98-E-4 Elections
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ORDINANCE NO. 91"-13- tJ
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY
2, 1998, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR
AND TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBERS FOR SAID CITY,
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
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 qf votes for Mayor shall be declared elected;
and the candidat'es receiving the highest number of votes for
Place I and Plac~ 2, respectively, shall be declared elected
for a term of twp (2) years. Any candidate desiring to have
his or her name on the Official Ballot for said election,
shall at least ~orty-five (45) days priqr to said el~ction
day, file with ~he City Secretary an application in writing
in the form prescribed by the Texas Election Code requesting
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that his or her name be placed on the Official Ballot and
designating whe~her he or she is running as a candidate for
Mayor or Counc~lmember, and if for Councilmember, such
person shall d~clare 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 heri name printed on the Official Ballot. That
the name of alIi eligible candidates whose applications have
been duly and timely filed shall be placed on the ballot
pursuant to a drawing as provided by law.
III
THAT all qualified voters of said City shall be
entitled to vote in said election.
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IV
THAT the ballots to be used in said election shall be
prepared in conformity with the Texas Election Code, as
amended. That in holding and conducting said election,
voter forms, instructions and other materials required
therefore~ including the ballots, shall be in both the
English and Spanish languages.
V
THAT notice of said election shall be given in
accordance with the provisions of Title 1, Chapter 4, Texas
Election Code.
VI
THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and
directed to post notice of said election, in both 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.
VII
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 thall. ten
(10) days prior to the date set for said election 'ln a
newspaper published and of general circulation in the City.
VIII
THAT the public importance of this measure and the
necessity for calling the election prior to the date for
making application for a place on the official ballot
creates an emergency and an urgent public necessity
requiring the suspension of the charter provision that no
ordinance be passed on the day it is introduced, and such
Charter provision is accordingly suspended and this
Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure, and shall
take effect and be in full force immediately from and after
its passage on the date shown below.
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PASSEDJ APPROVED AND ADOPTED
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ORDIN~E NO.98-E-4
BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
sbHERTZ\ TEXAS CALL-
ING AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON MAY 2, 1998
FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING A MAYOR AND
TWO COUNCIL MEM-
BERS FOR SAID CITY;
AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY;
Passed, approved and
adopted the 3rd day of Fe-
bruary,1998.
Nonna Althouse.
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