ORD 1994-01 - Canvass City Officer's Election Of 1-15-94 01-18-1994CI
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ORDINANCE NO. 94 -01
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
ON THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1994, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS, ONE FROM EACH OF THE
CITY'S FOUR AT -LARGE POSITIONS; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE ELECTION WAS
DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN, THAT THE ELECTION WAS
PROPERLY HELD AND RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER
OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE.
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Charter of the City of Huntsville, the City Council,
at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of January, 1994, proceeded to canvass
the returns of the regular municipal election held in the City on the 15th day of
January, 1994, for the purpose of electing four Councilmembers, one from each
of the City's at -large positions; and
WHEREAS
WHEREAS
the election was held under and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 93 -31
calling the election; and
the election was duly and regularly had as called in the ordinance and according
to law, and the election returns were made and the election judges have certified
the results of the election, and the City Council, having duly and regularly
canvassed the returns of the election and finding that the total votes cast at the
election were as follows:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER AT- LARGE, POSITION 1
JEFF SMITHERMAN 25
CAROL M. WILK 157
BRIAN ELVIN 141
DAN DAVIS 753
CHRISTY A. WOODWARD 78
WRITE -INS 1
FOR COUNCILMEMBER AT- LARGE, POSITION 2
MARJORIE REX 665
MICHAEL PECK 433
DON EDWARDS 57
WRITE -INS 5
FOR COUNCILMEMBER AT- LARGE, POSITION 3
BRADLEY C. COOK 425
CLINT W. CROLEY 48
JIM CARTER 579
JOHN JAFREH 74
WRITE -INS 8
FOR COUNCILMEMBER AT- LARGE, POSITION 4
BETTE NELSON 459
HOWARD MARTIN JR. 55
DAVID MARTINEZ 374
RAY SANDERS 244
WRITE -INS 2
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Huntsville finds that the election returns set out
above are accurate and correct, and no election protest or contest has been filed
with Council or instituted in connection with the election returns:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1: Dan Davis received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office of
Councilmember At- Large, Position One, and accordingly, Dan Davis is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember At- Large, Position One, subject to the
taking of his oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 2: Marjorie Rex received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office of
Councilmember At- Large, Position Two, and accordingly, Marjorie Rex is
declared elected to the office of Councilmember At- Large, Position Two, subject
to the taking of her oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of
Texas.
SECTION 3: Jim Carter received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office of
Councilmember At- Large, Position Three, and accordingly, Jim Carter is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember At- Large, Position Three, subject to the
taking of his oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 4: Bette Nelson received 459 votes, Howard Martin Jr. received 55 votes, David
Martinez received 374 votes, Ray Sanders received 244 votes, and there were 2
write -in votes for Councilmember At- Large, Position Four. Accordingly, no
candidate was elected by a majority of the votes. There will be a runoff election
between Bette Nelson and David Martinez on February 5, 1994, for the position
of Councilmember At- Large, Position Four.
SECTION 6: City Council finds that the notice of the election was duly and properly given as
required by law and as provided in ordinance calling the election, and that the
election was duly and regularly held and the returns thereof duly and regularly
made by the proper officials of the election, and in all things according to the law.
SECTION 7: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
APPROVED this 18th day of January, 1994.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPR VED iTO FORM:
Scot Bo ds, City Attorney
. H. Hodges, Mayor
JANUARY 15, 1994 CITY OFFICERS ELECTION
POSITION 1
JEFF SMITHERMAN
4
2
4
6
4
4
CAROL M. WILK
47
12
37
19
11
10
21
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BRIAN ELVIN
29
5
36
20
15
12
24
DAN DAVIS
205
23
188
131
94
38
74
153
CHRISTY A. WOODWARD
21
20
9
5
10
10
WRITE -INS
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
POSITION 2
MARJORIE REX
191
26
183
102
MICHAEL PECK
108
18
90
67
60
61
30
39
73
50
DON EDWARDS
4
2
19
16
6
4
6
WRITE -INS
1
0
0
1
0
0
3
POSITION 3
BRADLEY C. COOK
116
14
106
65
62
18
44
CLINT W. CROLEY
11
3
10
15
0
5
4
JIM CARTER
161
27
142
96
48
39
66
JOHN JAFREH
12
18
8
9
8
18
WRITE -INS
1
0
0
0
POSITION 4
BETTE NELSON
140
13
114
71
47
1
24
50
HOWARD MARTIN JR.
10
1
10
16
6
4
8
DAVID MARTINEZ
92
29
80
63
34
36
40
74
RAY SANDERS
61
2
75
34
35
8
29
WRITE -INS
i
0
0
0
0
0