ORD 1993-05 - Canvass Municipal Election of 1-16-1993 01-19-1993ORDINANCE NO. 93 -_a
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE ON
THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1993, 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;
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 19th day of January, 1993,
proceeded to canvass the returns of the regular municipal election held in the
City on the 16th day of January, 1993, for the purpose of electing a Mayor
and four Councilmembers, one from each of the City's four Wards; and
WHEREAS
WHEREAS
the election was held under and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No.
92 -20 calling the election; and
the election having been duly and regularly had as called in the ordinance and
according to law, and the returns thereof having been made and the election
judges having certified the results of the election, as hereinafter set out, 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 MAYOR, AT LARGE
BILL HODGES
WRITE -IN JAMES R. DESHAW
OTHER WRITE -INS
522
326
14
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD ONE
RON LANGE
WRITE -INS
144
8
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD TWO
WENDELL FLOYD
DAVE LUNING
MICHAEL PECK
CHARLOTTE O'SULLIVAN
WRITE -INS
62
166
108
8
1
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD THREE
CHARLES ROBINSON 102
JOANN MA'TTHEWS 111
WRITE-INS 0
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD FOUR
BRIAN ELVIN 30
HAROLD L. NORTON 109
WRITE-INS 0
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Huntsville finds that the election returns set
out above to be 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: Bill Hodges received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Mayor, at Large, and accordingly, Bill Hodges is declared elected to the
office of Mayor, at Large, subject to the taking of his oath and filing bond as
provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 2: Ron Lange received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Councilmember Ward One, and accordingly, Ron Lange is declared elected
to the office of Councilmember Ward One, subject to the taking of his oath
and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 3: Dave Luning received 166 votes, Michael Peck received 108 votes, Wendell
Floyd received 62 votes, Charlotte O'Sullivan received 8 votes, and there was
1 write-in vote. Accordingly, no candidate was elected by a majority of the
votes. There will be a runoff election between Dave Luning and Michael Peck
on January 30, 1993.
SECTION 4: Jo Ann Matthews received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the
office of Councilmember Ward Three, and accordingly, Jo Ann Matthews is
declared elected to the office of Councilmember Ward Three, subject to the
taking of her oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of
Texas.
SECTION 5: Harold L. Norton received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the
office of Councilmember Ward Four, and accordingly, Harold L. Norton is
declared elected to the office of Councilmember Ward Four, subject to the
taking of his oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of
Texas.
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 19th day of January, 1993.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
ATTEST:
W. H. Hodges, Mayor,
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott
ou ds, City Attorney