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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 17874-11-2007ORDINANCE NO. 17874-11-2007 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 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 GOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION 1. A special election for the purpose of electing a City Council Member for City Council District 9 to serve the remainder of an unexpired term was held on November 6, 2007. No candidate received a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the office. SECTION 2. The City Council hereby orders that a runoff election be held on Tuesday, December 18, 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. 1 SECTION 3. The candidates in the runoff are the candidates who received the highest and second highest number of votes in the main election, as follows: Joel Burns 1,608 (37.41%) Juan Rangel 1,006 (23.41%) 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 October 19, 2007, and must be received no later than the close of business on December 11, 2007. SECTION 5. (a) Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted beginning December 10, 2007, and continuing through 2 December 14, 2007, at the following locations in the City of Fort Worth. A voter entitled to vote an early ballot by personal appearance may vote at any of the following locations: (b) Main Early Voting Polling Place Tarrant County Elections Center 2700 Premier Street Fort Worth, Texas 76111 Emergency and limited Ballots of this location (c) Branch Early Voting Polling Places Benbrook YMCA 1899 Winscott Road Benbrook, Texas 76126 Southwest Sub-Courthouse 6551 Cranbury Road Fort Worth, Texas 76133 Tarrant County Plaza Building (Entrance off Burnett Street) 200 North Taylor Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 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 December 10 through 14, 2007, from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. 3 SECTION 6 The location of the polling places for the election are set forth on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. The polling places will be open on December 18, 2007 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. _ ___ __ SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take affect upon adoption. ATTEST: 1~\~ Marty. Hendr City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY Cc?~'GG~ David Yett City Attorney Mayor Mike Moncrief Mayor of the City of F Worth ADOPTED and EFFECTfVE: November 19, 2007. 4 City of Fort Worth, Single Member District 9 - 24 locations Election Day Polling Locations for December 11, 2007 (as of 11/14/07) Precincts at Location 1002,1001, 4458,1483 1237,1502 Election Day Polling Location Central Library 500 West 3rd Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 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 Southside 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 High School 4501 West Freeway Fort Worth, Texas 76107 4097 George C. Clarke Elementary School 3300 South Henderson Street EXHIBIT "A" City of Fort Worth, Single Member District 9 - 24 locations Election Day Polling Locations for December 11, 2007 (as of 11/14/07) Precincts at Location Election Day Polling Location Fort Worth, Texas 76110 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 EXHIBIT "A"