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ORDINANCE NO. 1397
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; PRO-
VIDING 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 CANDI-
DATES; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE
LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; 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:
Section 1. An election shall be held wi thin the corporate
limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 7th day of April,
1984, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1984, between
seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for
the purpose of electing the following City officials:
Councilperson--District 1, for a 3 year term
Councilperson--District 6, for a 3 year term
Councilperson-at-large--position B, for a 3 year term
A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 28,
1984, bet\-leen the same hours.
Said elect ion, 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.
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 Pre-
cinct No. 1 (consisting of that portion of the Ci ty of La Porte
which is located north of an imaginary line 900 feet south
of and parallel to Avenue "H", and west of the Southern Pacific
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:
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Sara Armand
, presiding Judge
Jerri Neumann
, 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 west of Big Island Slough and south of an imaginary line 900
feet south of and parallel to Avenue "H", (and consisting of
tha t portion of the Ci ty of La Porte wh ich 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 a t 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
Georqette Oliver
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.3: All voters living in such Precinct
No.3 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which
is enclosed by Big Island Slough, ~airmont parkway, the Southern
Pacific Railroad, and an imaginary line 900 feet south of and
parallel to Avenue "H") shall vote at the Fairmont Park Baptist
Church, which is located at 10401 Belfast Road, La Porte, Texas,
with the following election officials:
;Janet,Graves
, Presiding Judge
Roberta Sodaro
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.4: All voters living in such Precinct
No.4 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which
is east of the Southern Pacific Railroad, north of "B" Street
and west of Broadway) shall vote at the DeWalt Special Services
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Center, which is located at Madison and N. 6th Street, La Porte,
Texas, with the following election officials:
Ruby Phillips
, presiding Judge
Myrtle Byars
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.5: All voters living in such Precinct
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, wi th the following election
officials:
Sarah Odell
, Presiding Judge
Arbela Ralston
, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.6: All voters living in such Precinct
No. 6 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which
is enclosed by the Southern Pacific '~ailroad, "B" 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
Delores Gonzalez , Alternate Presiding Judge
The Presiding Judge at each of the above specified polling
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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.
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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.
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. 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.
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 absentee
voting, namely, Sarah Odell and the place
at which the absentee 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.
Section 5. 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
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voting materials s'hall 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.
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Section 6. 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 Ci ty, not less than ten (10) days
nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said
election.
Section 7. Upon a candidate tendering his application on
the form prescribed, the Ci ty 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 concernin~ said election.
Section 8. Each candidate for the office of Mayor or Council-
person must be a resident elector of the Clty. Each candidate
for the office of District Councilperson must also be a resident
of the district for which he file~.
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 5:00 o'clock P.M.,
Wednesday, March 7, 1984. No application shall be accepted
for filing prior to February 6, 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
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.
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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 general
and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto.
Section 11. 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 Ci ty Council shall canvass said returns at the earliest
practicable time, and shall, immediately after canvassing the
returns, declare the resul ts of the election. The Mayor shall
immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the
majori ty of votes has been polled for each respect ive office,
a certificate of election. Such elected officials shall assume
their duties wi thin ten (10) days thereafter, Sundays excluded,
upon their taking the oath of office.
Section 12. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence
and clause of this Ordinance has b~en separately considered and
passed by the Ci ty Council of the Ci ty of La Porte, Texas, and
each said provision would have been separately passed wi thout
any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffec-
tive, 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 13. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately
upon its passage and approval.
Section 14. The City Council officially finds, determines,
recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the
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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,
cons ide red 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 February, 1984.
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