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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1976-1028 - call general election e e ORDINANCE NO. 1028 . AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIG- NATING AN ELECTION PRECINCT AND A POLLING PLACE; 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 PROCEDURES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. An election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 3rd day of April, 1976, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1976, between seven o',clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., . for the purpose of electing a Mayor of said City; a Commissioner of said City for Position No.2; and a Commissioner of said City for Position No.4. A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 24, 1976, betw~en the same hours. Section 2. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby designates and establishes all. of the area encompassed within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, as one election precinct for this election, and the La Porte Civic Center, 618 San Jacinto Street, La Porte, Texas, is designated as the one polling place for such election. Voting machines shall be used in the conduct of such election. .. Section 3. Mrs. Arbela Ralston is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of said election, and Mrs. Lorraine Miller is hereby appointed Alternate Presiding Judge of said election. The maximum number of clerks which may be appointed to serve at said election is three (3), who shall be selected by the Presiding Judge or the Alternate Presiding Judge, as the case may be. Section 4. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day preceding the day of the election. Absentee voting shall be conducted by the City Clerk at the City Hall, 124 S. 2nd Street, . e Ordinance No. 1028, Page 2. e La Porte, Texas. Voting machines shall be used for the casting .. of absentee votes at such election. The City 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, or at any time when the Clerk's office is not open to the public. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte is hereby authorized and directed to appoint deputy absentee balloting clerks, as necessary. Section 5. Immediately after the close of the polls on the 3rd day of April, 1976, the election officials shall make due return thereof to the City Commission of the City of La Porte, and the City Commission 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 candi- date 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 6. Notice of said election shall be given by publication in the La Porte-Bayshore Sun, not less than ten . (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election, of the following notice: "NOTICE OF ELECTION "I, . I. J. KIBODEAUX, .Mayor Pro-Tern of the City of La Porte, Texas, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order that an election be held in the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 3rd day of April, 1976, and a run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 24; 1976, for the purpose of electing a Mayor; a Commi$sioner for Position 2; and a Commissioner for Position 4; and that said election shall be held at the La Porte Civic Center, 618 San Jacinto Street, La Porte, Texas, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. on said date, and the following named persons are the appointed officials of said election, to-wit: "Presiding Judge Mrs. Arbela Ralston . "Alternate Presiding Judge Mrs. Lorraine Miller .' e Ordinance No. 1028, Page 3. . "Absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day preceding the day of the election and shall be conducted at the City Hall of the City of La Porte, between the hour~ of nine o'clock (9:00) ~.M. and five o'clock (5:00) P.M., Mondays through Fridays, and on Saturdays from ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. until two o'clock (2:00) P.M., except on legal holidays. J,~,~ I. J. Klbodeaux, M y0r Pro-Tern of the City of La Po~te, Texas " and further notice of said election shall be given by posting a copy of this Ordinance at the City Hall for thirty (30) days next preceding said election. Section 7. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said election in accordance with . Section 6 hereof. Section 8. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the form prescribed, the City Clerk shall furnish to such candidate all information relative to the qualifications for the office being. sought, and the methods of placing the candidate's name on the ballot. Section 9. 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 five o'clock (5:00) P.M., Wednesday, March 3, 1976. The filing fee for each . candidate for the office of Commissioner is hereby established at Fifty Dollars ($50.00), and the filing fee for Mayor is hereby established at the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the elec- tion, and said fees shall be prorated and any surplus shall be refunded to the candidates paying filing fees. As an alterna- tive to paying a filing fee, a candadate may obtain a place on the ballot by filing a petition as provided for in City of La Porte Ordinance No. 968, passed and approved October 1, 1973, codified as Section 9-3 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte. . . . . .'f- ..>.~~ o*- ~...,:'.~''.. ' .' Y" ':: I i -~ ^ , .7' C ~ . ~.' ~ -;-;- ~ -- Ordinance No. 1028, Page 4. e Section 10. 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 governing genreal and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto. Section 11. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed 'by the City Commission 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 ineffective, invalid or unconsti- tutional, 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 12. This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 19th day of January, 1976. CITY OF LA PORTE 1~ By ~ '. ~ ~ Vrkt-e- I. J. Kibodeaux, M yor Pro-Tem ,?\TTEST: ~o~ City C~ ' AZZ;f1)~ City Attorney -