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A Resolution
NO. 4453-05-2015
CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS
OF THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MAY 9, 2015 FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH.
WHEREAS, on February 10, 2015, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 21638-02-2015,
calling for and ordering a general election to be held on Saturday, May 9, 201.5, at which election 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 eight(8) City Council Members from their respective districts; and
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WHEREAS, after all deadlines had expired for candidates to be placed on the ballot for
the election, the City Secretary delivered to the City Council a "Certification of Unopposed
` Candidacy", informing the City Council that only one (1) person had filed as a candidate for the
office of Mayor and only one (1) person had filed as a candidate for election in each of City
Council District Nos. 3, 6, and 9; and
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WHEREAS, upon receipt of said "Certification of Unopposed Candidacy" on March 17,
2015, the City Council, as authorized by Section 2.053 of the Texas Election Code, adopted City
Ordinance No. 21692-03-2015, declaring elected to office the unopposed candidates for the f
office of Mayor and for City Council Members for City Council District Nos. 3, 6, and 9 and
canceling the election for those uncontested offices; and
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WHEREAS, on May 9, 2015, the general election was held at which the qualified voters
of the City had the opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing the remaining five (5) City
Council Members from their respective districts; and
WHEREAS, on May 15, 2015, the City received a petition requesting a recount of the
votes cast on the May 9, 2015 general election for City Council District No. 2, and
WHEREAS, the Recount Committee appointed by the Elections Administrator for
Tarrant County, Frank Phillips, convened on May 19, 2015 to conduct the requested recount of
votes cast for City Council District No. 2, 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 the election;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT WORTH THAT:
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SECTION 1. The declarations and findings contained in the preamble of this Resolution are
hereby found to be true and correct and shall be made a part hereof.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds and declares that the City Council election for
District Nos. 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8 was held on May 9, 2015, at which election qualified voters were given tine
opportunity to vote for the purpose of electing City Council Members from their respective districts.
SECTION 3. The City Council further finds and declares that the returns for such election,
including the recount conducted for Council District No. 2, are as follows:
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County County Total
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Member of City Council—District 21
Salvador"Sal"Espino 1,170 1,170
Steve Thornton 15144 1,144 `
Member of City Council—District 4
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Danny Scarth 1,520 1,520
Cary Moon 2,266 2,266
Member of City Council—District 5
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Bob Willoughby 389 389
Gyna Machelle Bivens 2,402 2,402
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Member of City Council—District 7
Andy Gallagher 608 3 611 I
Dennis Shingleton 2,342 12 2,354
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Member of City Council—District 8
Kelly Allen Gray 15971 15971
Sharon Mason-Ford 559 559
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SECTION 4. The City Council further finds and declares that such returns are correct, a,id
adopts them as the returns of the election held on May 9, 2015, together with the tabulation of the total
number of votes received in each precinct.
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1 The original returns for the May 9, 2015 General Election for City Council District No. 2 show 1,170 votes cast for
Salvador"Sal'Espino and 1,145 votes cast for Steve Thornton.
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SECTION 5. The City Council further finds that the following person be declared elected to the I
office of City Council, respectively:
Council—District 2 Salvador"Sal" Espino i
Council—District 4 Cary Moon
Council—District 5 Gyna Machelle Bivens
Council—District 7 Dennis Shingleton
Council—District 8 Kelly Allen Gray
SECTION 6. The City Council further declares and resolves that pursuant to Section
2.053 of the Texas Election Code and City Ordinance No. 21692-03-2015, Certificates of
Election shall be issued to Betsy Price, W.B. "Zim" Zimmerman, Jungus Jordan, and Ann Zadeh in
the same manner as provided for the candidates elected at the May 9, 2015, City Council election.
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SECTION 7. It 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, as required by Chapter 551 of the Texas Government
Code.
SECTION 8. This Resolution shall take effect u optio on this ' f May, 2015.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Sarah J. Fullen ider, City Attorney
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