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CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTIONS HELD ON MAY
4, 1996, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR
AND COUNCILMEMBER FOR DISTRICT 9
WHEREAS, on January 16, 1996, the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth adopted City Ordinance No 12352, calling and
ordering special elections to be held on Saturday, May 4,
1996, at which elections all qualified voters of the City
of Fort Worth would have the opportunity to vote for the
purpose of electing a Mayor at large and a City
Councilmember for District 9 for the City of Fort Worth;
and
WHEREAS, on May 4, 1996, the duly called and ordered elections
were held, at which elections the qualified voters of the
City had the opportunity to vote for the purpose of
electing a Mayor at large and a City Councilmember for
District 9; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Texas Election Code, the
City Council of the City of Fort Worth is required to
canvass the returns and declare the results of said
elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT WORTH
SECTION 1. That the matters and facts set forth in the preamble of
this Resolution are hereby found to be true and correct
SECTION 2. That the City Cauncil hereby finds and declares that
said City Council elections were held on May 4, 1996, at which
elections the qualified voters were given the opportunity to vote
for the purpose of electing a Mayor at large and a City
Councilmember for District 9 for the City of Fort Worth
SECTION 3. That the City Council further finds and declares that
the returns for said elections are as follows
Office of the Mayor
Sharon Armstrong 2,020
Kenneth Barr 11,328
Doug Williams 1,347
Richard Hunter 686
Clifford Pope 249
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CITY OF FORT WORTH
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Member of the City Council - District 9
Lee Saldivar 596
Judy Phillipson 276
Cathy Hirt 1,455
Wendy Davis 1,402
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Section 4. That the City Council further finds and declares that
said returns are correct, and hereby adopts same as the returns of
said elections held on May 4, 1996; and that Kenneth Barr be
declared elected of to the Office of Mayor; and that no candidate
be declared elected to City Council District 9
Section 5. That i.t is hereby officially found and determined that
the meeting of the Fort Worth City Council, at which this
Resolution was adopted, was open to the public and that public
notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given,
all as required by Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code
Section 6. That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full
force and effect from and after the date of its adoption, said date
being the 7th day of May, 1996, and it is so resolved
A ROVED AS T FOR AND LEGALITY
Wade Adkins
City Attorney
ATTEST
Alice Church
City Secretary
APPflOVED
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