ORD 1994-02 - Call Runoff Election For 2-05-94 (Pos. 4) 01-18-2018etqf
ORDINANCE NO. 94 -02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL RUNOFF MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1994, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE COUNCILMEMBER FOR AT-
LARGE, POSITION 4; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICERS;
DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING THE
ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION
OF THIS NOTICE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS,
that:
SECTION 1: A 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 5th day of February, 1994, in the City for
the purpose of electing a Councilmember for At- Large, Position 4.
SECTION 2. The City is hereby divided into six (6) election precincts, the precincts to have the
same boundaries as County election precinct numbers 101, 102, 201, 206, 301, and
401. The polling places and election officials for these election precincts shall be
as follows:
Precinct Polling Place Judge /Alternate Judge
101 First Baptist Church James Hartson/Dolores Griffin
1530 10th Street
102 Walker County Courthouse Lillian Nimmo/Elizabeth Olm
1100 University Avenue
201 First Presbyterian Church Betty Dunlap /John Holcombe
1801 19th Street
206 Region VI Education Building Mary Jeanne Coers1David Burris
3332 Montgomery Road (F.M. 1374)
301 Martin Luther King Center Betty Haynes/Russell Martinez
300 Avenue F (Martin Luther King Blvd.)
401 Second Baptist Church Doug Shearer/Delora King
720 South Sam Houston Avenue
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. One Councilmember shall be selected for At -Large Position 4, by a majority vote
of the registered voters of the City voting at the runoff election. The
Councilmember to be elected shall hold office for a period of two (2) years.
SECTION 5. The Councilmember shall be a citizen of the United States, qualified voter of the
State of Texas, resident within the present corporate limits of Huntsville for at
least twelve (12) months, and 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
OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
FEBRUARY 5, 1994
INSTRUCTION NOTE: Vote for the candidate of your choice by placing an "X"
in the square beside the candidate's name.
Councilmember At Large, Position 4 (Vote for one)
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 January 19, 1994, and the last day of early voting shall be
February 1, 1994. 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, Sundays, and official state holidays.
SECTION 8. James Mathis is appointed as the presiding judge of the early 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 § 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 § 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 from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 18th day of January, 1994.
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secretary
s, City Attorney
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
William H. Hodges, Mayor