HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 021423-5.B - General ElectionRESOLUTION NO. ❑Z14 -S-J3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE ELECTION
OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR COUNCIL
DISTRICTS 2, 6, AND MAYOR TO BE HELD ON MAY 6, 2023,
ORDERING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY,
ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR SAID ELECTIONS, AND
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A
JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT AND CONTRACT FOR ELECTION
SERVICES WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the City Council is composed of a Mayor and seven Council Members per
Article II of the City Charter; and
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
MAYOR JOSH SCHROEDER
DISTRICT 1 COUNCIL MEMBER PARR
DISTRICT 2 COUNCIL MEMBER HOOD
DISTRICT 3 COUNCIL MEMBER TRIGGS
DATE THAT TERM EXPIRES
DISTRICT 4 COUNCIL MEMBER GARLAND
DISTRICT 5 COUNCIL MEMBER PITTS
DISTRICT 6 COUNCIL MEMBER FRENCH
DISTRICT 7 COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART
MAY 2023
MAY 2024
MAY 2023
MAY 2025
MAY 2025
MAY 2024
MAY 2023
MAY 2025
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Ordering a General Election on May 6, 2023 for
Council Members Districts 2, 6 and Mayor
Date Adopted: February 14, 2023
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of Georgetown,
Texas provide that on Saturday, May 6, 2023, 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 2, 6, and Mayor; 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 1. VERIFICATION OF FACTS
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. GENERAL ELECTION ORDERED
It is hereby ordered, pursuant to the law of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City
of Georgetown that a general election be held in the City of Georgetown, Texas, on May
6, 2023. This general election will be to elect the Council Members for City of
Georgetown Single -Member Districts 2, 6, and Mayor. The boundaries for Single -
Member Districts 2, 6, and Mayor, and the city limits have been updated to include
newly annexed lands. Maps showing the updated boundaries are attached hereto as
ExJiibits "A." 'A" and "C". These maps are hereby adopted as the Official Council
District Maps and determine the qualification of the candidates to serve and govern the
qualification of the voters to vote in said election.
SECTION 3. CANDIDATE APPLICATION
DEADLINE AND ORDER OF NAMES ON BALLOT
All candidates for the election to be held on the first Saturday in May, 2023, for the
Council Members for Districts 2, 6, and Mayor shall file their applications with the City
Secretary at the City Hall on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 17, 2023.
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Ordering a General Election on May 6, 2023 for
Council Members Districts 2, 6 and Mayor
Date Adopted: February 14, 2023
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 Monday, February 27, 2023, at
4:00 p.m. in the Foyer at City Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Georgetown, Texas.
SECTION 4. POSSIBLE RUN-OFF ELECTION
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 6, 2023 Election. If necessary, the period for the Run -Off
Election would be scheduled between Monday May 29, — Monday, July 3, 2023.
In such a Runoff Election, in accordance with Election Code Section 2.023, 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. The candidate who receives
the majority of the votes cast for each such office in the Runoff Election shall be elected
to such office.
SECTION 5. OPTICAL SCAN BALLOTS
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.
SECTION 6. CONDUCT OF ELECTION
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. 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 6, 2023 pursuant to the Joint Election
Agreement.
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 6, 2023 General Election. This
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.
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Ordering a General Election on May 6, 2023 for
Council Members Districts 2, 6 and Mayor
Date Adopted: February 14, 2023
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 1,
2021 General Election for the purpose of preserving voted ballots and other election
records as required by the Texas Election Code.
SECTION 7. EARLY VOTING
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 24, 2023, and ending on the fourth day before Election Day, which is
Tuesday, May 2, 2023.
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 City Council can be
made aware thereof and be given the opportunity to comment thereon.
SECTION 8. ELECTION DAY VOTING
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 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 City Council can
be made aware thereof and be given the opportunity to comment thereon.
SECTION 9. ELECTION INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED IN SPANISH
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
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Date Adopted: February 14, 2023
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.
SECTION 10. CANVASSING OF RETURNS; DECLARING RESULTS
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 Tuesday May 9, 2023 and
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 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.
SECTION 11. NOTICE OF ELECTION
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.
SECTION 12. AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE
The Mayor of the City of Georgetown is authorized to execute and the City Secretary is
authorized to attest to this Resolution and the Order of this General Election on behalf
of the City Council; and the Mayor is further authorized to execute the Joint Election
Agreement and to do all other things legal and necessary in connection with the holding
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Date Adopted: February 14, 2023
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.
SECTION 13. PREAMBLE TRUE AND CORRECT
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.
SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE DATE
This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of February, d2y the City Council of the
City of Georgetown. % +I
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF G
Robyn�,ensmore, City Secretary By: ash Sc oeder,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Skyr : asson, City Attorney
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Date Adopted: February 14, 2023
Exhibit List:
Exhibit A Boundaries of all Council Districts and City Limits
Exhibit B Boundaries of Council District 2
Exhibit C Boundaries of Council District 6
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Council Members Districts 2, 6 and Mayor
Date Adopted: February 14, 2023
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