ORD 1994-38 - Order Municipal Election For 1-21-95 10-11-1994ORDINANCE NO. 94-38
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ORDERING A MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 1995, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING A MAYOR AT- LARGE, AND FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS,
ONE FROM EACH OF THE CITY'S FOUR WARDS, ONE, TWO, THREE
AND FOUR; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICERS; DESIGNATING
THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING THE ELECTION; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
that:
SECTION 1. The regular municipal election of the City of Huntsville, prescribed by Section
6.01 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 21st day of January, 1995, in the City
for the purpose of electing a Mayor at -large and four Councilmembers, one from
each of the City's four wards, one (1), two (2), three (3) and four (4).
SECTION 2. The City is hereby divided into seven (7) election precincts. The polling places
and election officials for these election precincts shall be as follows:
Precinct Polling Place
101
102, and that part of Ward 1 north of
FM 2821 and east of Rosenwall
Rd., and that part of 103 in the City,
and that part of 104 in the City, and that
part of 204 in the City and north of
Highway 30, and that part of 302 in
the City and west of Highway Loop 19.
201, and that part of 204 in the City
and south of Highway 30 and north
or west of FM 1374.
205, and that part of 204 in the City
and southeast of F.M. 1374
206
301, and that part of 302 in the
City and east of Hwy. Loop 19,
and that part of 402 in the City
and north of Old Phelps Rd.
First Baptist Church
1530 10th Street
Walker County Courthouse
1100 University Avenue
First Presbyterian Church
1801 19th Street
Elkins Lake Recreation Corp.
634 Cherry Hills
Region VI Education Building
3332 Montgomery Rd. (FM 1374)
Martin Luther King Center
300 Avenue F
401, and that part of 402 in the Second Baptist Church
City and south of Old Phelps Rd.
720 South Sam Houston Avenue
Judge /Alternate Judge
Wanda Horton/
James Hartston
Lillian Nimmo/
Elizabeth Olm
Betty Dunlap/
John Holcombe
Lou Howard/
Lee Howard
Mary Jeanne Coers/
David Burris
Russell Martinez/
Betty Haynes
Doug Shearer/
Delora King
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. A Mayor shall be selected for the City at -large by a majority vote of the
registered voters of the City. The Mayor elected shall hold office for a period
of two (2) years.
SECTION 5. One Councilmember shall be selected from each of the respective ward numbers
one (1), two (2), three (3) and four (4) of the City by a majority vote of the
registered voters residing within that ward. The Councilmembers elected shall
hold office for a period of two (2) years.
SECTION 6. The Mayor and each of the four Councilmembers shall be citizens of the United
States, qualified and registered voters of the State of Texas, residents within the
present corporate limits of Huntsville for at least twelve months immediately
preceding the election, and current in payment of taxes and assessments due to
the City.
SECTION 7. Any eligible and qualified person may have his name upon the official ballot as
an independent candidate by submitting an application, which, in accordance with
Texas Election Code Section 141.031, must be in writing and be signed and
sworn to by the candidate and indicate the date that the candidate swears to the
application. The application shall include: the candidate's name; the candidate's
occupation; the office sought, including the ward number, if any; a statement that
the candidate is a United States citizen; a statement that the candidate has not
been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court; a statement
that the candidate has not been finally convicted of a felony from which the
candidate has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting
disabilities; the candidate's date of birth; the candidate's residence address or, if
the residence has no address, the address at which the candidate receives mail and
a concise description of the location of the candidate's residence; the candidate's
length of continuous residence in the state and in the territory from which the
office sought is elected as of the date the candidate swears to the application; a
statement that the candidate is aware of the nepotism law, Articles 5996a through
5996g of the Texas Revised Statutes; and the statement: "I, , of
Walker County, Texas, being a candidate for the office of
Mayor /Councilmember, swear that I will support and defend the constitution and
laws of the United States and of the State of Texas." Such application must be
filed with the Mayor or City Secretary not later than 5:00 p.m. of the 45th day
before election day.
SECTION 8. 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.
The form of the ballot for the election shall be as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Regular Election
City of Huntsville, Texas
January 21, 1995
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 (Vote for one)
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number One
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number Two
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number Three
El (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number Four
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
SECTION 9. City Secretary, Danna Welter, is hereby appointed as Early Voting Clerk,
and the
SECTION 10.
City Hall
1212 Avenue M
Huntsville, Texas 77340
is hereby designated as the place for early voting for the election. During
the lawful early voting period, such clerk shall keep such place for early
voting open for early voting from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each day
except Saturdays, Sundays, and official state holidays.
James Mathis is hereby appointed as the presiding judge of the early ballot
board, and is hereby directed to perform the duties required of such by
Chapter 87 of the Texas Election Code.
SECTION 11. The Mayor and City Secretary are hereby directed to give notice of the
election by:
(a) causing said notice of such election to be published at least forty
(40) days prior to the date of such election in the newspaper;
(b) by publishing the notice at least one time, not more than twenty -
five (25) days nor less than ten (10) days before the election, in
the newspaper;
(c) by filing with the City Secretary, for posting, a copy of said notice
at least twenty (20) days before the election; and
(d) by posting at City Hall and the Walker County Courthouse bulletin
boards notice of the election at least twenty (20) days before the
election.
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 12. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of October, 1994.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
Sri ,i
W. H. Hodges, Ma
ATTEST:
Darma Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scottl3ounds, City Attorney