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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 8278ORDINANCE NOS ~~~/~ AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL A D 1981 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN 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 4th A D 1981 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 eight (8) Councilmen 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 Councilmen 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 732 3 7392 7441 786 9 796 3 804 7 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 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 :'r 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 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 4 1981 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 such person has complied with the 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 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 Ha11 of the time and place of the drawing and shall also give personal notice to any candidate who makes written request therefor and furnishes -2- 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 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 (J), 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 -3- on April 4, 1981 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 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 candidate 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 following the issuance of such call 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 4 1981 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 in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Fort worth once a week for four (4) weeks prior thereto ~:o~r 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 -4- 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 Pollin Place Judg e 1 & 2 Charles E Nash School John Heath 401 Samuels Avenue 4 Westcreek Elementary School Haro ld D Levy 3401 Walton 5 Charity Club House Aure lia I Harris 933 East Cannon 6 & 187 South Side Recreation Center Tiny Mae Matthews 215 West Vickery 8 & 119 Williams Elementary School Mrs Grace Bass 901 Baurline 10 R Vickery Elementary School Mrs Mildred J 1905 East Vickery Porter 11 Fire Hall Mrs Betty Chasteen 340.1 Avenue I 12 188 East Handley Elementary Mrs Evelyn K & 258 School Austin 2617 Mims 14 Hubbard Elementary School Mrs Leora Walker 1333 West Spurgeon 15 South High Mount Elementary Webb M Joiner School 4101 Birchman 16 W C Stripling Middle School Mrs Lola J Winder 2100 Clover Lane 17 St Thomas School Mark D McCafferty 2920 Azle Avenue 19 Immanuel Baptist Church J D McAllister 3800 Galvez 22 J T Stevens Elementary Martin S Moore School 6161 Wrigley Way 24 & 244 Garden Acres Baptist Church Y S Morgan Stone Road -5- 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 Blakeney Sanders Barney Koons SECTION XII That the single member districts and precincts therein (described and defined with particularity in Ordinance Nos 7323 7392 7441 7869 7963 8047 and 8261) are DISTRICT 2 General Area Norttiside Precincts in District 1 2 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 70 111 113 252 ~,~, 118 129 130 135 136 163 178 179 203 206 208 230 232 242 253 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 -12- DISTRICT 5: General Area Stop Six - Southeast Precincts in District DISTRICT 6: General Area Far South Precincts in District DISTRICT ?: General Area Near West Precincts in District DISTRICT 8• i2 80,83 98 106 127 132 149 152 184 188 Z11 258 240 4 14 ?2 24 85 105 107 142 150 155 167 195 201 207 237 244 251 262 15,16,17,57 64,86,94 103 116 120 122 125 137 243 General Area Central - East Precincts in District DISTRICT 9: 5 6 8 10 , 56 58 59 61 73 78 79 89 90 104 119 154 187 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 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 -13- 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 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 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 candi- date 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 -14- 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 fur- Wish 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 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 proclamation and ordinance or in the signing of same shall not in any way affect or invalidate such election _.. 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 Mayor of the City of Fort Worth Texas -15- ATTEST ~5~.--e--~, Ci y Secretary of the City of Fort Worth Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ~i6~~l~t' ~ 4`G~~~ City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas PASSED AND ADOPTED this the ~ day of 1981 at a regular public meeting of Fort Worth the City Council of the City of -16- 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 $278 duly presented and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth Texas at a regular session held on the 24.th day of February 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 26th day of Februar A D 1981 ''~- Cit Secretary of the City of Fort Worth Texas -17- Precinct _ No Pollin Place Judge 48 Greines Furniture Store Joe M Lazo Sr 1332 North Main 50 & 246 Washington Heights Elementary Hillary T Hardeman & 44 School Sr 2315 No 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 Herculion Social Club Mrs Burnice Watson 1117 East Hattie 59 Antioch Missionary Baptist Harold W Gant Church 1063 East Rosedale 60 Sav-On Office Supplies Charlie S Martinez 1608 8th Avenue Jr 61 Progressive Baptist Church Ollie Reed 1702 Carver 64 & 57 School Administration Jesse D Sandoval Building 3210 West Lancaster 66 Meadowbroolc Baptist Church I D Rogers 3201 Pur4:ngton 67 Denver Avenue Elementary Vincent Perez School 1412 Denver Avenue 68 Sam Rosen Elementary School Nina Dotson 2613 Roosevelt 70, 20b J P Moore Elementary Carolyn P Thompson School 4212 Belden 71 Fire Station Larry Graff 1601 Lipscomb 73 Mt Pisgah Baptist Church Mrs Lois Faye Bates 1801 Evans Avenue 74 D McRae Elementary School Ms Minnie C Locker 3316 Avenue N 75 & 234 Ft Worth Police Sector Mrs H T Anderson Building 1100 Nashville -6- Precinct No Polling Place Judges 76 & 235 Lily B Clayton Elementary Mack D Meissner 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 John E Kinney God in Christ 2902 Mitchell Boulevard 81 Alice E Carlson Elementary Ben Proctor School 3320 West Cantey 82 & 198 Zion Lutheran Church Richaru E Johnson 1112 Eagle Drive $3 Oaklawn Elementary School Charlotte Pernell 3220 Hardeman 84 Hemphill Presbyterian Church Mrs H B Moran 1701 Hemphill $5 Rosemont Middle School Mrs Harry (Eddie) 1501 West Seminary Dr Miller $6 Fire Hall David Bloxom Jr 1908 Carleton $7 I 0 0 F Hall Rita Evelyn Renfro 1900 Gould 88 Sagamore Hi11 Elementary Ms Lynda G Brender School 701 Hughes 89 & 78 Morningside Elementary Mrs Marie N Brooks School 2601 Evans Avenue 90 Progressive Church of God R C Johnson in Christ 1349 E Baltimore 92 Circle Park Elementary AZrs E L Boswell School 708 N W 21st Street 93 43 192 Fire Ha11 Albert DeLeon 247 250 & 2575 Polaris 261 94 Arlington Heights Elementary Mrs Harry Laue School 5100 E1 Campo -7- Precinct i~To Polling Place Judge 95 St Stephen Presbyterian Harriet Griffin Church 2600 Sandage 96 & 62 E M Daggett Middle School Doren Pulliam 1108 Oarlock 97 & 233 George C Clarke Elementary Joe A Jon.nson Jr School 3300 South Henderson 98 S S Dillow Elementary Frank Escalante School 4000 Avenue N 99 Handley Middle School Frank Barron 2920 Haynie 101 Amon G Carter High School H E "Robbie 3301 Yucca Robison 103 North Hi Mount Elementary Joe L Orr School 3801 W 7th Street 104 Bradley Center Gerald Summerford 2601 Timberline Drive 105 Southwest High School Grover Swift 4100 Altamesa 106 & 152 A M Pate Elementary School Mildred Guillory 3800 Anglin Drive Thompson 107 Worth Heights Multi-Purpose Mrs John R Johnson Center 3551 i~Tew York 108 R L Paschal High School Harry G Steinert 3001 Forest Park Blvd 109 Oakhurst Elementary School Vernon Winters 2600 Yucca 110 North Side Recreation Center Mrs Estelle Hughey 18th and Harrington 113 Mrs Clifford Witt's Mrs Junett Bryant Residence 8916 Heron Drive 116 & 137 Central Christian Church John F Taylor 451 I~(o Bailey 117 Bluebonnet Elementary School E11ie Hutcheson 3201 South Hills Avenue -8- ~. Precinct iQo Polling Placed Jud e 118 Mary Louise Phillips Douglas Wm Wright Elementary School 3020 Bigham 120 Como Elementary School Mrs Sopora Hicks 4000 Horne 122 W J Turner Elementary William Minnelli School 3001 Azle Avenue 123 H V Helbing Elementary Mrs Charlie Fae School Blackwood 3524 No Crump 124 & 239 Mid-Town Church of Christ Wade L Banowsky 1701 Oakhurst Scenic Drive 125 & 243 Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Doyle C Fine Park 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 5100 Willie Thompson 129 & 230 Ridglea Hills Elementary Nirs Leslie Webb School 6817 Cumberland Road 130 Overton Park United Mrs Connie Herr Methodist 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 Ms i~lorma Jones School 3908 McCart 135 69 253 Westridge Baptist Church Dorothy Warren 111. 6S. & 208 9001 Weatherford Highway 136 9 Wycliff Elementary School L M (Jack) 4920 Dilworth Blanks 142 Bruce C Shulkey Elementary Mrs Wayne Newton School 5533 Whitman 146 Eastern Hills High School R Allan Dillard 5701 Shelton -9- Precinct No Polling Place' Judge 149,184 & Glen Park Elementary School Mrs Buster Terry 240 3601 Pecos 150 251 262 E Ray Elementary School W G Beasley & 237 7309 Sheridan 151 & i99 White Lake School John Wood 501 Oakland 154 East St Paul Baptist Mrs Ruth E Roberts Church 1305 Savage 155 Rosemont Church of Christ Wm M Bill" 4041 Ryan Avenue Hampton 162 Bonnie Brae Elementary John H Murphy School 3600 Fossil Drive 163 Southcliff Baptist Church John Wm Woldt 4100 Southwest Loop 165 South Hills Elementary Rosalie Dowdy School 3009 Bilglade 167 Edgepark Methodist Church Maurice J Puma 5300 Crowley Road 170 Meadowbrook Middle School Jack McLaughlin 2001 Ederville koad 175 & 245 St Johns Baptist Church Walter C Morse Route 1 Euless 179 & 178 R D Evans Recreation John C Peterson f ~~252 Center 3242 Lackland Road 182 Tanglewood Elementary Gloria Dunson School 3060 Overton Park Drive West 185 Meadowbrook Recreation Center Mrs Wilhemina 1815 Jenson Road Gladden 195 South{Fort worth Elementary Max Falkowitz School 900 Fogg 201 Town Hall-Seminary South Dick Salinas Shopping Center 203 ~2a~~~ ` ~ Western Hills Elementary James T Kilkelly ~f ~ School 2805 Laredo -10- Precinct No Polling Place- 207 Jewish Community Center 6801 Old Granbury Road 211 Sunrise Elementary School 3409 Stalcup 227 197 248 Ryan Wood Baptist Church & 249 1401 Meadowlane Drive 231 Diamond Hill - Jarvis High School 1411 Maydell 232 & 53 Fire Station 5333 Lea Crest Lane 242 46 - Lake Worth Boat & Ski Club 4001 Marina Drive 236 K X A S TV 3900 Barnett Judge Sam W White Mrs Dorothy Haggerty Laurence L Priddy Mrs J D Steele Dave Choate Mrs Eva Pruitt Mrs H N Follin Jr -11-