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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 11309ORDINANCE N0. ~" AN ORDINANCE ORDERING RUNOFF ELECTIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NOS. 3 AND 5 BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THOSE DISTRICTS, ON SATURDAY, THE 29TH DAY OF MAY, A.D. 1993, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS i BE `IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: SECTION I. That, in compliance with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, runoff elections be and the same are hereby called and ordered for Saturday, May 29, 1993, as authorized by Section 41.001 of the Texas Election Code, as amended, at which elections the qualified voters of City Council District Nos. 3 and 5 may vote for the purpose of electing Councilmembers from said districts. SECTION II. That the City Secretary of said City shall prepare ballots to be used in voting machines in said elections, on which ballots shall be printed the names of the runoff candidates. SECTION III That the order in which the names of such candidates are to be printed on the runoff ballots shall be determined by a drawing to be conducted by the City Secretary The City Secretary shall post in her office a notice of the date, hour and place of the drawing. The notice must remain posted for 24 hours immediately preceding the scheduled time of the drawing Upon receipt of a candidate's written request, accompanied by a stamped,.self-addressed envelope, ufF1C1A1 RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. waRt~ ~~.- ~._._. , the City Secretary shall mail written notice of the date, hour and place of the drawing to the candidate. Each candidate affected by the drawing is entitled to be present or to have a representative present at the drawing. SECTION IV. That Alice Church, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, shall conduct and shall be the clerk for early voting at said elections. That Robert Parten, Tarrant County Elections Adminis- trator, will serve as chief deputy early voting clerk. Early voting shall be conducted by two methods: A Voting by personal appearance; and B. Voting by mail. Early voting shall be by use of an electronic voting system as prescribed by Paragraph VII hereof. SECTION V. Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted beginning on Monday, May 17, 1993, and shall continue through Tuesday, May 25, 1993. Such early voting shall be conducted at the following locations at the following times: Time Fort Worth Municipal Building South Lobby 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth, Texas County Annex West 600 West Weatherford Street Fort Worth, Texas Handley-Meadowbrook Recreation Center 6201 Beaty Fort Worth, Texas 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 8:00 A. UFFtC1AL RfCQ ~~ -2- CITY SECR~''ARY FT. WORTH, TEX. Poly Subcourthouse 3206 Miller Avenue Fort Worth, Texas Southwest Regional Library 4001 Library Lane Fort Worth, Texas Southwest Subcourthouse 3892 Altamesa Boulevard Fort Worth, Texas 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P M. 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P M. In addition to the above, early voting by personal appearance will be conducted at all of the above locations from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m on Saturday, May 22; Monday, May 24; and Tuesday, May 25, 1993; and from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p m. on Sunday, May 23, 1993. SECTION VI. The Early Voting Ballot Board is hereby created to process early voting results, and Jeanne Lyons is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge. The Presiding Judge shall appoint at least two other members to such Board SECTION VII. A. An electronic voting system, as defined in Chapter 121 of the Texas Election Code, as amended, shall be used for voting at the regular polling places at said elections and for counting the ballots and the tabulation of the results. The conduct of the elections and the use of the electronic voting system shall be in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended. r B. The Office of the Tarrant County Election Administrator, Tarrant County Courthouse, 100 Weatherford, Fort Worth, Texas, is hereby established as the Central Counting Station for the ballots cast in said elections. -3- O~~iCtAt. R~CO~D ~, CtiY SECR~~ARY ~. ~~~, ~. C. Robert Parten, 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, is hereby appointed 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 said Station D Wendy Tyler, being trained in the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment installed at the Central Counting Station, is hereby appointed Tabulation Supervisor. The Tabulation Supervisor shall be in charge of the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment E. The appointments of Lynda Schafer, Donna Calton, and ~' Linda Funkhouser as Assistants to the Tabulation Supervisor are hereby approved. They shall assist the Tabulation Supervisor in the operation of the automatic tabulating equipment as directed by the Tabulation Supervisor. F. Patricia Benavides is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station. She shall maintain order at the Central Counting Station and shall have such authority as may be prescribed by the Texas Election Code, as amended. SECTION VIII. That the City Secretary is hereby ordered and directed to prepare and issue ballots for electronic voting and to mark same "Official Ballot Said ballots shall be printed in English and in Spanish for use in said runoff elections. -4- D~ICIAC RECOSD CITY SECR~'ARY ~. WORTN, TEX. SECTION IX That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth shall furnish election officials said ballots and voting equipment, together with any other forms, blanks or instructions in accordance with the Charter of the City of Fort worth, Texas, and the laws of the State of Texas, insofar as same are applicable. SECTION X. That the polls shall be kept open from seven o'clock A.M. until seven o'clock P.M., on May 29, 1993, and that due return shall be made to the City Council showing the number of votes cast for each candidate for membership on the City Council. SECTION XI That the 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; but that, in the event of a tie, the candidates for that office shall cast lots to determine the winner. The casting of such lots shall be supervised by the Mayor. SECTION XII. That the single member districts in which runoff elections will be conducted (described and defined with particularity in Ordinance Nos. 7323, as amended by City Ordinance Nos. 7392, 7441, 7869, 7963, 8047, 8261, 8682, 8712, 8719, 8909, 9304, 9548, 9618, 9804, 10257, 10532, 10796, 11158, and 11242), and the precincts therein, are set out with particularity on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof. -5- O~fIClA1 RECOR3 C~1Y SECRETARY ~. woRto, Tic. SECTION XIII. Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No. 3 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 3 Only qualified electors residing within the boundary of District No 5 shall be eligible to vote for a candidate for Member of Council, Place No. 5. SECTION XIV. That the location of the polling places for the runoff elections of City Councilmember for District Nos. 3 and 5, except insofar as they may be changed by the City Council, are set forth on Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof. SECTION XV That the City Council shall appoint a Presiding Judge and an Alternate Presiding Judge for each precinct or portion thereof within City Council Single Member District Nos. 3 and 5. Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor more than eight qualified election clerks to serve and assist in conducting said elections, provided that, if the Presiding Judge actually serves as expected, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall be one of such clerks SECTION XVI. That said elections shall be held under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort worth, Texas, and the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, insofar as same may be applicable. SECTION XVII This ordinance shall constitute the proclamation, call, notice and ordinance calling and ordering said runoff elect-~~,~,.~.. d~ICIAt RECORD - 6 CITY SECRETARY FT. woRTl~, TEJ(. SECTION XVIII That insofar as permitted by the time limitations prescribed by the City Charter, notice of said election shall be given by: (1) publishing a copy of this ordinance, in English and in Spanish, at least once, as soon as practicable after the canvassing of the votes from the first election, in a newspaper published in said City; and (2) within the time limitations permitted by the City Charter, posting a copy of this ordinance, in English and in Spanish, on the City's bulletin board used for posting notices of the meetings of the Fort Worth City Council. SECTION XIX That the way and manner of holding said elections, the notice to be given therefor, 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 only be cumulative of and in addition to the statutory notice of said elections as herein provided; and that any omission or irregularity in the posting and publication of this notice, proclamation and ordinance, or in the signing of same, and any noncompliance with the Texas Election Code due to conflicting City Charter provisions, shall not in any way affect or invalidate such elections. SECTION XX That in all respects, and insofar as time requirements of the City Charter permit, said elections shall be conducted in accor- dance with the Texas Election Code, as amended. -~- o~Flcla< Rfco~o CITY SECRf TARP FT. WORTH, TEX~ SECTION XXI. 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 Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, Article 6252-17, as amended. SECTION XXII. That this ordinance, election order, proclamation and notice shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage, and it is so ordained. Kay ranger Mayor of the City of Fort Worth ATTEST: Alice Church, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: I Deputy City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas i Date : S = ~ - q' 3 ADOPTED : ~°^ L~ ~~ EFFECTIVE: ~ - ~ 9~ -8- OfE1CIAL RECO.'t0 CITY SECREtARY Fi'. WORTH, TEX. PASSED AND ADOPTED this, the ~ day of ~ , 1993, at a regular, public meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT ~ I, Alice Church, City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. ~/.3D~, duly presented and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, at a regular session held on the 4th day of May, A D. 1993, as same is of record in the minutes of said City Council WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, this, the ~~ day of ~ A.D. 1993. City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas OfflClAt R CJTY SECR~aRY F1'. WORTH, tEX. ~ -9- FORT WORTH PRECINCTS BY SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICTS FEBRUARY 1993 District Voting Precincts 1) All Precincts - At Large 2) 1376, 1473, 3192*, 3363*, 3372*, 3491*, 4017, 4044*, 4048, 4050, 4051, 4067, 4068, 4087, 4092, 4093, 4109, 4110, 4122, 4123, 4124, 4231, 4434., 4452, 4494, 4499*, 4500, 4503 and 411* and 413* in Denton County. 3) 1009*, 1111*, 1117, 1133, 1165, 1186*, 1241, 1273, 1296, 1377, 1397, 1431-0, 1472, 1478, 4020, 4070, 4071, 4118, 4129, 4130, 4135, 4136, 4163, 4179, 4203, 4230, 4239-0, 4342, 4343, 4498 4) 1012, 1066, 1082, 1146, 1151, 1170, 1185, 1198, 1236, 1278, 1279, 1430-0, 1460, 1461-0, 1479, 3126, 3197, 3199*, 3227, 3234*, 3261*, 3277, 3374, 3419-0, 4101, 4162, 4250, 4469-0 5) 1074, 1098, 1099, 1106, 1127, 1132, 1149, 1152, 1184, 1188, 1211, 1270, 1297, 1299, 1311, 1312, 1346, 1415, 1477, 2420-0*, 3175, 3388, 3409, 3428, 3455, 3456, 3489*, 3490 • 6) 1004, 1014, 1022, 1105, 1119, 1142, 1150, 1167, 1189*, 1207, 1238, 1251*, 1257, 1264, 1265, 1271, 1292, 1294, 1300, 1347*, 1348*, 1349-0*, 1378*, 1440, 1446*, 4245, 4502 7) 1120, 1274, 1341, 1480*, 4016, 4053*, 4064, 4065*, 4069*, 4086, 4091*, 4094, 4113, 4116, 4125, 4137, 4178, 4204, 4232*, 4242*, 4243, 4252, 4255*, 4272*, 4276*, 4284, 4285*, 4338, 4344, 4345, 4369*, 4373*, 4375*, 4429, 4451-0, 4497 8) 1005, 1008, 1010, 1011, 1019, 1024*, 1034*, 1054, 1056, 1058, 1059, 1061, 1073, 1075, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1083, 1088, 1089, 1090, 1104, 1154, 1237-0, 1244*, 1291, 1462, 1463, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1482, 2262*, 4006, 4288, 4492, 4495, 4505 9) 1001, 1002, 1015, 1062, 1076, 1081, 1085, 1095, 1108, 1134, 1298, 1351-0, 1370-0, 1398, 1481, 1483, 4057, 4060, 4077, 4084, 4096, 4097, 4107, 4155, 4182, 4195,x' 4201, 4233, 4253, 4256, 4403, 4435, 4436, 4437, 4458-0, 4493, 4496, 4501, 4504, 4506 -0- No Population *Split precincts Exhibit "A" OFACIAI RECORD CITY SECR~~'ARY TT. WORTfI, T~(. (Over) Page 1 • Split with unincorporated territory or other municipalities: 1009, 1024, 1034, 1111, 1186, 1189, 1237-0, 1244, 1251, 1347, 1348, 1349-0, 1378, 1446, 1480, 2420-0, 2262, 3192, 3199, 3234, 3261, 3363, 3372, 3489, 3491, 4044, 4053, 4065, 4069, 4091, 4232, 4242, 4255, 4272, 4276, 4285, 4369, 4373, 4375, 4429, 4451-0, 4499, and 411 & 413 in Denton County. DISTRICT CIIRRENT REPRESENTATIVE 1 Kay Granger (At Larqe) 2 Carlos Puente 3 Chuck Silcox 4 Morris Matson 5 Euqene McCray 6 Jewel Woods 7 Bill Meadows 8 Virginia Nell Webber 9 David Chappell Exhibit "A" Page 2 OFFICIAL RECQRD CITY SECRETARY I~T. WORTH, I~(. O v a h h x 3 a ~ w > a Q,' O d' M d' O d' 61 M ~ U • rl N .,~ A .,1 v ~ N N •~ +~ .~ 'O ~ U O >. N 7ti ~.+ ,.~ f-+ U S..i ~ ~, ~ .N RS ~ 'L3 •~ 'O E > to .+-~ N > N O ~ N ~ N fJ~ N fd M !0 R! lD N N l0 .-~ lD •r-I N to E fS,' ~ +s p; rn .~ ~ tD O ~ N z ~ O M ~ O r-I .-~ ~ rl O al ~ +~ N rl N ~-1 • ri O w~. 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