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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17717-08-2007ORDINANCE NO. 17717-08-2007 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY THE 6T" DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF AN UNEXPIRED TERM. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. In compliance with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, the City Council hereby orders that a special election be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, at which all qualified voters of City Council District 9 may vote for the purpose of electing a council member from District 9 to serve the remainder of an unexpired term until the regular City Council election in May 2009. SECTION 2. Candidates may file an application for a place on the special election ballot commencing upon August 22, 2007, in the City Secretary's Office, located in the Municipal Building, 1000 Throckmorton, Fort Worth, Texas. The filing deadline is 5 p.m. on August 31, 2007. SEGTION 3. In the event there are two or more candidates for the unexpired term of Council Member, Place 9, 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 to any candidate who makes written request therefore and furnishes to the City Secretary aself-addressed stamped envelope; and that each candidate involved in the drawing or a representative designated by him or her shall have a right to be present and observe the drawing. SECTION 4. (a) Steve Raborn, Tarrant County Elections Administrator, shall serve as the early voting clerk. Mr. Raborn's official mailing address is: Steve Raborn, Early Voting Clerk P.O. Box 961011 Fort Worth, TX 76161-0011 (b) Marty Hendrix, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, shall serve as chief deputy early voting clerk. (c) Applications for ballots by mail shall be mailed to Steve Raborn at the address set out in subsection (a). Applications for ballot by mail may be submitted beginning September 7, 2007 and must be received no later than the close of business on October 30, 2007. SECTION 5. Early voting by personal appearance of Fort Worth Residents shall be conducted beginning October 22, 2007, and continuing through November 2, 2007. A voter entitled to vote an early ballot by personal appearance may vote at any of the following locations: Main Early Voting Polling Place Tarrant County Elections Center 2700 Premier Street Fort Worth, Texas 76111 Branch Early Voting Polling Places Tarrant County Plaza Building (Entrance on Burnett Street) 200 North Taylor Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Arlington City Hall 101 West Abram Street Arlington, Texas 76010 Arlington NE Branch Library 1905 Brown Boulevard Arlington, Texas 76006 Azle Public Library 609 Southeast Parkway Azle, Texas 76020 Benbrook YMCA 1899 Winscott Road Benbrook, Texas 76126 Bob Duncan Center 2800 South Center Street Arlington, Texas 76014 Como Elementary School 4000 Horne Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Crowley Community Center 900 East Glendale Street Crowley, Texas 76036 Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library 1300 Northeast 35th Street Fort Worth, Texas 76106 Euless Public Library 201 North Ector Drive Euless, Texas 76039 Fire Training Center 5501 Ron McAndrew Drive Arlington, Texas 76013 Grapevine Community Activities Center 1175 Municipal Way Grapevine, Texas 76051 Griffin Sub-Courthouse 3212 Miller Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76119 Haltom City Recreation Center 4839 Broadway Avenue Haltom City, Texas 76117 Handley-Meadowbrook Community Center 6201 Beaty Street Fort Worth, Texas 76112 Hurst Recreation Center 700 Mary Drive Hurst, Texas 76053 Keller Town Hall 1100 Bear Greek Parkway Keller, Texas 76248 Mahaney Community Center 6800 Forest Hill Drive Forest Hill, Texas 76140 Mansfield Sub-Courthouse 1100 East Broad Street Mansfield, Texas 76063 Northeast Sub-Courthouse 645 Grapevine Highway Hurst, Texas 76054 Northwest Sheriff's Patrol Building 6651 Lake Worth Boulevard Lake Worth, Texas 76135 Sonny & Allegra Nance Elementary 701 Tierra Vista Way Fort Worth, Texas 76131 Southlake Sub-Courthouse 1400 Main Street Southlake, Texas 76092 South Service Center 1100 S.W. Green Oaks Blvd. Arlington, Texas 76017 Southside Community Center 959 East Rosedale Street Fort Worth, Texas 76104 Southwest Sub-Courthouse 6551 Cranbury Road Fort Worth, Texas 76133 Starrett Elementary School 2675 Fairmont Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75052 White Settlement Recreation Center 8213 White Settlement Road White Settlement, Texas 76108 Worth Heights Community Center 3551 New York Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110 (d) Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted at all of the above locations on the following dates and times: October 22-26, 2007 (Monday--Friday) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. October 27, 2007 (Saturday) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. October 28, 2007 (Sunday) Closed October 29-31, 2007 November 1-2, 2007 (Monday--Wednesday) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Thursday-Friday) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Section 6. (a) An electronic voting system, as defined in Chapter 121 of the Texas Election Code, shall be used for voting at the regular polling places at said election and for counting the ballots and the tabulation of the results. The conduct of the election and the use of the electronic voting system shall be in accordance with the Texas Election Code. (b) The Office of the Tarrant County Elections Administrator, Tarrant County Courthouse, 2700 Premier, Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby established as the Central Counting Station for the ballots cast in said election. (c) An individual, having knowledge and experience in the conduct of elections with the electronic voting system for which the Central Counting Station is established, and being a registered voter of the City of Fort Worth, shall be appointed by Tarrant County as the Manager of the Central Counting Station. The Manager shall be in charge of overall administration of the Central Counting Station and the general supervision of the personnel working at the Station. (d) Individuals trained in the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment installed at the Central Counting Station, shall be appointed by Tarrant County as Tabulation Supervisors. The Tabulation Supervisors shall be in charge of the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment. (e) An individual shall be appointed by Tarrant County as Assistant to the Tabulation Supervisor. Such assistant shall assist the Tabulation Supervisor in the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment as directed by the Tabulation Supervisor. (f) An individual shall be appointed by Tarrant County as Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station. He shall maintain order at the Central Counting Station and shall have such authority as may be prescribed by the Texas Election Code. (g) The election day polling places shall be kept open on November 6, 2007, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and that due return shall be made to the City Council showing the number of votes cast for the office of Fort Worth City Council, Place 9. (h) The locations of the polling places for the election, except insofar as they may be changed by the City Council, are set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. SECTION 7. That the Tarrant County Elections Administrator shall be responsible for conducting the election and shall furnish the election officials said ballots and voting equipment, together with any other forms, blanks or instruction in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, insofar as same are applicable, and with the provisions of this ordinance. SECTION 8. Any candidate receiving a majority of all the votes cast for the office for which he or she is a candidate shall be elected to such office. In the event of a tie or in the event that no candidate receives a majority of all 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 December 8, 2007, to fill that place, at such 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 votes cast for all candidates for such office or offices, shall be printed on the ballot and shall again be voted for. SECTION 9. This ordinance shall constitute the proclamation, call, notice and ordinance calling and ordering said elections. SECTION 10. That notice of said elections shall be given by: (1) publishing a copy of this ordinance, in English and in Spanish, at least once, not earlier than the 30t" day or later than the 10t" day before election day in a newspaper published in said City; and (2) not later than the 21St day before election day, posting a copy of this ordinance, in English and in Spanish, on the City's board used for posting notices of the meeting of the Fort Worth City Council. SECTION 11. That the way and manner of holding said elections, the notice to be given therefore, the polling places, the personnel and the officers who are to hold same, and all details connected with the holding of the elections shall be provided for and arranged by the City Secretary; that the proper notice and publication of this notice, proclamation and ordinance shall be only cumulative of and in addition to the statutory notice of said elections as herein provided; and that any omission or irregularity in this notice or in the publication or posting of this notice, proclamation and ordinance, or in the signing of same, shall not in any way affect or invalidate such election. SECTION 12. That in all respects, said elections shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the City Charter of the City of Fort Worth. SECTION 13. That it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this ordinance was adopted and said elections were called was open to the public and 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 14. That this ordinance, election order, proclamation and notice shall take effect upon adoption. Mike Moncrief " Mayor of the City of F Worth ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: City Attorney ADOPTED and EFFECTIVE: ~t>,. ~ c~~ ~~ ~~~=~~-- City of Fort Worth, Single Member District 9 - 241ocations Election Day Pol ling Locations for November 6, 2007 (as of 8/14/07) Precincts at Location Election Day Polling Location 1002,1001,4458,1483 Central Library 500 West 3rd Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 1237,1502 Edge Park United Methodist Church 5616 Crowley Road Fort Worth, Texas 76134 1015 Middle Level Learning Center 3813 Valentine Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 4057,4493 Trinity Terrace 1600 Texas Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 4060 De Zavala Elementary School 1419 College Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76104 1245 Greenway Church 1816 Delga Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 1062,4077,4096 E. M. Daggett Elementary School 958 Page Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110 1076 Lily B. Clayton Elementary School 2000 Park Place Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110 1081,1095,1565 St. Stephen Presbyterian Church 2600 Merida Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76109 4084 5outhside Church of Christ 2101 Hemphill Street Fort Worth, Texas 76110 1085,1478 Rosemont Middle School 1501 West Seminary Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76115 4345 Arlington Heights Nigh School 4501 West Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76107 4097 George C. Clarke Elementary School 3300 South Henderson Street Fort Worth, Texas 76110 1 City of Fort Worth, Single Member District 9 - 24 locations Election Day Polling Locations for November 6, 2007 (as of 8/14/07} Precincts at Location Election Day Polling Location 4107 Worth Heights Community Center 3551 New York Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110 1435 McLean 6th Grade School 3201 South Hills Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76109 1134 Rosemont 6th Grade School 3908 McCart Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76110 4195,4155 Richard J. Wilson Elementary School 900 West Fogg Street Fort Worth, Texas 76110 4201,1481 Worth Heights Elementary School 519 East Butler Street Fort Worth, Texas 76110 4233,4501 Fort Worth Fire Station 10 3209 Hemphill Street Fort Worth, Texas 76110 4253,1572 Charles E. Nash Elementary School 401 Samuels Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76102 4256,1351,4436 Hubbard Heights Elementary School 1333 West Spurgeon Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76115 1593 EI Buen Pastor Baptist Church 4800 Merida Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 76115 1408,1108,1298 R. L. Paschal High School 3001 Forest Park Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 76110 4288 Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church 2712 South Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76104 2