (6) months next preceding the date of the City Council election. SECTION XIV. That the City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to prepare and issue ballots for absentee voting and for voting machines and to stamp same "Official Ballot." -12- ' ~ ~= • ~ -. SECTION XV. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth shall furnish election officials said ballots and voting machines, together with any other forms, blanks or instructions in accordance with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the laws of the State of Texas insofar as same are applicable. SECTION XVI. That the way and manner of holding this election, the notice to be given therefor, the polling places, the personnel and the offi- cers who are to hold same, and all details connected with the hold- ing of the election shall be provided for and arranged by the City Secretary; that the proper notice and publication of this notice, proclamation and ordinance shall only be cumulative of and in addi- tion to the statutory notice of said election as herein provided; and that any omission or irregularity in the publication of this notice, proclamation and ordinance, or in the signing of same, shall not in any way affect or invalidate such election. b SECTION XVII. That this ordinance, election order, proclamation and notice shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. ~~AT=T.E~,T ^ -~° ~ y`~ ~~,Jf~ K ~~ !~~.. ~ { ~ r. i ~~ /~1"' i ~'~- ~y~Se*cretary of the City of °,~ `~ _;;: L~'ort-Worth, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY C~i,~~n-a~„r_ City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor o e City of Fort Worth, Texas -13- Precinct ` No. Polling Place Judge :.., ~1_ &:~`2 'r ~ ~~ Lobby-Civi 1 Courts Building John Heath ~_~ 100 Flous ton 4 Westcreek Elementary School Mrs. Sammy Crews 3401 Walton 5, 58 & Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School Edwardene Harris 187 501 Missouri 6 Broadway Baptist Church w' Tiny Mae Matthe~5 j305 West Broadway _ (Activities Building -May Street Entrance) 8 & 56 Versia L. Williams Elementary Scho ol Grace Bass 901 Bau rl i ne 10 & 271 R. Vickery Elementary School Mrs. Mildred J. Porter 1905 East Vickery 11 Englewood Community Centerr~~' Proctor El d.err~ 3101 Avenue J 12 East Handley Elementary School Mrs. Evelyn K, Austin 2617 Mims 14 & 167 Edgepark United Methodist Church Bobbie Cornelison 5616 Crowley Road 15 Career Planning Academy 6.4'•+.; Cornelius 381.3 Valentine 16 South High Mount Elementary School Mrs. Lola Winder 4101 Birchman 17 & 122 Fire Station No. 15 Mark McCafferty 3100 Azle Avenue 19 & 119 Immanuel Baptist Church R. C. Braker 3812 Galvez 22 .- J. T. Stevens Elementary School John Fortune 6161 Wrigley Way 24, 34, & Garden Acres Baptist Church Y. S. Morgan 244 1.0920 Stone Road 48 Greines Furniture Store Joe M. Lazo 1332 North Mai n 50 & 284 Washington Heights Elementary Hillery Hardeman School 3215 North Houston 51 ._~~~ Luttrell's ;~-= John A. Luttrell ~ - 2200 ~brtheast 28th- Street (Rear Building) 54 Fire Station No. 8 Doug Young 1301 West Rosedale 59 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Revereri'd Harold Gant 1063 East Rosedale 60 Fort Worth Girls Club Charlie S, Martinez 1425 8th Avenue ,~ -5- Prec i nc t _ _No, Polling Place Judge 61 & 308 Progressive Baptist Church Ollie Reed 1702 Carver 64 & 57 School Administration Building Jesse W. Sandoval 3210 West Lancaster 66 Fire Station No, 14 Virginia Goodson 2737 Meadowbrook Drive 67 Denver Avenue Elementary School Vincent Perez, Sr. 1412 Clenver Avenue 68 Sam Rosen Elementary School Lucille Stem 2613 Roosevelt 69, 111, 253, First Baptist Church of White Mrs. Victor Enright 276, 312 & Settlement West 313 121 Verna Trail North 70 J, P. Moore Elementary School Carolyn Thompson 4212 Belden 71 & 84 De Zavala Elementary School Patty Knowles 1419 College Avenue 73 Evans Avenue Bapti st Church Lois Faye Bates 1333 Evans Avenue 74 D, McRae Elementary School Minnie C. Locker 3316 Avenue N. 75 & 234 Fort Worth Police Sector Building Mrs. H, T, Anderson 1100 Nashvil l e 76 & 235 Lily B. Clayton Elementary School Mrs, Billie Dolenz 2000 Park Place 77 1Mrs: Jo Ann"Buchanan~'s`Residence "' ' Mrs Jo Ann Buchanan :291.3 SiXth~ Avenue_ __,~. . 79 Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Mrs, Mable Newton 960 East Bail timore 80 Greater Harvest Church of God in John E. Kinney Christ 2902 Mitchell 81 Al ice E. Carl son E'l;ementary School Ben Procter 3320 West Cantey 82 & 198 Zion Lutheran Church Marjorie Steadham 1112 Eagle Drive 83 Oaklawn Elementary School Charlotte Pernell 3220 Hardeman 85, 296, Rosemont Middle School Mrs. Eddie Miller & 309 1501 West Seminary 86 & 252 Arlington Heights Teacher Center Joe Orr 51m0 C1 Campo $7 I, 0, 0. F, .Hall Rita Renfro 1900 Gould ,1 -6- r Precinct No. Polling Place Judge 88 Sagamore Hill Elementary School Art Brender 701 Hughes 89 & 78 Morningside Elementary School Mrs. Marie Brooks 2601 Evans Avenue 90 Progressive Church of God in Christ R. C. Johnson 1349 East Baltimore 92 Day Care Center Mrs. E. L. Boswell 24th & Prospect 93 W, A.. ;Meacham Middle School ~ Albert DeLeon 3600 Weber 94 & 306 Arlington Heights High School Mrs. Harry Laue 4501 West Rosedale 95 St. Stephen Presbyterian Church Harriett Griffin 2600 Sandage 96 & 62 E. M. Daggett Middle School `Doren Pulliam 1108. Ca rl oc k - ` 97, 233,& George C. Clarke Elementary School Joe J. Johnson, Jr. 272 3300 South Henderson 98 S, S. Dillow Elementary School Frank Escalante 4000 Avenue N 99 Handley - Meadowbrook Recreation Donna La Fon Center 6201 Beaty 101 & 109 Amon G. Carter High School Mrs. La Rue Smith 3301 Yucca 104 Bradley Community Center Gerald Summerford 2601 Timberline Drive 105 Southwest Recreation Center Jane Berberich 6300 Welch 106 & 152 A. M. Pate Elementary School Mildred G,Thompson 3800 Anglin 107 Worth Heights Multi-Purpose Center Mrs. John R. Johnson 3521 New York 108 R. L. Paschal High~~~School Tom Armstrong 3001 Forest Park Blvd. 110 Norths'ide -Multi-Purpose `Center Estelle Hughey 18th & Harrington 113 & 292 Mrs. Clifford Witts` Residence Mrs. Junette Bryant , 8916 Heron Drive ~' 116 North Hi Mount Elgnentary School Donald Curry 3801 West 7th Street 117 BluebonnetElementary School" Lloyd T. Adams 3201 South Hills Avenue 120 & 274 Como Elementary School Viola Pitts 4000 Horne 123 H. V. Helbing Elementary School ~ Mrs, Charlie Fae Blackwood 3524 North Crump r ~_~_ ` t. Precinct No. PoTiing Place Judge 124 & 239 Mid-Town Church of Christ Wade L. Banowsky 170.1 Oakhurst Scenic Drive 125 & 243 Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park Doyle C. Fine 1170 Sleepy Hollow Drive 126 King of Glory Lutheran Church Ken Kielty 1659 Sandy Lane 127 Dunbar Sixth Grade Center Dorothy R. Thompson 51010 Willie 129 & 230 Ridglea Hi11s Eianentary School Steve Hollern 6817 Cumberland Road 130 Overton Park lfnited Methodist Marjorie Nunn Church 5001 Briarhaven Road 132 Eastland Elementary School James L. Crane 4108 Eastland l34 & 133 B. H. Carroll Elementary School Ruben Graham 3908 McCart 135 & 275 Westridge Baptist Church David P. Jordan 9001 Weatherford Highway 136 Wycl iff Elementary School L. rN~. Blanks, Jr. 4920 Dilworth Court 137 Jo Kelly School Gladys Earnest 201 North Bailey 142 Bruce C. Shulkey Elementary School Mrs. Hazel Newton 5533 Whitman 146 Eastern Hi11s High School R. Allan Dillard 5701 Shelton Drive 149 & 184 Glen Park Elementary Margaret Terry 3601 Pecos 150, 237, 251, E. Ray Elementary School Mrs. W. G. Beasley 262 &`103 7309 Sheridan Road 151 Fire Station No. 20 Don C. Reynolds 1051 Woodhaven Boulevard 154 Carter Park Elementary School Danny Coulston 1204 East Broadus 155 Rosemont Church of Christ John W. Dilbeck, Jr. 4041 Ryan Avenue 162 Bonnie Brae Elementary School Mrs. B. F. Stapleton 3600 Fossil Drive 163 Southcliff Baptist Church John Woldt 4100 Southwest Loop 165 & 273 South Hills Elementary School Rosalie Dowdy 3009 Bilglade -8- ~~ ~Preci~.nc t No Po11in~Plac~ Judge _ 170 Meadowbrook Middle School Jack McLaughlin 2001 Ederville Road 175 & 303 St. John Missionary,6ap,tist Church Walter Morse Route 1, Euless~~ 178 Baptist Radio & T.V. Comm~i sion Building 6350 West Freeway 179 & 118 R. D. Evans Recreation Center 3242 Lackl and Road 182 Tanglewood Elementary School 3060 Overton Park Drive West 185 Eastern Hills United Methodist Church 15:09 Wilson Road ~F 195 South Fort Worth Elementary School 900 Fogg 201 Sgninary South Shopping Center Town Ha 11 203 Western Hills Elementary School 2805 Laredo 207 Fire Station No. 26 6124 Hulen 211 Sunrise Elementary School 3409 Stalcup Road 227, 197, 199, Fire Station No. 7 & 248 6401 John T. Wli~~e~,fRoad 231, 247 Diamond Hill Jarvis High School & 250 1411 Maydell 232, 53 & Fire Station No. 13 246 5333 Lea Crest Lane 236 K. X . A. S. T.V . 3 900 Barnett 238 & 295 Trinity Cumberland Presbyterian Church 7120 West Cleburne Road 242 & 285 Lake Worth Boat & Ski Club 4001 Marina; Drive 261, 43, 44, Park View Elem entary School & 301 6900 Bayberry Drive 264 Southwest High School 4100 Alto Mesa 270 & 188 Handley Baptist Church 6801 Church (Education Building) 277 White Lake School 501 Oakland Boulevard North James L. Kent 0. B. Awtrey .-~--~, ~,G1 o it a Dunson `? --~,~~ _ r ~_ _ -__._.. Wilhelmina Gladden Max Falkowitz Dick Salinas Peggy Underwood Sam White Mrs. Dorothy Haggerty Frances B. Gould Mrs. J. D. Steele Dave Choate Mrs. H. N. Follin Jan Norton Vyvyan B. Gallaher Mrs. Margaret Shetter Julia Sue Swift Timothy Stewart Amy J . Ba 11 i ng er E .Q~ Precinct No. Polling Place Judge 278 e YMCA ~ '_ _____ ~~~ ~ Laurence Priddy 1.500 Sandy~Lane _ __ _ -~3_ 27g Atwood McDonald Elementary School Barbara McMahon 1850 Barron Lane 293- &y 30~ Nash E-1 ementary School -~ Danny `C'opez ~ ` `~-±,~,,,~''~ 401` Samue 1 s _ ~ ,~ ' ,. ~ _ ____ - 302 East St. Paul Baptist Church Ruth Roberts 1305 Savage 310 Fort Worth Carpet Center Martha Wetherby 1524 Pennsylvania Avenue Absentee Balloting shall be conducted by the City Secretary at the City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. ABSENTEE BALLOT CANVASSING BOARD Barney Koons Blakeney Sanders Ralph Lemond SECTION XII. That the single member districts and precincts therein (described and defined with particularity in Ordinance Nos. 7323, 7392, 7441, 7869, 7963, 8047, 8261, 8682, 8712 and 8719) are: DISTRICT 2: General Area: Northside Precincts in District: 17, 43*, 44*, 48, 50, 51, 61, 67, 68, 87, 92, 93, 110, 122, 123, 124, 231, 239, 247, 250, 261*, 284, 301*, 308 DISTRICT 3: General Area: Far West Precincts in District: 15, 69*, 70*, 111*, 118, 129, 130, 135, 136, 142, 163, 178, 179, 203, 230, 253, 275, 276, 292, 311*, 312*, 313 DISTRICT 4: General Area: Meadowbrook - Poly Precincts in District: 12, 66, 82, 88, 99, 101, 109, 126, 146, 151, 162, 170, 175, 185, 197, 198, 199, 227, 236, 248, 277, 278, 279, 303 -10- 1' _, ~, '~. < .._ .. '. y . _. PASSED AND ADOPTED this the ~_~day of , 1983 at a re ular, ublic meeting of the City Council of the Oity , 9 P of Fort Worth. THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § I, Jack W. Green, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy_ of Ordinance No. ~~, duly presented and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, at a regular session held on the ,,,~~ ~ day of , A. D. 1983, as same appears of record in the Office of the City Secretary. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, this the ~~'day of ~ , A. D. 1983. fi, _:.-~ ~.-r ~~r~ ~ , -. .,'"~. _ e ~ / -'L~ Ci-y Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas -14-