HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 980210-LRESOLUTION NO.O O;II/' L.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,
ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION IN GEORGETOWN, TEXAS TO BE
HELD ON MAY 2, 1998, ORDERING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF
NECESSARY, AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR SAID ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas
provide that on Saturday, May 2, 1998, there shall be a General Election at which shall be elected the
following officials for this City:
Three (3) Members of the Georgetown City Council: one Councilmember from each of
Districts 3, 4, and 7; and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetown, Texas
further provide that the Election Code of the State of Texas is applicable to said election, and in order
to comply with said Code, a Resolution should be passed establishing the procedure to be followed in
said election, and designating the voting places for said election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION I
The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby found and
declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and expressly made a part
hereof, as if copied verbatim.
SECTION 2
The City Council has found that this action implements Governmental Affairs Focus End 6.1
of the Century Plan - Policy Plan Element, which states: "All citizens actively participate in
governmental functions."; and has found that this action is not inconsistent or in conflict with any other
Century Plan Policies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative Chapter of the Policy Plan;
SECTION 3
This election shall be held to elect Councilmembers for Districts 3, 4, and 7.
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SECTION 4
All candidates for the election to be held on the first Saturday in May, 1998, for Districts 3, 4,
and 7, shall file their applications to become candidates with the City Secretary at the City Hall, 609
Main Street, Georgetown, Texas, on or before 5:00 p.m. on the forty-fifth day before the election, such
date being March 18, 1998.
The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall be
determined by a drawing held by the City Secretary on March 24, 1998, at 4:30 p.m. in the City Council
Chamber, located at 101 E. 7th Street, Georgetown, Texas.
SECTION 5
As provided in the City Charter, in the event that no candidate can be declared the winner in any
or all of the individual races to be conducted in the General Election, a runoff election shall be held not
earlier than 20 days nor later than 30 days after the date of the final canvass of the main election, that
date being Saturday, May 30, 1998.
In such Runoff Election, the two candidates who received, in the preceding election, the highest
number of votes for each office to which no one was elected, shall be voted on again, and the candidate
who receives the majority of the votes cast for each such office in the Runoff Election shall be elected
to such office.
Code.
SECTION 6
Voting shall be conducted with paper ballots prepared in conformity with the Texas Election
SECTION 7
As City Secretary, Sandra D. Lee is hereby appointed as Clerk for Early Voting. Cari Speegle
and Murray Blackman are hereby appointed as deputy early voting clerks.
Early voting by personal appearance shall take place at City Hall, 609 Main St., Georgetown,
Texas, and Branch Early Voting by personal appearance will take place at the Georgetown Independent
School District Administration Building. Each location will remain open during normal business hours
(8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) each day specified for early voting, which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an
official state holiday, beginning on the 20th day preceding the date of the election, which is Wednesday,
April 15, 1998, and continuing through the 4th day preceding the date of the election, which is Tuesday,
April 28, 1998.
Early voting shall also be conducted on Saturday, April 18, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
and on Saturday, April 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Main Early Voting Location at Georgetown
City Hall, 609 Main Street.
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In the event of a Runoff Election, early voting by personal appearance shall take place at the
Main Early Voting Location/City Hall and at the Branch Early voting Location at the GISD
Administration Building, beginning Monday, May 11, 1998, through Tuesday, May 26, 1998.
SECTION 8
Election day voting shall take place at Polling Place "A", Georgetown Public Library, 808
Martin Luther King Blvd. for voters residing in City Single -Member Districts 3, 4, and 7, and at Polling
Place "B", at the Georgetown Independent School District Tax Office, 603 Lakeway Drive, for voters
residing in City Single -Member District 4.
SECTION 9
The City Secretary shall conduct an unofficial tabulation of results after the closing of the polls
of the General Election on May 2, 1998. The official canvass and tabulation of the results of the
Election shall be conducted by the City Council at a Special Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 1998,
at 5:30 p.m.
If a Runoff Election is required, the City Secretary shall conduct an unofficial tabulation of
results after the closing of the polls of the Runoff Election on May 30, 1998. The official canvass and
tabulation of the results of the Runoff Election shall be conducted by the City Council at a Special
Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 1998, at 5:30 p.m.
SECTION 10
This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this 10th day of February, 1998.
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
By: Leo Wood, Mayor
Approved as to form:
Marianne Landers Banks
City Attorney
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Attest:
Sandra D. Lee, City Secretary