97-E-2 Elections
ORDINANCE NO. 97-E-~
AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY
3, 1997, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE
(3) COUNCILMEMBERS 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 on May 3, 1997, for the purpose of electing
three (3) Councilmembers for said City to serve for a term
of two years. The Councilmembers are to be elected for
positions No.3, 4, and 5.
II
THAT at said election, the candidates receiving the
highest number of votes for positions No.3, 4, and 5,
respectively, shall be declared elected. Any candidate
desiring to have his or her name on the Official Ballot of
said election shall, at least forty-five (45) days prior to
said election day, file with the City Secretary an
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 declaring as a candidate for
position No.3, 4, or 5. 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. That the names of all
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.
IV
THAT the polling places for the holding of said
election on May 3, 1997 shall be at the Schertz Community
Center, 1400 Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas, the Cibolo
Municipal Building, 109 S. Main, Cibolo, Texas and
Rosegarden Elementary, 506 North Blvd., Universal City
Texas. The polls of said election on the day of said
election shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
v
THAT, early voting by personal appearance will be
conducted each weekday at the Schertz Community Center, 1400
Schertz Parkway, Schertz, Texas, and the Cibolo Municipal
Building, 109 S. Main, Cibolo, Texas between the hours of
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. beginning April 14, 1997 and ending
on April 29, 1997.
VI
to:
THAT, applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed
J.R. Perez
County Elections Administrator
307 w. Court
Seguin, TX 78155
Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later
than the close of business on April 25, 1997.
VII
THAT the ballots to be used in said election shall be
prepared in conformity with the Texas Election Code, as
amended. That in the holding and conducting of said
election, voter forms, instructions and other materials
required therefore, including the ballots, shall be in both
the English and Spanish languages.
VIII
THAT notice
accordance with the
Election Code.
of said election shall be given in
provisions of Title 1, Chapter 4, Texas
IX
THAT
directed to
English and
prior to the
the City Secretary is hereby authorized
post notice of said election, in both
Spanish languages, at least twenty (20)
date set for the election.
and
the
days
X
THAT the City Secretary is further authorized and
directed to cause notice of said election to be published,
in both the English and Spanish languages, one time not more
than twenty-five (25) nor less than ten (10) days prior to
the date set for the election, in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Schertz, Texas.
XI
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.
PASS~, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
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day of
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Texas
ATTEST:
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City Secretary, City of Schertz
(SEAL OF CITY)
County of Guadalupe
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THE STATE OF TEXAS,
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally appeared L. A. REYNOLDS
known
to me, who, being by me duly sworn, on his oath deposes and says that he is the Publisher of The Seguin
Gazette-Enterprise, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of the within and foregoing
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was published in said newspaper 2
times before the return day named therein, such
publications being on the following dates:
FEBRUARY 9, 1997
FEBRUARY 13, 1997
and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th
day of
FEBRUARY
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::I By the City db NO. 97-E-2
,City of Sche.liO:. uncil of The
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May 3, 19970 be held on
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Councilmem:ng three (3)
declaring an e rs and
Passed. A mergency.
Adopted the r:::~oved and
bruary, 1997 day of Fe-
Norma Alth .
City S OUse
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ORDINANCE NO. 97-E-2
By the City Council of The
City of Schertt, Texas, call-
ing an election to be held on
May 3,1997, for the
purpose of electing three (3)
Coun-cilmembers
and declaring an emergen-
cy.
Passed, Approved and
Adopted the 4th day of Fe-
bruary, 1997.
Norma Althouse
City Secretary