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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas ordered an election to
be held on Saturday, May 18, 1991, for the purpose of a runoff election of the following
officials:
Two (2) members of the City Council, District Nos. 1, and 5;
WHEREAS, the City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election,
including the ordering, giving notice, holding and making returns of said election; and
WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of
the results thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to said City Council; and
WHEREAS, it appears from said returns, duly and legally made, that there were cast at
said election 289 valid and legal votes; that each of the candidates received the following
votes:
DISTRICT NO, 1
Lorenzo (Shorty) Valdez Jr. 66
Lupe Carranco 34
DISTRICT NO, 5
Bill H. Shelby 101
Steven D. Bamsch 88
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Georgetown has determined that this
Ordinance must be passed on an emergency reading to allow the Council Members to take office
in a timely manner,
NOW, i' ORDAINED 1 COUNCIL OF
GEORGETOWN
SECTION 1. The City Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly called;
that proper notice of said election was given in accordance with law; that said election was held
in accordance with law; and that returns of the results of said election have been made and
delivered, and that the City Council has canvassed said returns, all in accordance with the law
and the Ordinance calling said election.
SECTION H. The City Council officially finds and determines that Shorty Valdez was elected
as Council Member for District 1; and Bill Shelby was elected as Council Member for District
5. Furthermore, said parties are hereby declared duly elected to said respective offices, subject
to the taking of their oaths of office as provided for by the laws of the State of Texas and the
Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas,
SECTION III. This Ordinance establishes an emergency due to the need for these Council
Members to take office in a timely fashion and in accordance with the provisions of the Election
Code of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetown, and therefore shall take
effect immediately upon passage by a favorable vote of not less than a majority plus one of the
Council Members qualified in serving.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on emergency reading on this 20th day of May, 1991,
Attest:
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Elizabeth Gray
City Secretary
Election Canvass Ordinance No.
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Mayor
Approved as to form:
Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
RESULTS: RUNOFF ELECTION
MAY 18, 1991
CITY OF GEORGETOWN
City Voting Precinct No. 1
CouncHmember, District 1
Lorenzo {Shorty} Valdez Jr.
Lupe Carranco
City Voting Precinct No. 2
Councilrnernber, District 5
Steven Bainsch
Bill Shelby
Absentee Regular TOTAL
30 36 66
18 16 34
21 67 88
23 78 101