12-E-28 Election and Early Voting LocationsORDINANCE NO. 12-E-28
AN ORDINANCE REVISING ORDINANCE NO. 12-E-12 CALLING A
SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SCHERTZ ON
NOVEMBER 6, 2012 REGARDING EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND
MATTERS RELATING THERETO; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 12-E-12 adopted by the City Council on July 24, 2012,
the City Council has called a special election to be held in the City of Schertz, Texas (the "City")
on November 6, 2012, for the purpose of electing a Mayor to fill the vacancy in the Mayor's
position and to submit to the voters of the City for their adoption or rejection certain proposed
amendments to the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 12-E-24 adopted by the City Council on September 4,
2012, the City Council corrected an unintended scrivener's error in the transition provisions of
Charter Amendment No. 5 relating to a change in the City's general election date, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been informed by the Guadalupe County Elections
Administrator (the "Elections Administrator") that the Early Voting Schedule for the November
6, 2012 election had been revised to replace a previously listed early voting location, which is
not available for the entire election period, and to add an early voting location to assure that there
is an early voting location in each Guadalupe County Commissioner Precinct, and to eliminate
tluee mobile short-term early voting locations which were to be located outside the City; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds and determines that it is in the best interests of
the citizens of the City to correct Early Voting Schedule for the November 6, 2012 election; now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
SECTION 1. The Early Voting Schedule for the November 6, 2012 should read as
follows and is hereby approved by the City Council:
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NOVEMBER 6, 2012
GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS
(6 DE NOVEEMBRE, 2012
ELECCIONES GENERAL YESPECL9L)
LOCATIONS OF EARLY POLLING PLACES
(LA VOTACIONADELANTADA ENPERSONA SE LLEVARAA CABO EM
Location. Dates & Hours of Main Earlv Votine Polline Location
(Luear. Fechas v Horas de los Centros Princinales de Notation oars la Volncihn Anticinada)
SEGUIN ELECTIONS OFFICE (Pct. 2)
215 So. Milam St.
Seguin, TX 78155
Monday, Oct. 22"d through Friday, Oct. 26'", 2012 Lanes, 22 de Oct. hasta el Viernes, 26 de Oct. de
8:00 a.m. to S: 00 p.m 2012 de 8:00 de la manann a las 8.•00 de tarde
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 - 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sabado, 27 de Oct., 2012 - de 7:00 de la
mnnana a las 7.•00 de la tarde
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 -1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Mmiday, Oct. 29t1~ through Friday, Nov. 2"", 2012
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Domingo, 28 de Oct, 2012 - de la tarde a las
6:00 de la tnrde
Lanes, 29 de Oct. hastd el Viernes, 2 de Nov. de
2012 de 7:00 de la manana a las 7:00 de tarde
*Emergency and Limited ballots available at this location only. (Boletas limitadas y de
emergencia solamente estan disponibles en esta caseta.)
Location Dates & Hours of Temoorarv Branch Earlv Votine Polline Locations
(Lugar. Fechas v Horns de las Sucursales de los Centros temooral de Votacidn oars la Votaci6n
Anticivarda)
(Commissioner Pci. 1)
RENEW CHURCH
2240 FM 725
New Braunfels, TX
(Commissioner Pct. 2)
New Braunfels Municipal Airuot•t
2333 FM 758
New Braunfels, TX
(Commissioner Pct. 3)
SCHERTZ ELECTIONS OFFICE ANNEX
1101 Elbel Road
Schertz, TX
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(Commissioner Pct. 4)
NEW BERLIN CITY HALL
9180 FM 775
New Berlin, TX
Monday, Oct. 22°d through Friday, Oct. 26'", 2012
8:00 a.n:. to 5:00 p.m.
Lunen, 22 de Oct. hasta el Viernes, 26 de Oct. de
2012 de 8:00 de la manana a Zas 5:00 de tarde
Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 - 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012 -1:00 p.m, to 6:00 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 29th through Friday, Nov. 2°", 2012
7:00 a.m, to 7:00 p.m.
Sabado, 27 de Oct, 2012 - de 7:00 de la
manana a las 7:00 de la tarde
Domingo, 28 de Oct., 2012 - de la tarde a las
6:00 de la tarde
Lanes, 29 de Oct. hasta el Viernes, 2 de
Nov. de 2012 de 7:00 de la manana a las 7:00
de tarde
Applications for Ballot by Mail shall be mailed to: (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran
adelantadapor correo deberan enviarse a.) Sue Barham, Elections Administrator, P. O. Box 1346,
Seguin, TX 78156-1346. Applications for Ballots by Mail must be received no later than the close of
business on Oct. 30, 2012. (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran adelantadapor correo deberan
recibirse para el frn de las horas de negocio e130 de Oct., 2012.
The above Early Voting Schedule shall be substituted in Ordinance No. 12-E-12 attached to the
Notice of Election for the November 6, 2012 election, and reference to this Ordinance shall be
added in the Notice of Election, and on the signature page of Ordinance No. 12-E-12 attached to
the Notice of Election. The Council finds that any further revisions to the polling locations by the
Elections Administrator are hereby authorized without requiring a new ordinance to correct or
revise Ordinance No. 12-E-12.
SECTION 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Ordinance for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the Council.
SECTION 3. All ordinances and resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or
inconsistent with any provision of this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict, and the provisions of this Ordinance shall be and remain controlling as to the matters
ordered herein.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
SECTION 5. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Ordinance and the application
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of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and this
Council hereby declares that this Ordinance would have been enacted without such invalid
provision. The Council hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City Manager of the City to make
such technical modifications to this Ordinance that are necessary for compliance with applicable
Texas or federal law or to carry out the intent of this Council, as evidenced herein.
SECTION 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Ordinance is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Ordinance, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
SECTION 7. Pursuant to Section 4.09(e) of the City Charter, by vote of not less than
two-thirds of the members of the City Council present at the meeting at which this Ordinance
was fast considered, the City Council has determined that an emergency exists which requires
immediate action, and this Ordinance is hereby adopted on a single reading, and this Ordinance
shall be effective upon the date hereof and any publication required by law.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED ON FIRST AND FINAL READING, the 25th
day of September, 2012.
ATTEST:
y Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
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