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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 20753-05-2013 ORDINANCE NO. 20753-05-2013 AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A RUN-OFF ELECTION BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, ON SATURDAY, THE 15"' DAY OF JUNE, 2013, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS THAT: SECTION 1. GENERAL ELECTION. A general election for the purpose of electing Council Members for City Council Districts 2, 4, 5, and 8 was held on May 11, 2013. No candidate received a majority of the total number of votes received by all candidates for the office of Council Member for City Council District 5. SECTION 2. RUN-OFF ELECTION. 'rhe City Council hereby orders that a run-off election be held on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at which all qualified voters of Council District 5 may vote for the put-pose of electing a Council Member for City Council District 5. The candidates in the run-off election are the candidates who received the highest and second highest number of votes in the general election. The candidates in the run-off election are Gyna Bivens and Frank Moss. SECTION 3. EARLY VOTING CLERKS. (a) Steve Raborn, Tarrant County Elections Administrator, shall serve as the early voting clerk. Mr. Raborn's official mailing address is: Steve Rahorn, Early Voting Clerk P. O. Box 961011 Fort Worth,`1"X 76161-0011 Ordinance No. 20753-05-2013 Page 1 of 3 (6) Mary l Kayser, City Secretary of the City of�ort Wurth, xhd| serve as chief deputy early voting clerk. (o) Applications for ballots by mail shall be mailed to Steve Raborn at the address set out io subsection (a). AooGmtiooa for ballot bvmail must be received no later than the close of business ou June 7. 20l3. SECTION 4. EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS. (x) Early voting by personal uppoumucc nhnU be conducted beginning June 3, 2013. and continuing d-roug6 June l |, 20lI (b) Early voting 6yqualified voters o[Council Di*dc1 5 ahn|\ be conducted at ibo |ooubouo undLiruonnetforthio8xhihit ^^&," attoohedhereLoundnoudcupm1horeo[ The City Secretary may change the places and/or times contained in Exhibit /\ without further City Council action or approval after uoomu|bog with the Tarrant County B|*uhoon Administrator and determining that a change in place and/or time is ueoumyury. SECTION 5. VOTING SYSTEM. (u) An e|ouonuic voting system, as dubood in Chapter 121 of the Texas Election Code, ohu|| be used for voting at the regular polling p|uoca at said e\oobou and for counting the ballots and the tabulation of the results. The conduct *fthe election and tile use of the electronic voting system shall be in accordance with the Texas Election Code. (b) The Office o[the Tarrant County Elections Administrator, 2700 Premier Street, Fu/1 Worth, Texas, is established as the Central Counting Station for the ballots ouat in Tarrant County in said election. (u) The Central Counting Station oanocd above ubuD appoint an individual having knowledge and experience in the conduct of elections with the electronic voting system for vvhiob the Central Counting Station is established, as Manager of the Central Counting Station. The Manager mbaU be in charge of overall administration of the Central Counting Station and the general supervision of the personnel working at the Station. 0ndiuuuoo No. 2O753'05'20l3 Page lo{3 (d) Tarrant County shall appoint an individual trained in the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment. The Tabulation Supervisors shall be in charge of the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment. (e) Tarrant County shall appoint an individual 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. (t) Tarrant County shall appoint an individual as Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station. The Presiding Judge shall maintain order at the Central Counting Station and shall have such authority as may be prescribed by the Texas Election Code. (g) The Tarrant County polling places shall be kept open on June 15, 2013, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and returns shall be made to the City Council showing the number of votes cast for the office of Council Member for City Council District 5. (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 "B", and made a part hereof. SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. Tlus ordinance shall take effect upon adoption. Betsy Mayor Approved as to Form and Legality: j e Sarah J. F lenwider City A arney ADOPTED AND EFFECTWE: May 21, 2013 /�� O ,C/\"0000000, ATTEST: " � oVo 4 x� aaJ'l . Kays`�� °o City Secretary 00pp00 ° �aX 4�bcr Ordinance No. 20753-05-2013 Page 1 of 3 Exhibit"A" June 15,2013 District 5 Run-off Early Voting Locations (revised May 23, 2013). Early Voting by Tarrant County Residents, Early voting by personal appearance of Fort Worth residents that live in Tarrant County shall be conducted on the following dates and times and at the following locations: Dates and Hours of Early Voting June 3—7 Monday- Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. June 8 Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. June 9 Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. June 10— 11 Monday-Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. MAIN EARLY VOTING SITE Tarrant County Elections Center* 2700 Premier Street Fort Worth, Texas 76111 *Emergency ballots available at this location only. Branch Early Voting Polling Places City of Fort Worth Locations: Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library Riverside Community Center 1300 Northeast 35' Street 3700 East Belknap Street Fort Worth, Texas 76106 Fort Worth, Texas 76111 Griffin Sub-Courthouse Rosemont Middle School 3212 Miller Avenue 1501 West Seminary Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76119 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Hand ley-Meadow brook Community Tarrant County Plaza Building Center 201 Burnett Street 6201 Beaty Street Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Fort Worth, Texas 76112 Other Tarrant County Locations: Asia Times Square Hurst Recreation Center 2615 W. Pioneer Parkway 700 Mary Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 Hurst, Texas 76053 Crowley Community Center Pelican Bay City Hall 900 E. Glendale Street 1300 Pelican Circle Crowley, Texas 76036 Pelican Bay, Texas 76020 Exhibit"A" June 15, 2013 District 5Run-off Early Voting Locations (as mfMay 20, 2013) Early Voting bv Tarrant County Residents. Early voting by personal appearance of Fort Worth residents that live in Tarrant County shall be conducted on the following dates and times and mt the following locations: Dates and Hours of Early Voting June 3 - 7 Monday- Friday 0:00 a.m. - 5:00p.nn. June Saturday 7:00 a.m - 7�00p.nn. June Sunday 11:00 m.m. ' 4-00 p.m. June 1O— 11 Monday-Tuesday 7:00 a.m, - 7:00 P.M. MAIN EARLY VOTING SITE Tarrant County Elections Center* 27OO Premier Street Fort Worth, Texas 7O111 *Emergency ballots available a/this location only. Branch Early Voting Polling Places City of Fort Worth Locations: Diamond Hi|A/Jar*iwLibrwry Riverside Community Center 13OO Northeast 35mStreet 37OO East Belknap Street Fort Worth, Texas 7O10O Fort Worth, Texas 76111 Griff\nSub'Courthmuse Rosemont Middle School 3212 Miller Avenue 15O1 West Seminary Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76119 Fort Worth, Texas 76115 Handley-H0eadovwbrmmk Community Tarrant County Plaza Building Center 2O1 Burnett Street 0201 Beaty Street Fort Worth, Texas 70102 Fort Worth, Texas 78112 Other Tarrant County Locations: Asia Times Square Hurst Recreation Center 2615 W. Pioneer Parkway 700 Mary Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 Hurst, Texas 76053 Crowley Community Center 900 E. Glendale Street Crowley, Texas 76036 1 Exhibit June 15, 2Of3 District 5Runoff Election Day Sites (as of May 28. 2013) Precincts Polling Location District 1012, 1099, 1407, 1414 Hand|ey-Mmadowbrook Community Center 8201 Beaty Street Fort Worth, Texas 76112 1874 D. McRae Elementary School 331G Avenue N Fort Worth, Texas 7O105 1098 S S Dillow Elementary School 480O Avenue N Fort Worth, Texas 7O105 1126. 1278 First Jefferson Unitarian Universalist Church 1950 Sandy Lane Fort Worth, Texas 7O112 1127 Martin Luther King Community Center 5585 Truman Drive Fort Worth, Texas 70112 1106. 11C32 Griffin-Poly Sub-Courthouse 3212 Miller Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 7811S 1140. 1184. 2000. 2601 W. M. Green Elementary School 4812 David Strickland Road Fort Worth, Texas 78119 1175. 142O. 1580. 1S88. 34OS St. John Missionary Baptist Church 3580. 3053. 3654 3324 House Anderson Road Euless, Texas 76040 1188 Paul Laurence Dunbar High School 57O0 Ramey Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 70112 1O04. 1197 River Trails Elementary School 885O Elbe Trail Fort Worth, Texas 76118 1211, 1610 Gunr\oe-&4cKAU|on Elementary School 34O08te|uupRoad Fort Worth, Texas 70113 1227. 1437' 140O. i518. 1G51 PonteQo Bible Church 2606 8001 Anderson Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 7812O 1 Exhibit B June 15. 2013District 5 Runoff Election Day Sites (as of May 2O. 2O13) Precincts Polling Location District 5 (continued) 1270. 2410 Handley United Methodist Church 2g2A Forest Avenue Fort Worth, Texas 78112 1207 A M. Pate Elementary School 38DO Anglin Drive Fort Worth, Texas 70118 1311, 1489. 1514 GL Matthew United Methodist Church 2414HitoonLane Fort Worth, Texas 7G112 1346. 1415 Brighter Outlook Center 491O Dunbar Street Fort Worth, Texas 7S1O5 1388. 1404. 16O3. 332S. 333G Cmnd|evvood Suites Hotel 42OOReQQiaCourt Fort Worth, Texas 76155 2