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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL
ELECTION FOR ELECTION • CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS 3,4 and 7 TO BE HELD ON MAY
7, 2016, ORDERING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY,
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ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, the City Council is composed of a Mayor and seven Council
Members per Article II of the City Charter; and 0
WHEREAS, the Mayor is elected at large and the Council members are elected
from single -member districts; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council members serve three year terms; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council members are composed of the following
individuals with terms as delineated as follows:
OFFICE DATE THAT TERM EXPIRES
MAYOR DALE ROSS MAY 2017
DISTRICT I COUNCIL MEMBER EBY MAT 2018
FRI IN V 8 14101 N EK61•1 N Q ON 10
MAY 2017
MAY 2016
MAY 2016
MAY 2018
MAY 2017
MAY 2016
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Ordering General Election on May 7, 2015 for Council Members Exhibits: A-E
Date Adopted: January 26, 2016
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of
Georgetown, Texas provide that on Saturday, May 7, 2016, 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: Councilmembers 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 • 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 • for said election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITj-.�
• • THE CITY • GEORGETOWN, TEXAS THAT:
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. CANDIDATES
This general election shall be held to elect the Council members for City of Georgetown
Single -Member Districts 3, 4 and 7. The boundaries for Single -Member Districts 3, 4 and
7 have been updated to include newly annexed lands. Maps showing the updated
boundaries are attached hereto as Exhibits "A", "B" and "C". An updated map of the
entire area within the city limits (showing the boundaries of all of the council districts) is
attached hereto as Exhibit "D". These maps are hereby adopted as the Official Council
District Maps and shall determine the qualification of the candidates to serve and shall
govern the qualification of the voters to vote in said election.
All candidates for the election to be held on the first Saturday in May, 2016, for the
Council members for Districts 3, 4 and 7 shall file their applications with the City
Secretary at the City Hall, 113 E. 811, Street, Georgetown, Texas, on or before 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, February 19, 2016.
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Ordering General Election on May 7, 2015 for Council Members Exhibits: A-E
Date Adopted: January 26, 2016
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 Friday, February 26, 2016, at 4:00
p.m. in the Main Floor Foyer at City Hall, 113 E. 81h Street, Georgetown, Texas.
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 45 days after the date
of the Final Canvass of the May 7, 2016 Election. If necessary, the period for the Run -Off
Election is scheduled for between May 30, 2016 and July 5, 2016.
In such Runoff Election, the 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.
Voting shall be conducted with optical scan ballots prepared in conformity with the
Texas Election Code, and there shall be at least one disabled -access voting device, such
as a Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) machine at each polling place.
Pursuant to Subchapter D of Chapter 31 of the Texas Election Code, the City Council is
further ordering that this General Election and possible Runoff Election be conducted
under the terms and conditions of a joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election
Services ("Joint Election Agreement") between the City of Georgetown and Williamson
County, the form of which is attached to this Resolution and labeled as Exhibit "E"
Chapter 31, Subchapter D of the Texas Election Code provides that a city may contract
with the County Elections Officer for election services if the city is located in whole or in
part in the county. In addition, this will be a joint election conducted with other entities
that will also hold an election on May 7, 2016 pursuant to the joint Election Agreement.
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As authorized by Chapter 31, Subchapter D of the Texas Election Code, the Georgetown
City Council hereby appoints the Williamson County Elections Administrator,
Christopher J. Davis, 301 Inner Loop, Suite 104, Georgetown, Texas 78626, as the election
officer for the purpose of conducting the May 7, 2016 General Election. This
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Date Adopted: January 26, 2016
appointment includes services as Early Voting Clerk for the Election, Counting Station
Manager, Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station, Alternate Judge and
Tabulation Supervisor.
In addition and in accordance with Chapter 66 and Chapter 31 of the Texas Election
Code, the City Council hereby appoints Williamson County Elections Administrator,
Christopher J. Davis, as agent for the Custodian of Records ("Agent") for the May 7,
2016 General Election for the purpose of preserving voted ballots and other election
records as required by the Texas Election Code.
Early Voting by Personal Appearance shall take place at the locations and times
delineated by the Williamson County Election Administrator per the joint Election
Agreement beginning on the 12th day preceding the date of the election, which is
Monday, April 25, 2016, and ending on the fourth day before Election Day, which is
Tuesday, May 3, 2016.
In the event of a Runoff Election, Early Voting by Personal Appearance shall take place
at the locations and times delineated by the Williamson County Elections Administrator
per the joint Election Agreement.
If the Elections Administrator plans to change any of the polling locations or the dates
and times, he shall timely notify the City of Georgetown so that the appropriate Justice
Department Submission can be made by the City Attorney and the City Council can be
made aware thereof and be given the opportunity to comment thereon.
Election Day Voting shall take place from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the locations
delineated by the Williamson County Election Administrator per the joint Election
Agreement. If the Elections Administrator plans to change any of the polling locations or
the times, he/she shall timely notify the City of Georgetown so that the appropriate
Justice Department Submission can be made by the City Attorney and the City Council
can be made aware thereof and be given the opportunity to comment thereon.
In the event of a Runoff Election, the Georgetown Election Day voting locations will be
as delineated by the Williamson County Elections Administrator per the joint Election
Agreement. If the Elections Administrator plans to change any of the polling locations
or times, he/she shall timely notify the City of Georgetown so that the appropriate
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Date Adopted: January 26, 2016
Justice Department Submission can be made by the City Attorney and the City Council
can be made aware thereof and be given the opportunity to comment thereon.
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The Mayor and all other election officers appointed by the City Council as being
responsible for the preparation of notices, instructions, orders, ballots, and other written
material pertaining to the General Election shall cause each such document to be
translated into and furnished to voters in both the English language and the Spanish
language in order to aid and assist voters speaking Spanish as a primary or an
alternative language to properly participate in the election process. In addition, the
Mayor and other responsible election officers are hereby authorized and directed to
make available to the voters having the need of an individual capable of acting as a
translator and speaking both English and Spanish languages who will assist Spanish
speaking voters in understanding and participating in the election process.
The Williamson County Elections Administrator, as Georgetown's designated election
officer, shall provide the written return of the Election results to the City of Georgetown
in accordance with the Texas Election Code. The City Council shall canvass the returns
on a date and time set by the Mayor between the dates of May 10, 2016 and May 18, 2016
and declare the results of the General Election in accordance with the Texas Election
Code Section 67.003(b), which provides that for elections held on the uniform election
date in May, the following provisions apply:
For an election held on the uniform election date in May, the local
canvass must occur not later than the 11th day after Election Day and not
earlier than:
(1) the third day after election day;
(2) the date on which the early voting ballot board has verified and
counted all provisional ballots, if a provisional ballot has been cast in the
election; or
(3) the date on which all timely received ballots cast from addresses
outside of the United States are counted, if a ballot to be voted by mail in
the election was provided to a person outside of the United States.
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Date Adopted: January 26, 2016 1
Notice of the General Election shall be published at least one time in the English and
Spanish languages, in a newspaper published within Georgetown's territory at least 10
days and no more than 30 days before the General Election and as otherwise may be
required by the Texas Election Code. Notice of the General Election shall also be posted
on the bulletin board used by the City Council to post notices of its City Council
meetings no later than the 21st day before the General Election.
The Mayor of the City of Georgetown is authorized to execute and the City Secretary is
authorized to attest to the Order on behalf of the City Council; and the Mayor is further
authorized to do all other things legal and necessary in connection with the holding and
consummation of the General Election which includes the giving of and the publication
of the Notice of Election to be in a form as to be approved by the City Attorney.
The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this resolution are hereby found to
be true and correct, and are incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof, as
if copied verbatim.
This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 26 day of January, 2016 by the City Council of the City
of Georgetown.
ASk Mas on, Interim City Attorney
THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
By: Dale Ross, Mayor
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Date Adopted: January 26, 2016
Exhibit List:
Exhibit A Boundaries of Council District 3
Exhibit B Boundaries of Council District,�
Exhibit C Boundaries of Council District 7
Exhibit D Boundaries of all Council Districts
Exhibit E joint Election Agreement and Contract for Election Services
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Ordering General Election on May 7, 2015 for Council Members Exhibits: A-E
Date Adopted. January 26, 2016
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