ORD 1992-20 - Order Municiple Election On January 16, 1993 10-27-1992ORDINANCE NO. 92 -20
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ORDERING A MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD 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; 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 16th day of January, 1993,
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 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
101
102 Walker County Courthouse
1100 University Avenue
201 First Presbyterian Church
19th Street
206 Region VI Education Building
F.M. 1374
301 Martin Luther King Center
Avenue F
401 Second Baptist Church
Sam Houston Avenue
Polling Place Judge /Alternate Judge
First Baptist Church
10th Street
Wanda Horton/James Hartson
Lillian Nimmo /Charles Davis
Betty Dunlap /John Holcombe
Tom Davis/Patricia Hipps
Becky Abbott/Patsy Daugherty
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 16, 1993
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
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number One
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number Two
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number Three
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
Councilmember, Ward Number Four
❑ (candidates' name)
❑ (candidates' name)
(Vote for one)
(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
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.
SECTION 10. 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 (21.4-) day of 0 61-0 bef- , 1992.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
W. H. Hodges, Mayor
ATTEST:
Danna Welter, City Secre
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Bounds, City Attorney