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ORDINANCE.NO. 1411
AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY IN
THE OFFICE OF COUNCILPERSON, DISTRICT 2: CALLING A SPECIAL
ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILPERSON-AT-
LARGE, POSITION A: CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY:
DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES: PROVIDING
FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES: APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS:
PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING: PROVIDING
FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION: PROVIDING FOR
NOTICE: PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR
CANDIDATES: PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE: FINDING COMPLIANCE
WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW: AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
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Section 1. The incumbent Councilperson--District 2, sub-
mitted his written resignation of office effective July 19, 1984.
The incumbent Councilperson-at-Large, Position A, submitted
his written resignation of office effective August 1, 1984.
Section 2. An election shall be held wi thin the City of
La Porte, Texas, on the 29th day of September, 1984, such date
being the fifth Saturday in September, 1984, between seven
o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the pur-
pose of filling the unexpired term of Councilperson--District 2,
which said term expires in April, 1985, and for the purpose of
. filling the unexpired term of Councilperson-at-Large, Position A,
whj.ch said term expires in April, 1986. A run-off election,
if necessary, shall be held on October 20, 1984, between the
same hours.
Section 3. Said election shall be held at each of the
following voting places within said City, and the following
named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election,
to-wit:
Election Precinct No.1: All voters living in such Pre-
cinct No.' 1 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte
It which is located north of an imaginary line 900 feet south
of and parallel to Avenue "HII, and west of the Southern Pacific
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Ordinance No. 1411, Page 2.
Railroad} shall vote at the Lomax Elementary School, which is
located at 10615 North Avenue "L" in the City of La Porte, Texas,
with the following election officers:
Sara Armand
, Presiding Judge
Jerrie Neumann
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.2: All voters living in such Pre-
tit cinct No. 2 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte
which is west of Big Island Slough and south of an imaginary
line 900 feet south of and parallel to Avenue "H", (and con-
sisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which is enclosed
by San Jacinto Junior College on the West: Spencer Highway
[West Main Street] on the North: Fairmont Parkway on the South:
and Underwood Road on the East) shall vote at the Baker School
Cafetorium, which is located at West Main Street and Underwood
Road, La Porte, Texas, with the following election officials:
Bertha Cook
, Presiding Judge
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Georqette Oliver
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.3: All voters living in such Pre-
cinct No. 3 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte
which is enclosed by Big Island Slough, Fairmont Parkway, the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and an imaginary line 900 feet
south of and parallel to Avenue IIH") shall vote at the Fairmont
Park Baptist Church, which is located at 10401 Belfast Road,
La Porte, Texas, with the following election officials:
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Ed Ferguson
, Presiding Judge
Janet Graves
, Alternate Presiding Judge
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Election Precinct No.4: All voters living in such Pre-
cinct No. 4 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte
which is east of the Southern Pacific Railroad, north of IIB"
Street and west of Broadway) shall vote at the DeWalt Special
Services Center, which is located at Madison and N. 6th Street,
La Porte, Texas, with the following election officials:
Lou Lawler
, Presiding Judge
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Rubv Phillips
, Alternate presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.5: All voters living in such Pre-
cinct No. 5 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte
which is enclosed by Broadway, Little Cedar Bayou, Galveston
Bay, Donaldson Avenue, and Barbour's Cut Boulevard) shall vote
at the La Porte Senior High School, which is located at 301 E.
Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, with the following election
officials:
Reba Felscher
, Presiding Judge
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E. W. Felscher
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.6: All voters living in such Pre-
cinct No. 6 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte
which is enclosed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, IIB" Street,
Broadway, Little Cedar Bayou, Galveston Bay, and the north
line of the Bayshore Municipal Utility District) shall vote at
the La Porte City Hall, which is located at 604 W. Fairmont
Parkway, La Porte, Texas, with the following election officials:
Nadine Jones
, Presiding Judge
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Delores Gonzales
, Alternate Presiding Judge
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The Presiding Judge at each of the above specified polling
places shall appoint as many clerks as he or she deems neces-
sary for the proper conduct of said election at said polling
place, provided that at least two clerks shall be appointed
in each case.
Section 4. Voting at said election, including absentee
voting, shall be by the use of voting machines, and the ballots
~ of said elections shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as
amended.
Section 5. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall
begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day
preceding the day of the election. Except as authorized herein,
the clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal
appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for
the clerk's office, and under no circumstances shall he permit
anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when
his office is not open to the public.
tit Absentee voting by mail shall begin on the 20th day pre-
ceding the date of the election and shall continue until ten
o'clock (10:00) A.M. on the second day preceding election day.
Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absen'tee
voting, namely, LOU LAWLER, and the place at which the absentee
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voting shall be conducted is designated as the La Porte City
Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, to which
address ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be
mailed. Said clerk shall keep said office open for absentee
voting during his regular working hours and in any event for
at least eight (8) hours on each day which is not a Saturday,
a Sunday, or an official State holiday.
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Section 6. That all election materials including notice
of the election, ballots, instruction cards, affidavits and
other forms which voters may be required to sign and all absentee
voting materials shall be printed in both English and Spanish,
or Spanish translations thereof shall be made available in the
circumstances permitted and in the manner required by law.
Section 7. The City Secretary of the City of La Porte shall
forthwith issue Notice of said election by causing a substantial
copy of this Ordinance to be published one time in the BAYSHORE
SUN, which is hereby found and declared to be a newspaper of
general circulation in said City, not less than ten (10) days
nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said
election.
Section 8. Upon a candidate tendering his application on
the form prescribed, the City Secretary shall furnish to such
candidate all information relative to the qualifications for
the office being sought: the method of placing the candidate's
name on the ballot: the amount of the required filing fee: and
any other pertinent information concerning said election.
Section 9. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson
must be a resident elector of the City. Each candidate for
the office of District Councilperson must also be a resident
of the district for which he files.
Section 10. The deadline for a candidate to make applica-
tion to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election,
is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M.,
Wednesday, August 29, 1984. No application shall be accepted
for filing prior to August 2, 1984. The filing fee for each
candidate for the office of Councilperson is hereby established
at Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fees shall be used to
defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated
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and any surplus shall be refunded to said candidates. As an
alternative to paying a filing fee, a candidate may obtain a
place on the ballot by filing a petition as provided for in
City of La Porte Home Rule Charter, Article 2.04 c.3.
Section 11. Said election shall be held in accordance with
the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and
the general election laws of the State of Texas governil)g general
and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto.
Section 12. Immediately after said election, the officers
holding the same shall make and deliver the returns of the
results thereof and the accompanying records for use in the
official canvass to the City Council of the City of La Porte,
and the City Council shall canvass said returns at the earliest
practicable time, and shall, immediately after canvassing the
returns, declare the results of the election. The Mayor shall
immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the
majority of votes has been polled for each respective office,
a certificate of election. Such elected officials shall assume
their duties within ten (10) days thereafter, Sundays excluded,
upon their taking the oath of office.
Section 13. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence
and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and
passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and
each said provision would have been separately passed without
any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffec-
tive, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not
impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but
the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed
alone.
Section 14. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately
upon its passage and approval.
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Section 15. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the
date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council
was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall
of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting,
as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas
Revised Civil Statutes Annotated: and that this meeting has been
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed,
considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further
ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the
contents and posting thereof.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1st day of August, 1984.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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Deotis Gay, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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City Secretary
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ORDENANZA NUM. 1411
UNA ORDENANZA LLAMANDO UNA ELECCION ESPECIAL PARA LLENAR LA VACANTE
OFICINA DE CONSEJERO DEL DISTRITO 2i LLAMANDO UNA ELECCION ESPECIAL
PARA LLENAR LA VACANTE OFICINA DE CONSEJERO DE TODOS LOS DISTRITOS,
POSICION A; LLAMANDO OTRA ELECCION EN CASO DE EMPATE, SI SEA
NECESARIAi DESIGNANDO LOS PRECINTOS ELECTORALES Y LUGARES DE
VOTACIONi PROVEYENDO EL USO DE LAS MAQUINAS DE VOTARi NOMBRANDO
OFICIALES ELECTORALESi DANDO LOS METADOS Y FECHAS DE LA VOTACION
EN AUSENCIAi DANDO NOTICIAS; DANDO LA FECHA MAS TARDE PARA HACERSE
CANDIDATO Y LOS GASTOS PARA ESTOi DANDO UNA CLAUSULA DE SALVAMIENTO,
EN LA CUAL SE DECLARA QUE SI UNA PORCIONE DE LA ELECCION RESULTA
INCORRECTA' '0 CON ERROR, LAS PORCIONES QUE QUEDAN NO ESTAN AUTO-
MATICAMENTE INVALIDAS; CUMPLIENDO CON LA LEY DE LAS SESSIONES
ABIERTASi Y POR ESTO PROVEYENDO UNA FECHA EFECTIVA.
SEA ORDENADO POR EL AYUNTAMIENTO MUNICIPAL DE LA PORTE:
Seccion I. El consejero incumbente--Distrito 2, dejo'
notificacion de su renuncia effectiva el 19 de julio, 1984. El
conjero de todos los distritos incumbente, posicion A dejo
notificacion de su renuncia effectiva el I de agosto, 1984.
Seccion 2. Una eleccion se celebrara dentro de los limites
de la ciudad de La Porte, Tejas, el dia 29 de septiembre, 1984,
tal fecha siendo el quinto $abado en septiembre, 1984, entre las
horas de las siete (7:00) de la manana y las siete (7:00) de la
tarde, con el proposito de llenar el termino incompleto del
Consejero--Distrito 2, dicho termino expira en abril, 1985, y
con el proposito de llenar el termino incompleto del Consejero de
todos los distritos, Posicion A, dicho termino expira en abril,
198G. En caso de empate, una eleccion sera necesaria y sera
celebrada el dia 20 de octubre, 1984, entre las mismos horas.
Seccion ~: Dicha eleccion se celebrara en cada uno de los
siguientes lugares de votacion dentro ~e dicha ciudad~ ~ las
siguientes personas por esto estan des~gnadas como of~c~ales de
dicha eleccion, precisamente:
precinto electoral num. 1: Cada votante viviendo en tal
distrito num. 1 (consistiendo en aquella porcion de la ciudad de
La Porte ubicada al norte de una linea imaginaria 900 pies al ,
sur de y paralela cc:~ la avenida "R", Y al oeste, del ferrocarr~l
Southern Pacific) votara en la escuela elementar~a de Lomax, .
ubicada a 10G15 North Avenue ilL" en la ciudad de La Porte, Te)as,
con 105 siguientes oficiales electorales:
Sara.Ar.mand
Juez principal
Jerri Neumann
Juez alternativo
precinto-electoral num. 2: Cada votante viviendo en tal
precinto num. 2 (consistiendo en aquella porcion de la ciuda~
de La Porte al oeste de Big Island Slough, y al sur de una l~nea
imaginaria 900 pies al sur de y paralela con la avenida "HII
(consistiendo en aquella porcion de la ciudad de La Porte rodenda
al la oeste de San Jacinto Junior Colegioi al norte de la calle
Spencer Highway [West Main Stree~]i al sur de la calle Fairmont
Parkway; y este de la calle Underwood Road), votara e~ la cafe-
teria de la escuela Baker, ubicada a la calle West Ma~n y Under-
wood Road; La Porte, Tejas, con los siguientes oficiales elec-
torales:
Bertha Cook
Juez principal
Georqette Oliver
Juez alternativo
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precinto electoral num. 3: Cada votante viviendo en tal
precinto num. 3 (consistiendo en aquella porcion de la ciudad
de La Porte rodeada por Big Island Slough, Fairmont Parkway el
ferrocarril Southern Pacific, y una linea imaginaria 900 pies
al sur de y paralela con da avenida "H") votara en la Fairmont
Park Baptist Church, ubicada a 10401 Belfast Road, La Porte,
Tejas, con los siguientes oficiales electorales:
.Ed, Ferquson
Juez principal
Janet Graves.~ .__
Juez alternativo
precinto electoral num. 4: Cada votante viviendo en tal
precinto num. 4 (consistiendo en aquella porcion de la ciudad
de La Porte al este del ,ferrocarril Southern Pacific, al norte
de la calle "B" y al oeste de Broadway) votara en la De Walt
Special Services Center ubicada a Madison y la calle N. 6th,
La Porte, Tejas, con los siguientes oficiales electorales:
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Lou_ Lawler " _
Juez principal
_, ..R}lby PhiJlips
Juez alternativo
precinto electoral num. 5: Cada votante viviendo en tal
precinto num. 5 (consistiendo en aquella porcion de la ciudad
de La Porte rodeada de Broadway, Little Ceda~ Bayou, Galveston
Bay, Donaldson Avenue, y Barbour's Cut Boulevard) votara a
La Porte Senior High School, ubicada a 301 E. Fairmont Parkway,
- La Porte, Tejas, con los siguientes oficiales electorales:
Reba Felscher
Juez principal
.E. WoO' Felscher
Juez alternativo
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precinto electoral num. 6: Cada votante viviendo en tal
precinto num. 6 (consistiendo en aquella porcion de la ciudad
de La Porte, rodeada de Southern Pacific Railroad, "B" Street,
Broadway, Little Cedar Bayou, Galveston Bay, y la linea nortena
del Bayshore Municipal Utility District) votara a la casa del
ayuntamiento de La Porte, ubicada a 604 W.' ?airmont Parkway,
La Porte, Tejas, con los siguientes oficiales electorales:
Nadine Jones
Juez principal
Delores Gonzalez
Juez alte:c:.ativo
El juez principal de cada de los ya mencionados lugares
de votacion nombrara tantos dependientes como el cree necesarios
para llevar a cabo correctamente dicha eleccion en dicho lugar
de votacion, con tal que nombre por 10 menos das en cada caso.
Seccion ,,: .La votacion en dicha eleccion, inclusive la
votacion en ausencia, sera por medio de maquinas de votacion,
y las balotas de dichas elecciones conformaran al codigo electoral
Tejano, como enmendado.
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Seccion $: La votacion en ausencia por aparecer personalmente
comenzara el dia 20, y continuara durante el dia 4 antes del dia
de la eleccion. Excepto como autorizado por esto, el dependiente
no dejara-que nadie vote en ausencia por aparecer personalmente
durante un dia que sea dia de trabajo regular en la oficina del
dependiente, y bajo ningunas circunstancias pueda alguien votar
cuando la oficina esta cerrada al publico.
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La votacion en ausencia por medio del correo comenzara
el dia 20 antes de la fecha de la eleccion, y seguira hasta
las diez (10) de la manana durante el segundo dia antes del
dia de la eleccion.
La votacion en ausencia se conducira por un dependiente
para esta, precisamente, Lou Lawler ' Y el lugar
de la votacion en ausencia se designa como la casa del
ayuntamiento de La Porte, G04 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte,
Tejas, y a esta direccion se puede conseguir balotas y mandar
balotas terminadas. Dicho dependiente guardara abierta su
oficina para este proposito durante las horas regulares de
trabajo, y en todo caso, por 10 menos 8 horas cada dia que no
sea sabado, domingo, 0 dia de vacacion oficial del estado_
Seccion 6: Que todas los materiales de la eleccion
inclusive noticias de la eleccion, balotas, tarjetas instruc-
tivas, atestaciones y otras formas que necesiten los votantes
para firmar y todos los materiales de la votacion en ausencia
se escriben en espanol e ingles, 0 sea que traducciones
espanolas esten disponibles bajo las circunstancias permitidas
y de la manera requerida por la ley.
Seccion ,: La secretaria de la ciudad de La Porte pronto
dara noticias de dicha eleccion por causar que una porcion
substanciel de esta ordenanza sea publicada una vez en al Bay-
shore Sun, 10 cual por esto se halla y se declara un periodico
de circulacion general en dicha ciudad, no menos de diez (10)
dias ni mas de treinta (30) dias antes de la fecha de la eleccion.
Seccion 8: Al ofrecer un candidato su aplicacion en la
forma requerida, la secretaria municipal dara a tal candidato
toda la informacion tocante alas calificaciones referentes a
la oficina deseada; el metoda de poner el nombre sobre la
balota, cuanto cuesta para hacerse candida to, y otra informacion
pertinente.
Seccion 9: Cada candidato para la oficina de alcalde 0
consejero tiene que ser residente que pueda votar de la ciudad.
Cada candidato en busca de la oficina de consejero de distrito
tambien tiene que vivir en ese distrito.
Seccion/D: La fecha mas tarde en la que un candidato puede
dar su aplicacion para que aparezca su nombre en la balota para
tal eleccion por esto se designo y se establece como las 5 de la
tarde, miercoles, el 29 de agosto, 1984'. No se puede hacer
aplicacion antes del 2:. de ago.sto, _, 1984. EI gasto para cada
candidato deseando hacerse consejero por esto se establece como
cincuenta dolares ($50.00). Estos gastos se usaran para dis-
minuir el coste de la eleccion, y dichas gastos se usaran de forma
prorrata y si quede algo de los gastos, este se devolvera a
dichos candidatos. En vez de pagar, un candidato puede lograr
un lugar en la balota por hacer un pedido 0 peticion con forme con
la carta de reglamiento municipal de La Porte, articulo 2.04 c.3~
Seccion l~: Dicha eleccion se celebrara con forme con las
provisiones de la carta municipal de la ciudad de La Porte, y
las leyes generales electorales del estado de Tejas que gobiernan
las elecciones generales y municipales, tanto que estas se
aplic.:m. .
Seccion l~: Anmcdiat3ment~ des~ucs de dicha eleccion, los
ofici31es cont3ran y entregaran los resultados v records
acompanantes de uso en el cucnte oficial al ayuntamiento de la
ciudad de La Porte, y el ayunta~iento contara estos resultados
tan pronto posible, entonces inmedi3tamente declarara los
resultados de la eleccion. Entonces el alcalde inmediatamente
dara al candidato que gano la mayoria de la votacion en cada
lugar de votacion un ccrtific3do de eleccion. Tales oficiales
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eligidos tomaran sus tare as dentro de diez (10) dias, no inclusive
105 domingos, al tomar su juramiento de oficina.
Seccion Ii: Cada y todo provision, parrafo, oracion, y
clausula de esta ordenanza ha sido seperadamente considerado y
pasado por el ayuntamiento de la ciudad de La Porte, Tejas,
y cada dicha provision hubiera side pasada seperadamente sin
otra provision cualquiera, y si una provision de esta resulte
inefectiva, invalida, 0 contra la constitucion, no importa la
causa, esto no danara 0 afectara la porcion que queda, ni ninguna
otra parte, sino la porcion valida quedara en vigor como si la
hubieran pasado por si sola.
Seccion l~: Esta ordenanza estara efectiva inmediatamente
despues de ser aprobada.y pasada.
Seccion ~: El ayuntamiento oficialmente halla, determina,
recita, y declara que noticias escritas suficientes d~'la fecha,
la hora, el lugar, y el sujeto de esta reunion del ayuntamiento
fueron puestas en un lugar conveniente al publico en la casa del
ayuntamiento de la ciudad durante .tiempo requerido por la ley
antes de esta reunion, como requerido por la ley de las sessiones
abiertas, articulo 6252-17, las leyes tejanas civiles 'revisadas
anotadas; y que esta session ha estado abierto al publico todo
el tiempo cuando .esta ordenanza y otras cosas tocante a esta
han side discutidas, consideradas, 0 cuando se han tomado acciones
oficiales tocante a esta, como requerido por la ley. Mas, el
ayuntamiento ratifica, aprueba, y confirma tales noticias escritas,
sus contenidos, y que se han hecho publicas.
pasada y aprobada este dia el 1 de -agosto, 1984.
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