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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8471r} 1~ ,~ t ORDINANCE NO ~~ ~/ AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY A D 1982 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND DISTRICT 6 COUNCILMEMBER 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 a special election be and the same is hereby called and ordered for Saturday January 16 A D 1982 as authorized by Article 2 Olb 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 a council member from District h SECTION LI 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 District 6 for the position of Councilmember District 6 The places of the different candidates shall be designated on the official ballot as Mayor and Member of Council District 6 respectively City Council single member dis- tricts are described and defined in Ordinance Nos 7323 7392 7441 7869 7963 $047 and 8261 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 required by the laws of Texas with the Mayor and the City Secretary not later than 5 00 P M of the 31st day before the election date There must also appear on the face of said application the single member district wherein said candidate resides and from which district said candidate is seeking election except that with respect to candidates 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 candidate 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 offi- cial ballot as a candidate for membership on the City Council District 6 unless such person is a qualified elector of the City and shall have resided in District 6 for a period of at least six (6) months next preceding January 16 1982 the date of the election That no person s name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for the office of Mayor or as a member of the City Council unless there has been compliance with the applicable provisions of Article 14 07 of the Election Code of the State of Texas as amended 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 h 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 District 6 for member- ship on the City Council the order in which the names of such candi- dates 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 envelope and that each candidate involved in the drawing or a representative 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 (1) Voting by personal appearance at the Fort Worth City Hall 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth Texas 76102 and (2) Voting by mail -2- That absentee voting by personal appearance shall be on a voting machine That absentee voting by mail shall be on paper ballots and that each absentee voter shall vote for his choice for candidate for Mayor and for District 6 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 (~) or any other mark which clearly shows his intention in such place it shall be counted as a vote for that candidate pro- vided 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 con- formity 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 of January 16 1982 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 SECTION VIII That any candidate receiving a majority of all the votes cast for the off-ice 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 candi- date receives a majority of all the votes cast for the office sought the Mayor on the first day after the completion of the official tabu- lation and canvass of the returns shall issue a call proclamation and notice for a second election as required by law to be held on -3- the second Saturday following the preceding special election 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 January 16 1982 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 District 6 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 in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of_ Fort Worth once a week for four (4) weeks prior thereto 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 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 Precinct No Polling Place 1 & 2 Charles E Nash School 401 Samuels Avenue 4 Westcreek Elementary School 3401 Walton 5 Charity Club House 933 East Cannon 6 & 187 Southside Recreation Center 215 West Vickery 8 Williams Elementary School 901 Baurline Judge John Heath Harold D Levy Dr A I Harris Mrs Tiny Mae Matthews Mrs "Grace Bass -4- Precinct No~ Polling Place Judge 10 R Vickery Elementary School Mrs Mildred J Porter 1905 East Vickery 11 Fire Hall Proctor Elder 3401 Avenue I 12 & 188 East Handley Elementary School Mrs Evelyn K Austin 2617 Mims 14 Hubbard Elementary School Mrs Leora Walker 1.333 West Spurgeon 15 South Hi Mount Elementary Webb M Joiner School - 4101 Birchman 16 W C Stripling M idd l e School Mr s Lol a J Winder 2100 Clover Lane 17 St Thomas School (Library) Mark D McCafferty 2920 Azle Avenue 19 & 119 Immanuel Baptist Church R C Braker 3800 "Gal vez 22 J T Stevens Elementary School Martin S Moore 6161 Wrigley Way 24, 23 & .244 'Garden Acres Baptist Church Y S Morgan Stone Road 48 Greines Furniture Store Joe M Lazo Sr 1332 North Main 50 44 & Washington Heights Elementary Hillary T Hardeman 246 School 2315 North Houston 51 Luttrell 2-Way Radio Sales John A Luttrell 2200 N E 28th Street 54 Fort Worth Carpet Company Mrs Mary Byrne 1524 Pennsylvania Avenue 56 First St John Baptist Church S A Whitaker 1108 East 19th Street 58 Herculian Social Club Mrs Burnice Watson 1117 East Hattie 59 Antioch Missionary Baptist Rev Harold W 'Gant Church - 1063 East Rosedale 60 Sav-On Office Supplies Charlie Martinez Jr 1608 8th Avenue 61 Progressive Baptist Church Ollie Reed 1702 Carver 64 & 57 School Administration Building Jesse D Sandoval 3210 West Lancaster 66 Meadowbrook Baptist Church Mrs Virginia"Goodson 3201 Purington 67 Denver Avenue Elementary Vincent Perez School - 1412 Denver Avenue -5- Precinct No Polling Place__ Judge 68 Sam Rosen Elementary School Nina Dotson 2613 Roosevelt 70 & 206 J P Moore Elementary School Rand all Thomson 4212 Belden 73 Mt Pisgah Baptist Church Mrs Lois Faye Bates 1801 Evans Avenue 74 D McRae Elementary School Mrs Minnie C Locker 3316 Avenue N 75 & 234 Fort Worth Police Sector Mrs H T Anderson Building - 1100 Nashville 76 & 235 Lily B Clayton Elementary Mrs Billie Dolenz School - 2000 Park Place 77 Fire Station Joe Pyle 2804 Lipscomb 79 Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Mrs Mable Newton 960 East Baltimore 80 "Greater Harvest Church of "God John E Kinney in Christ - 2902 Mitchell 81 Alice E Carlson Elementary Ben Procter School - 3320 West Cantey 8.2 & 198 Zion Lutheran Church Rich ard E Johnson 111 ?_ Eagl e Drive 83 Oaklawn Elementary School Char lotte Pernell 3220 Hardeman 84 & 71 Hemphill Presbyterian Church Mrs H B Moran 1701 Hemphill 85 Rosemont Middle School Mrs Harry (Eddie) Miller 1501 West Seminary 86 Fire Hall Steve Stavron 1908 Carlton 87 I O O F Hall Rita Evelyn Renfro 1900 "Gould 88 Sagamore Hill Elementary Mrs Lynda "G Brender School - 701 Hughes 89 & 78 Morningside Elementary School Mrs Marie Brooks 2601 Evans Avenue 90 Progressive Church of "God in R C Johnson Christ - 1349 East Baltimore 92 Circle Park Elementary School Mrs E L Boswell 708 N W 21st Street 94 Arlington Heights Elementary Mrs Harry Laue School - 5100 El Campo 95 St Stephen Presbyterian Miss Harriett"Griffin Church - 2600 Bandage -6- Precinct No_ _ Polling Place ~ Judge 96 & 62 E M Daggett Middle School Doren Pulliam 1108 Oarlock 97 & 233 "George C Clarke Elementary Joe A Johnson Jr School - 3300 South Henderson 98 S S Dillow Elementary School Frank A Escalante 4000 Avenue N 99 Handley Middle School Frank Barron 2920 Haynie 101 Amon G Carter High School H E Robbie Robison 3301 Yucca 103 North High Mount Elementary Joe Orr School - 3801 West 7th Street 104 Bradley Center Gerald Summerford 2601 Timberline Drive 105 Southwest High School Grover Swift 4100 Alta Mesa 106 & 152 A M Pate Elementary School Mildred 'Guillory Thompson 3800 Anglin Drive 107 Worth Heights Multi-Purpose Mrs John R Johnson Center - 3551 New York 108 R L Paschal High School Harry G Steinert 3001 Forest Park Boulevard 110 North Side Recreation Center Mrs Estelle Hughey 18th and Harrington 113 Mrs Clifford Witt s Residence Mrs Junett L Bryant 8916 Heron Drive 116 & 137 Central Christian Church John F Taylor 451 North Bailey 117 Bluebonnet Elementary School James T Chambers 3201 South Hills D.r_ive 120 Como Elementary School Wilma PhilTpot 4000 Horne 122 Azle Avenue Baptist Church William Minnelli 2901 .Azle Avenue 123 H V Helbing Elementary School Mrs Charlie Blackwood 3 5 24 North Crump 124 109 Mid-Town Church of Christ Wade L Banowsky & 239 1701 Oakhurst Scenic Drive 125 & 243 Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park Doyle C Fine Club House 1170 Sleepy Hollow Drive 126 Y M C A Building J Harry Bruton 1501 Sandy Lane 127 Dunbar Middle School Mrs Dorothy R Thompson 5100 Willie -7- Precinct No_ __ Polling Place ~_~~ Judge 129 & 230 Ridglea Hills Elementary Mrs Leslie Webb School - 6817 Cumberland Road 130 Overton Park United Methodist Mrs Connie Herr Church - 5001 Briarhaven Road 132 Eastland Elementary School James L Crane 4108 Eastland 133 St Christopher s Episcopal Lloyd Scurlock Church - 3550 Southwest Loop 134 B H Carroll Elementary School Ms Norma Jones 3908 McCart 135 65 69 Westridge Baptist Church Dorothy Warren 111 208 9001 Weatherford Highway & 253 13 6 & 9 Wycl i f f Elementary School L iii ( Jack ) Blanks 4920 Dilworth 142 Bruce C Shulkey Elementary Mrs Wayne Newton School - 5533 Whitman 146 Eastern Hill s High School R Allan Dill a.rd 5701 Shelton 149 184 `Glen Park Elementary School Mrs Buster Terry & 240 3601 Pecos 150 237 29 E Ray Elementary School W "G Beasley 251 & 262 7309 Sheridan 151 & 199 White Lake School John Wood 501 Oakland 154 East St Paul s Baptist Church Mrs Ruth Roberts 1305 Savage 155 Rosemont Church of Christ William M (Bill) Hampton 4041 Ryan .Avenue 162 Bonnie Brae Elementary School John H tiSurphy 3600 Fossil Drive 163 Southcliff Baptist Church John William Woldt 4100 Southwest Loop 165 South Hills Elementary School Rosalie Dowdy 3009 Bilglade 167 Edge Park Methodist Church Maurice J Puma 5 616 Crowley Road 170 Tdeadowbrook Middle School Jack McLaughlin 2001 Ederville Road 175 & 245 St John s Baptist Church Walter Morse Route 1 Euless 178 & 252 Baptist Radio and T V Comm Betty Diano Bldg - 6350 West Freeway 179 & 118 R D Evans Recreation Center John C Peterson 3242 Lackland Road -8- Precinct No Polling Place Judge 182 Tanglewood Elementary School Gloria Dunson 3060 Overton Park Drive West 135 Meadowbrook Recreation Center Mrs Wilhelmina "Gladden 1815 Jensen Road 195 South Fort Worth Elementary Max Falkowitz School - 900 Fogg 201 Town Hall Seminary South Shopping Center 203 & 20 Western Hills Elementary School - 2805 Laredo 207 Alta Mesa Tower 4701 Alta Mesa 211 Sunrise Elementary School 3409 Stalcup 227 197 Ryanwood Baptist Church 248 & 249 1401 Meadow Lane Drive 231 93 Diamond Hill Jarvis High 43 192 School - 1411 Maydell 247 250 & 261 232 & 53 Fire Station 5333 Lea Crest Lane 242 & 46 Lake Worth Boat and Ski Club 4001 Marina Drive 236 K X A S T V 3900 Barnett Dick Salinas James T Kilkelly Sam W White Mrs Dorothy Haggerty Laurence L Pr iddy Mrs J D Steele Dave Choate Eva Pruitt Mr s H N Fol l in Jr Absentee Balloting shall be conducted by the City Secretary at the City Hall 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth Texas 76102 ABSENTEE BALLOT CANVASSING BOARD Ralph Lemond Barney Koons Blakeney Sanders SECTION XII That the single member d=istricts and precincts therein (described and defined with particularity in Ordinance Nos 7323 7392 7441 7869 7963 8047 and 8261) are DISTRICT 2 "General Area Northside Precincts in District 1 2 40 43 44 48 50 51 67 68 87 92 93 101 110 123 124 162 192 231 239 246 247 250 261 DISTRICT 3 General Area Far West Precincts in District 9 20 46 53 65 69 70 111 113 118 129 130 135 136 163 178 179 203 206 208 230 232 242 252 253 -9- DISTRICT 4 "General Area Meadowbrook - Poly Precincts in District 11 19 66 74 75 82 88 99 109 126 146 151 170 175 185 197 198 199 227 234 236 245 248 249 DISTRICT 5 General Area Stop Six - Southeast Precincts in District 12 80 83 98 106 127 132 149 152 184 18$ 211 240 258 DISTRICT 6 General Area Far South Precincts in District 4 14 22 23 24 29 85 105 107 142 150 155 167 195 201 207 237 244 251 262 DISTRICT 7 General Area Near West Precincts in District DISTRICT 8 15 16 17 57 64 86 94 103 116 120 122 125 137 243 'General Area Central-East Precincts in District 5 6 8 10 56 58 59 61 73 78 79 89 90 104 119 154 187 DISTRICT 9 "General Area Near Southside - TCU Precincts in District 54 60 62 71 76 77 81 84 95 96 97 108 117 133 134 165 182 233 235 Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of Distr_ ict 6 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council Pl ac e 6 No qualified el ector of the City shall be el igibl e 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 qualified 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 -10- 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 o.f 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 No 6 shall be a resident of and shall have resided in District 6 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 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 in- sofar 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 officers who are to hold same and all details connected with the holding 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 addition to the statutory notice of said election as herein provided and that any omission or irregularity in the publication of this notice proclama- tion and ordinance or in the signing of same shall not in any way affect or invalidate such election -11- 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 ATTEST Cit Secretary of the City of t Worth Texas ayor of the City o Fort Worth Texas APP ~~ AS TO FORM A L ALITY ~~ City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth Texas PASSED AND ADOPTED this the ~ ~ day of ~/.o ~~r'd ~' 1981 at a regular public meeting of the City Council of the City 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 a'oove and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No _ ~~7/ duly presented and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth Texas at a regular session held on the ~7 ~ day of ~~cJ~1 ~~~- A D 1981 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 ~~ ~i' ~~=-/ A D 1981 ~~_5--~ C t Secretary of the City of Fort Worth Texas -12-