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1986E3- ELECTING A MAYOR ANT TWO COUNCILMEMBERS ORDINANCE NO. 6-b-f~3 AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON APRIL 5, 1986, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SAID CITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS: I That an election be held in and throughout the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City"), for the purpose of electing a Mayor and two (2) councilmembers for Places 1 and 2, respectively, to serve for a term of two (2) years. II That at said election the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for Mayor shall be declared elected; and the candidates receiving the highest number of votes for Place 1 and Place 2, respectively, shall be declared elected for a term of two (2) years. Any candidate desiring to have his or her name on the official ballot for said election, shall at least forty- five (45) days prior to said election day, file with the City Secretary application in writing in the form prescribed by the Texas Election Code requesting that his or her name be placed on the official ballot and designated whether he or she is running as a candidate for Mayor or councilman, and if for councilman, such person shall declare as candidate for Place 1 or Place 2. That any person failing to file said written application for candidacy by the time aforesaid, shall not be entitled to have his or her name printed on the official ballot. Tha t the name of appl icati ons have been duly and the ballot pursuant to a drawing all eligible candidates whose timely filed shall be placed on as provided by law. III That all qualified voters of said City shall be entitled to vote in said election. IV That the poling place for the holding of said election shall be at the Community Center, 1400 Live Oak Road, Schertz, Texas, 78154; and the entire City of Schertz for the purpose of holding said election, shall be and constitute one municipal election precinct. is hereby appointed Presiding JUdge of said election, and is hereby appointed Alternate Presiding Judge of said election. V That the Presiding Judge of said election shall appoint as many resident qualified electors of the City to serve as clerks in said election as shall be reasonably necessary to conduct said election, wi th the appointment of such clerk s to include the Alternate Presiding Judge if present for the holding of said election. The Presiding Judge shall appoint a person fluent in the Spanish language to serve as a clerk of said election to render oral aid in the Spanish language to any voter desiring such aid at the polls on the day of the election. In the absence of the Presiding Judge above named, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall perform the duties of the Presiding Judge of said election. VI That absentee voting in said election shall be conducted at the Office of the City Secretary, Municipal Complex, 1400 Live Oak Road, Schertz, Texas, 78154, and the City Secretary is hereby charged with the duty of conducting absentee voting in said election as required by law. The City Secretary shall appoint a Deputy Absentee Voting Clerk who is fluent in the Spanish language to render oral aid to any voter desiring to vote absentee in said election who requests such aid. VII That the designated election Ballot Board. Presiding Judge of said election and off icer s shall also serve as the Absentee VIII That the polls of said election shall be open from 7: 00 p.m. election on o'clock a.m. the day of said to 7:00 o'clock .--------------...---.".----.---..---.,.---- --,--'-' -,---.-.-.---. --- --- ----_.__..._-~- ---. IX That the ballots to be used in said election shall be prepared in conformity with V.A.T.C.S. Election Code, as amended. That in holding and conducting of said election, voter forms, instructions and other materials required therefor, including the ballots, shall be in both the English and Spanish languages. x Notice of said election shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Article 4.04, Texas Election Code. XI That the City Secretary is hereby authorized to post notice of said election, ~n both the English and Spanish languages, on a public bulletin board at the Municipal Complex of said City, at the polling place for the holding of the election, and at one other public place within said City, all of which notices shall be posted at least twenty (20) days prior to the date set for said election. XII That the City Secretary is further authorized and directed to cause notice of said election to be published one time not more than twenty-five (25) nor less than ten (10) days prior to the date set for said election in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the City. ~ 1. APPROVED on the first reading, ~"J>0 ,19&-. (/ '7- ' PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on , ..<-&'Lu--~ ,19 ;)"(; . the ~ day of 4or, the ;yyJ t../- day of City of Sc tz, Texas ATT EST: City of Schertz, Texas (SEAL OF CITY) - N~wspopec Group>... . I .1 - - P.O. BOX 2789 UNIVERSAL erN. TEXAS 78148 (512) 658-7424 PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT (COUNTY OF BEXAR) (STATE OF TEXAS) I, Lori Robin~on , authorized representative of the Herald Newspaper Group, do solemnly swear that the notice, a printed copy of which is hereto attached, was published once a week for ___L- consecutive weekes) in the Northeast Herald puhlished at Universal City, Bexar County, Texas, on the following date(s), to wit: 13 March A.D., 19 RIi. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 19 86 13 th day of March C~AUh~ Notary public in and for Bexar County, Texas~ (NOTARY SEAL) r,~, 1 J& .( . A Division of Taylor Communications. In<. Cfe2Zur-~ - * ORDER OF ELEC- TION FOR M~C!l:4L1TIES An eJection is hereby ordered to be held on April 5, 1986 for the purpose of electing a Mayor and Coun~ cilmember, Place 1; and CounciImember, "Place 2. Absentee voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at The City. Secretary's office, 1400 Live Oak Road, Schertz, Texas bet. ween the hours of 8: 30 a,m. and 4:30 p.m. beginning on Monday, March 17, 1986 and ending on Tuesday, April I, 1986, Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to: June G. Krause, Absentee Voting Clerk, 1400 Live Oak Road, Schertz, Texas 78154. Ap- plications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on March 28, 1986 by 5:oop,m. Issued this the 10th day of March 1986, Earl W. Sawyer, Mayor City of Schertz, Texas \ \I