ORD 2006-11 - Call Runoff Election 06-24-2006ORDINANCE NO. 2006-11
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL RUNOFF MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2006, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING COUNCILMEMBER AT- LARGE, POSITION 1;
PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICERS; DESIGNATING THE PLACES
AND MANNER OF HOLDING THE ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
SECTION 1: A special runoff municipal election of the City of Huntsville, prescribed by
Section 6.02 of the City Charter, shall be held between the hours of seven
(7:00) o'clock a.m. and seven (7:00) o'clock p.m. on the 24th day of June, 2006,
in the City for the purpose of electing Councilmember At- Large, Position 1.
The candidates for Councilmember At- Large, Position 1 are Gary Crawford
and Dalene Zender.
SECTION 2: The polling place and election officials for the election precincts shall be as
follows:
Precinct
Polling Place
Judge/Alternate Tudge
101, Ward 3
First Baptist Church
Lucy Mason Willis/
153010th Street
Hattye Owens
102, Ward 1
Walker County Annex
Lee Ann Kelly/
1301 Sam Houston Avenue, St. 101
201, Ward 2
First Presbyterian Church
Betty S. Dunlap/
1801 19th Street
205, Ward 4
Elkins Lake Recreation Corp.
Leroy Hall/
634 Cherry Hills
Connie Hardy
206, Ward 2
Region VI Education Building
Patricia Hipps/
3332 Montgomery Rd. (FM 1374)
Sandra Gray
301, Ward 3
Martin Luther King Center
Betty Haynes/
300 Avenue F
401, Ward 4
Second Baptist Church
Helen Belcher/
2517 Sam Houston Avenue
Sissy Johnson
SECTION 3: This election shall be held in accordance with, and shall be governed by, the
Election Laws of the State of Texas. In all City elections, the Mayor, City
Secretary or City Council shall do and perform each act as in other elections
required to be done and performed, respectively, by the County Judge, the
County Clerk or the Commissioners' Court.
SECTION 4: Councilmember At- Large, Position 1 shall be selected by a majority of the
registered voters of the City voting in the runoff election The
Councilmembers elected shall hold office for a period of two (2) years.
SECTION 5: The Councilmembers shall be citizens of the United States, qualified voters of
the State of Texas, a resident within the present corporate limits of
Huntsville for at least twelve (12) months, and be current in payment of
taxes and assessments due to the City.
SECTION 6: The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the
ballot shall be determined by a drawing of the City Secretary as provided by
section 52.094 of the Texas Election Code, after 24 hours posted notice.
The form of the ballot for the election shall be as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Runoff Election
City of Huntsville, Texas
June 24, 2006
INSTRUCTION NOTE: Vote for the candidate of your choice in each race by
placing an "X" in the square beside the candidate's name.
Councilmember At- Large, Position One (Vote for one)
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
SECTION 7: City Secretary Danna Welter is appointed as the Early Voting Clerk, and
City Hall
1212 Avenue M
Huntsville, Texas 77340
is designated as the place for early voting for the election. The beginning
date of early voting shall be June 7, 2006, and the last day of early voting
shall be June 20, 2006. During the lawful early voting period, the early voting
clerk shall keep the place for early voting open for early voting from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. on each day except Saturdays and Sundays, and official state
holidays, with two of those days open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SECTION 8: Diana Keough is appointed as the presiding judge of the early voting ballot
board and is directed to perform the duties required of such by Chapter 87 of
the Texas Election Code.
SECTION 9: The Mayor and City Secretary are directed to give notice of the election by:
a) publishing the notice at least ten (10) days before the election in the
newspaper (Huntsville City Charter section 6.02); and
b) posting at the City Hall bulletin board notice of the election at least fifteen
(15) days before the election (Texas Election Code section 2.026).
The Mayor and City Secretary shall file with the City Secretary a copy of the
notice as published, together with the name of the newspaper and the dates
of publication.
SECTION 10: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 23rd day of May 2006.
THE CITYPF+R;tVTSVILLE, TEXAS
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/ J. Turner, Mayor
Danna Welter, City Secretary
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Thomas Leeper, C ty A torney