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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1979-1142 - call general election ~ ---....., ..~~,., .~'"". - - ,r-. (:1' ." . ,~~ ~\ . . ORDINANCE NO. 1142 AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALl:'ING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIG- NATING 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 FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; 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 7th day of April, 1979, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1979, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the purpose of electing a Commissioner of said City for Position No.1, and a Commissioner of said City for Position No.3. A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 28, 1979, between the same hours. Said election, and said run-off election, if necessary, shall be held in conjunction with a Trustee's election to be held on the same date(s) by the La Porte Independent School District, and the appointed officials who shall be appointed to conduct the La Porte Independent School District election, will also be allowed to conduct the City official election for the City of La Porte. Section 2. 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 Precinct No. 1 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which is located east and north of the Southern Pacific Railroad) shall vote at the La Porte Senior High School Student Lounge, which is located at Park Street and East Fairmont Parkway in the City of La Porte, Texas, with the following election officers: . . .. Ordinance No. 1142 , Page 2. LOU LAWLER , presiding Judge JACK GRESHAM , Alternate Presiding Judge Election Precinct No.2: All voters living in such Precinct No. 2 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which is located west and south of the Southern Pacific Railroad) 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: e JANET GRAVES ED FERGUSON , presiding Judge , Alternate Presiding Judge 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. e Section 3. 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. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee voting, namely, LOU LAWLER , and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is designated as the Administration Building, La Porte Independent School District, 301 East 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. Absentee voting shall commence on the 20th day preceding the election and continue through the 4th day preceding the election. - . . . Ordinance No. 1142 P 3 , age . Section 4. 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. e Section 5. The City Clerk 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 6. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the form prescribed, the City Clerk shall furnish to such candi- date 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 7. The deadline for a candidate to make applica- tion to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election, e is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Wednesday, March 7, 1979. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of commissioner is hereby established as Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated 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 . . . Ordinance No. 1142 , Page 4. 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. Section 8. 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 general and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto. e Section 9. 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 Commission of the City of La Porte, and the City Commission shall canvass said returns at the earliest practicable time, and shall, immediately after can- vassing 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 (lO) days thereafter, Sundays excluded, upon their taking the oath of office. e Section 10. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby authorizes reimbursement to the La Porte Independent School District, for one-half (1/2) of the common expenses of the joint e1ection(s). e Section ll. Each and every provision, paragraph, sen- tence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately con- sidered 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 . . . Ordinance No. 1142 , Page 5. provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitu- tional, 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 l2. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24 day of January , 19 79. e CITY o~ -ay-- J. J. MeZa~y-;;; ATTEST: Yha~~ City c~ e (~ APPROVED: .'