1986E3- ELECTING A MAYOR ANT TWO COUNCILMEMBERS
ORDINANCE NO.
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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
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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.
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ATT EST:
City of Schertz, Texas
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
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(STATE OF TEXAS)
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Lori Robin~on
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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
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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
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