2004E17-ELECTIONORDIN~CE NO. ~/-7/- ,~-- / '7
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE
RESULTS OF THE CITY GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN
SAID CITY ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MAY, 2004; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, there came to be considered the returns of a City Council General
Election duly and legally held in the City of Schertz, Texas on May 15, 2004; and
WHEREAS, this City Council has reviewed official election returns which were duly
and lawfully provided to said City Council by the Guadalupe County Elections
Administrator; and
WHEREAS, from said returns, this Council hereby finds that there were cast in said
election, by those voters who were resident qualified electors of the City, the following
votes:
POSITION CANDIDATE VOTES
Mayor George Mower 189
Councilmember Place 1
Councilmember Place 2
Hal Baldwin 751
Kelly W. Kismer 362
Carl C. Douglas 544
Steve Simonson 480
Michael R. Carpenter
453
and,
WHEREAS, from the above tabulation and findings, this City Council further finds
that there were cast in said election a total of 964 votes and that for Mayor, Hal Baldwin
received a plurality of votes cast; and for Councilmember, Place 1 Carl C. Douglas
received a plurality of votes cast; and for Councilmember, Place 2 Steve Simonson
received a plurality of votes cast. NOW TItE~FO~,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS:
THAT, Hal Baldwin is hereby duly elected Mayor and Carl C. Douglas is hereby
duly elected Councilmember Place 1 and Steve Simonson is hereby duly elected
Councilmernber Place 2 on the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, pursuant to the
election duly held within said City on May 15, 2004.
II
THAT, the public importance of this measure constitutes and creates an urgent
necessity to comply with the State Election Law that requires this Ordinance be passed
and take effect as an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in fore immediately
and after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this the" ' ~lay of~r~
Mayor, City of Sc~e~z, Texas
,2004.
ATTEST:
City Secretary, City of Schertz, Texas
('SEAL OF CITY)
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
County of Guadalupe
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared
_?atomy cra,~ . .., knawn to me, who, being by me duly sworn, an
his oath deposes and says that he is the Publisher of The Seguin Gaze~e-F_.nterprise, a
newspaper published in s~id count'l; that a copy of the Within and foregoi.ng notic.~ w~s
published in 'said newspaper ~ time(s) before the retum day named there[n, such
publications being an the following dates:
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
OF' TH~::~ .OF
Swo~ subscribed before me this_ Y~, ,,' day of
~ A.D., 2004.
~"-/ CAROL ANN AVERY
~'~-': '~"-~ Notary PulCc Stat~ of Texas
i i i
Notary Public, Guadalupe County, Texas
City of Schertz Election
May 15, 2004
Early and Election Day
Official Results
Schertz Mayor
· Total
Times Counted 964
Total Votes 940 97.51%
Times Blank Voted 24 2.49%
Hal Baldwin ............................................................ 751 ....... 7T.90 .°/...o_..!
Schertz Councilmember, Place 1
Total
Times Counted 964
Total Votes 906 93.98%
Times Blank Voted 58 6,02%
............ ~a~!_C_._D0ug!as_ ...................................................................................... 5..44 ...... 56..43
Schertz Councilmember, Place 2
Total
Times Counted 964
Total Votes 933 96.78%
Times Blank Voted 31 3.22%
Date:05/20/04
Time: 14:15:02
Page: 1 of 1
307 Court St. West,
Elections Office
J R Perez
Elections Administrator
Seguin, Texas 78155 830-303-6363
Fax:830-303-6373
May 20, 2004
I, J. R. Perez, Guadalupe County Elections Administrator do hereby certify the
returns as shown on the official canvass for the May 15th, 2004, City of Schertz
General Election are tree and correct.
CERTIFIED THIS 20TM DAY OF MAY, 2004
J R Perez
Guadalupe County
Elections Administrator