ORD 1990-25 - Orders Election On 01-19-91 - 10-23-1990ORDINANCE NO. 90-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, ORDERING A MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1991, 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 SAID 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 19th day of January, 1991, 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, two, three and four.
SECTION 2. The City is hereby divided into nine (9) election precincts, these
precincts to have the same boundaries as County election precinct
numbers 101, 102, 105, 201, 202, 206, 301, 306, and 401. The
polling places and election officials for these election precincts
shall be as follows:
Election
Precinct
No. 101
No. 102
No. 105
Polling Place
Fire Station #2
2109 Sam Houston Avenue
Walker County Courthouse
1100 University Ave.
First Baptist Church
1530 10th Street
Officials
Betty Dunlap
Judge and Presiding Officer
Jeanne Young
Alternate Judge
Lillian Nimmo
Judge and Presiding Officer
Betty Olm
Alternate Judge
Elnora Hudley
Judge and Presiding Officer
Ethel Wilson
Alternate Judge
No. 201 Holiday Inn
1407 Interstate 45
No. 202
No, 206
No. 301
No. 306
No. 401
First Presbyterian Church
1801 19th Street
Education Service Center
Region VI
3332 Possum Walk
(Montogomery Road/FM 1374)
Martin Luther King
Neighborhood Center
(Emancipation Park)
300 Avenue F
Faith Memorial
Baptist Church
314 16th Street
Walker County Appraisal
District Office
1819 Sycamore Avenue
Josephine Shipman
Judge and Presiding Officer
Dorothy Powell
Alternate Judge
John Holcombe
Judge and Presiding Officer
Joan Summers
Alternate Judge
Charles Luning
Judge and Presiding Officer
Barbara Luning
Alternate Judge
Becky Abbott
Judge and Presiding Officer
Artresa Culpepper
Alternate Judge
Joe Martinez
Judge and Presiding Officer
Naomi Juarez
Alternate Judge
Sherrell Overton
Judge and Presiding Officer
Thelma Loving
Alternate Judge
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 to be
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 to be 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, 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 any place
number or other distinguishing number; an indication of whether
the office sought is to be filled for a full or unexpired term if
the office sought and another office to be voted on have the same
title but do not have place numbers or other distinguishing
numbers; 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 said election shall be as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Regular Election
City of Huntsville, Texas
January 19, 1991
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' names)
Councilmember, Ward Number One
(candidates' names)
Councilmember, Ward Number Two
(candidates' names)
Councilmember, Ward Number Three
(candidates' names)
Councilmember, Ward Number Four
(candidates' names)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
(Vote for one)
SECTION 9. City Secretary, Ruth DeShaw, is hereby appointed as the clerk of
absentee voting, and the
City Hall
1212 Avenue M
Huntsville, Texas 77340
is hereby designated as the place for absentee voting for the
election. During the lawful absentee voting period, such clerk
shall keep such place for absentee voting open for absentee voting
from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on
each day except Saturdays, Sundays, and official state holidays.
SECTION 10. Suler E. Ryan is hereby appointed as the presiding judge of the
absentee ballot board, and is hereby directed to perform the
duties required of such by Section 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 the 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 of the election 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
the notice of the election 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 said 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 notice shall Atake effect from and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 23r'Gfday of (9 et , 1990.
DeShaw, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Bounds, City Attorney
THE CIT OF HUNTSVILLE
By
Jan; onday, ayor