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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1977-1062 - call general election . . . ~'I' . , . t .-. ..... , . e-,-- .'. ,...' .. .~ e . .' KNOX W. ASKINS, ~. 0, ATTORNEY AT I.AW 122 S. BROADWAY P. O. BOX 1218 I.A PORTE. TEXAS 77571 713 471-'886 January 6, 1977 Mr. Robert H. Williams, Jr. Assistant Superintendent La Porte Independent School District 301 East Avenue "J" La Porte, Texas 77571 Dear Bob: I enclose herewith for your approval, proposed draft of an ordinance calling the City of La Porte's 1977 general elec- tion. I would like to submit this ordinance to the La Porte City Commission for its approval at a Workshop Meeting on January 26, 1977, and thereafter to be formally passed and approved at the City Commission's regular ~eeting of February 7, 1977. In preparing the ordinance, I have used the polling places and election officials which you used at your recent bond election. If there are any changes in election officials, please let me know. In addition, would you please present to your Board of Trustees, for approval at the meeting at which it calls its election, the following motion: "Upon the motion of Trustee , seconded by Trustee , that the appointed officials heretofore appointed to conduct the La Porte Independent School District Trustee election, will also be allowed to conduct the City official election for the City of La Porte on April 2, 1977, and a run-off election, if neces- sary, on April 23, 1977.11 Thank you for your kind assistance in this matter. .r-- Y7urs very truly, KWA: jm Enclosure cc: Hon. Mayor and City Commissioners City of La Porte La Porte, Texas 77571 . ... '. .,t .. . .~ ~ .oil' . I_ . e e e- ORDINANCE NO. 1062 AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; CALLING 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 CO~iISSION 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 2nd day of April, 1977, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1977, 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 Conwissioner of said City for Position No.3. A run-off.election, if necessary, shall be held on April 23, 1977, 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. l: 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 High School Auditorium, which is located at Park and "J" Street, in the City of La Porte, Texas, with the following election officers: Mrs. Lou Lawler, Presiding Judge .~. Mrs. Lorraine Miller, Alternate Presiding Judge . .~ . 't. .. .'.'. ' '. . " .- .. .--- -- --- .:~ e e Ordinance No. 1062 , Page 2. 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 Spencer Highway and Underwood Road, La Porte, Texas, with the following election officials~ Mrs. Margaret Moorman, Presiding Judge Mrs. Betty Schultz, 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. 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, Robert H. Williams, Jr., and the place at which the absentee voting shall be conducted is d~signated as the Administration Building, La Porte Independent School District, 301 East Ave. "J", 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 8 hours on each day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday. 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 I .... '.. ,.' .... . . -,.. .. .. e e . .' Ordinance No. 1062 , Page 3. . available in the circumstances permitted and in the manner required by law. 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 days nor more than thirty 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, is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Wednesday, March 2, 1977. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of Commissioner is hereby established at Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fees shall be used to d~fray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated and any surplus e- 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. 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. .~ . .. .'. r' ... . '\. " ..t I . ~. ~ .- .~ .- ---.~ e e Ordinance No. 1062 , Page 4. 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 (10) days thereafter, Sundays excluded, upon their taking the oath of office. 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 election(s). Section 11. 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 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 12. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 7th day of February, A.D. 1977. '. : (~ . . -:. .- , ;. . ...'tI ... .A:' , , '. .. e-- .- ~-, e e Ordinance No. , Page 5. 1062 ATTEST: ]?4 aJ a;L City Attorney . .. " . . ~ ORDENANZA NU.' . "1"0'6"2 ,', . UNA ORDENANZA'PARA MANDAR LA ELECCION ANUAL REGULAR DE LA . , CIUDAD DE LA PORTE; . PARA OTRA ELECClqN EN CA?O DE LA FALTA DE RECIBIR UNA ~YORIA DE LA VOTACION UN CANDIDATO, SI RESULTA NECESARIO ESTO; ~ARA DESIGNAR LOS DISTRITOS ~LECTORALES Y LOS LUGARES DE VOTACION; EL HACER DISPONIB~E LAS MAQUINAS PARA,VOTAR; NOMBRAR LOS OFICIALES DE ELECCIONES; PA~ ESTABLECER EL METODO Y LAS FE~HAS DE VOTAR PARA ELLOS QUE ESTARAN AUSENTES DURANTE LA ELECCION REGULAl}r PARA RECOGER, CONTAR, Y DOCUMENTAR LOS VOTOS DE DICHA ELECCIONi PARA DAR NOTICIAS; PARA DECLARAR UNA FECHA FINAL PARA LA CUAL LOS CANDIDATOS DEBERIAN DE HABER PAGADO LOS COSTOS TANTO COMO HABERSE qECLARADO VERDADEROS CANDIDATOSi PARA CELEBRAR UNA ELE~CION DEL DISTRITO ES~OLAR INDEPENDIE~TE DE LA PORTE EN COMUN CON LA OTRA ELECCION; PARA DAR UNA CLAUSULA DE AHORROi Y PARA PROVEER UNA FECHA EFECTIVA. SEA' ORDENADA POR LA ~OMISION DE LA CIUDAD DE LA PORTE:. I , ., Seccio~~. Una eleccion se celebrara dentro de las fronteras de la ciudad de La Porte, Tejas, el 2 de abril, 1977, , este dia siendo el primer sabado de abril, 1977, entre las horas de las 7 de la manaha y las siete de la .t~rde. , . El proposloto . I , de esta eleccloon es eligir un comisario para el puesto numero 1, , . , y para el puesto numero 3. En caso de empate, otra eleccloon se . . I celebrara el 23 de abril, 1977, durante las mismas horas. Dicha eleccio~, y tambien la eleccio~ en caso de empate, se celebrar~ al mismo tiempo como una eleccio~ para.escogerunos fiduciarios para el distrito escolar independiente de La Porte. Todas las I . , .... elecciones emplearan los mismos oficiales 0 jueces de eleccion. I I' Seccion 2. Dicha eleccion tendra lugar en los siguientes lugares de votar en dicha ciudad, y las personas siguientes oficialmente son los juece~: . EL DISTRITO ELECTORA.L NU.' ,1: Todos los votantes viviendo en el distrito electoral 1 (la parte de la ciudad de La Porte situada al norte y al este del ferrocarril Southern Pacific) I votaran en el auditorio de la escuela superior de La Porte, situada a las calles Park y "J", eri dicha ciudad, con los siguientes oficiales: La senora Lou Lawler, juez principal ..., La senora Lorraine Miller, juez alternate .' " e Ordinanza Nu. 1062, p. 2 e. EL DISTRITO ELECTORAL NU. 2: Todos los votantes viviendo , en el distrito electoral nu. 2 (este es la'parte de La Porte al oeste .y al sur del ferrocarril Southern Pacific) dar~n sus votos . I en la cafeteria de la escuela Baker Jr. High, ubicad~ a la bocacalle de las calles Spencer Highway y Underwood Road, La Porte, Tejas, con los siguientes jueces: ,.J La senora Margaret Moorman, juez principal ,., La senora Betty Shultz, juez alternate La juez principal en cada uno de,los ya mencionados lugares . , , de votaCloon nombrarart tantos ayudantes como se crea necesarios , para llevar a cabo de una manera eficaz y apropiada dicha eleccion en dicho lugar. Dos ayudantes tienen que ser nombrados en cada caso. I , I I , Secc'ion 3.. . La votacloon en dicha. eleccion sera por medio de maquinas de votar, y ias boletas de dichas elecciones I corresponderan alas leyes tejanas para tales cosas, como se hallan hoy dia. Un dependiente, Robert H. Williams, Jr., es el encargado I . del votar en la eleccion temprana (para ellos que no pueden , , votar a la fecha regular). Esta eleccion estara en el edificio admiI:1istrativo del distrito escolar independiente, 301 Ave. IIJ", La Porte, Tejas, y a esta direccio~ se debe enviar las aplicaciones para co~seguir boletas y las boletas cornpletadas. "Dicho dependiente guardara abierta dicha oficina de votar para los ausentes durante sus normales horas de trabajo, y en todo caso por 10 menos 8 horas cada dia si no es s~bado, domingo, ni un dia de vacacio~ oficial delestado de Tejas. Seccion 4. Que todos los materiales, inclusive las noticias , I . de la eleccloon, las boletas, las instrucciones, las declaracloones juradas, y las otras formas que necesiten la firma del votante .y , todas las forrnas par~ los votantes que tengan que votar en adelante se v~ran en ingles y en espanol, 0 traducciones estar~n disponibles , segun la ley. I t' ~ ': , . . "'" e 1062 , p. 3 .e Ordinanza ~u. ., 5 SeCCloon . El dependiente municipal de La Porte dar~, sin' demo;a noticia de dicha eleccio~ por causar que aparezca una 'parte substantial deesta ordenanza en el BAYSHORE SUN, 10 cJ~l es debidamente hallado y declarado .'.el periodico de circulac'i<:>r: gene~al' de esta ciudad, en no menos de 10 dias ni en no m~s de 30'dias antes de la fecha de dicha eleccion. Secci~n 6. Al dar un candidato su aplicaciod en la forma correcta" e1 dependiente municipal t~ene que dar a tal candidato toda la informaciort ~n. cuanto alas calificaciones de la oficina deseada; el metodo de poner el nombre del candidato en la boleta, el costo para aplicar por la bficina; y cualquier otra informacio~ tocante a dicha eleccio~. Secci~n 7. La ultima hora para la cual un candidato pueda aplicar para que aparezca su nombre sobre las boletas de tal eleccio~ es las 5 de la tarde, miJrcoles, el 2 de marzo, 1977. El honorario para cada candi~ato para la posicioA de comisario es debidarnente declarado ser cincuenta dolares ($50.00). Este , , . , honorario, 0 sea costo, se usara para disminuir el costo de la eleccion, y dichos costos de los candi9atos se cuotizar~n y si , se qu~da algo, esto se devolvera a los candidatos. En vez de pagar honorarios, un candidato puede obtener un lugar sobre la boleta por dar una peticio~ como provisto en la ordenanza municipal de La Porte nu. 968, pasada y aprobada el primer dia de octubre, 1973, codificada como la seccion 9-3 del codigo de ordenanzas de la ciudad de La Porte. Secc.idn 8. Dicha eleccion se celebrara de acuerdo con las provisiones 'de la carta municipal de La Porte, y con las leyes generaleselectorales del estado de Tejas que gobiernan las elecciones generales y municipales. I , .- '. 'e e Ordinanza Nu. 1062, p. 4 ", , . Se'cc:ion 9: Inmediamente despues de dicha eleccion, los oficiales 0 jueces entregar~n los resultados y las copias oficiales a la comision.municipal de La Porte para que ~sta los pueda contar y verificar~ . . La comisi9n tiene qu~ co~tar los resultados tan. pronto posible, y entonces, sin demora ninguna, . . , declarar los resultados oficiales de la eleccion. Entonces el alcalde inmediatamente entregara al candidato recibiendo una , mayoria de los votos un certificado de eleccion. Los nuevos eligidos tomaran sus lugares dentro de 10 dias, no inclusive los domingos, al prestar jurarne~to de sus posiciones. Seccioh 10: La comisio~ municipal de La Porte da'permiso para un reembolso al distrito escolar de La Porte para la mit~d (1/2) de los gastos comunes de las elecc~ones mixtas. Seccion 11: . , , Cadaprovision, parrafo, frase, y clausula de , , esta'ordenanza ha sido considerado por su propio merito, y pasado , por la comisio~ municipal de La Porte, Tejas, y cada provision , hubiera sido aprobada'sin cualquier otra provision, y si alguna . . " provisioh cualquiera'sea inefectiva, invalida, en contra de la ,. N ' . , constitucion, no obstante la razon, esto no danara in afectara .la parte que queda~ ni ninguna otra parte, y cualquier porcion valida se quedara efectiva como si hubiera sido pasada sola. , Seccion 12: Esta ordenanza esta en efecto inmediatamente al ser pasada y aprobada. PASADA Y APROBADA este dia el 7 de :febrero, 1977. LA CIUDAD DE LA PORTE BY . Isl J~ J~ MEZA J. J. Meza, Alcalde ATESTADO: IsI BETTY BLACKMON Dependiente APROBADO: IsI KNOX,W. ASKINS Licenciado . PUBLISH: March 10, 1977'