ORD 2005-05 - Runoff Election Mayor At-Large 05-17-2005ORDINANCE NO. 2005-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL RUNOFF MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2005, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AT LARGE; 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 11th day of June, 2005,
in the City for the purpose of election the Mayor At- Large. The candidates
for Mayor At -Large are Vance Howard and J. Turner.
SECTION 2: The City is hereby divided into seven (7) election precincts. The polling places for
these election precincts shall be as:
Precinct
Polling Place lace
Presiding/Alternate Judge
101, Ward 3
First Baptist Church
Lucy Mason Willis
1530 10th Street
Bennie Dozier
102, Ward I
Walker County Annex
Becky Martin - Dunlap
1301 Sam Houston Ave., St. 101
Lee Ann Kelly
201, Ward 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints John Holcombe
1803 19`h Street
Ian Smith
205, Ward 4
Elkins Lake Rec. 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
Jean Burton
401, Ward 4
Second Baptist Church
Sissy Johnson
720 South Sam Houston
Helen Belcher
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: The Mayor At -Large shall be selected from the City precincts by a majority of
the registered voters of the City and voting in the runoff election. The
Mayor At -Large elected shall hold office for a period of two (2) years.
SECTION 5: The Mayor At -Large shall be a citizen 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, reside in the ward in which they
are a candidate, 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 11, 2005
INSTRUCTION NOTE: Vote for the candidate of your choice in each race by
placing an "X" in the square beside the candidate's name.
Mayor At -Large (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 May 25, 2005, and the last day of early voting
shall be June 7, 2005. 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.
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 171h day of May 2005.
THE CITY OF HU TSVILLE, TEXAS
Steed Smith, Mayor Pro Tern
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Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED A O FORM:
Thomas A. LktAer, hty Attorney