22-R-135 Ordering for Runoff Election from 11-08-2022 ElectionA RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS ORDERING A
RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 3, 2023, FOR MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL PLACE 2 AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of July 2022, the City Council of the City of Schertz, through adoption of
Resolution 22-E-60, ordered a General Election to be held in said City on the 8t' day of November
2022, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of said city, for the purpose of electing a
Mayor and electing one Councilmember for Place 1 and Place 2, respectively; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Texas Election Code Sec. 2.021 through 2.023, if no candidate for a place
on City Council receives a majority of the vote a runoff election is required between the candidates
who receive the highest and second highest number of votes; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Schertz City Charter Section 9.03, in the event no candidate for an elective
office receives a majority of the votes cast for that place in the general or special election, a runoff
election shall be held between the two (2) candidates who received the greater number of votes; and
WHEREAS, a canvassing of the returns and declaring the results of a General Election held on
November 8, 2022 was approved by the City Council on November 22, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the canvass determined that, in the race for Mayor and Council Member Place 2 no
candidates received a majority of the votes cast; and
WHEREAS, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor were
Ralph Gutierrez and Cedric Edwards; and
WHEREAS, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of Council
Member Place 2 were Michelle Watson and Tiffany M. Gibson.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Schertz finds and declares the results of such
election as per Exhibit A attached to this resolution.
Section 2. That a runoff election is hereby ordered to be held Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023, for the
purpose of electing a Mayor and Place 2 Councilmember; and
Section 3. That in accordance with Section 2.026, Notices of the Joint Run-off Election shall be
posted on the bulletin board at the Hal Baldwin Municipal Complex 1400 Schertz Parkway and on
the city's website, and a like copy shall be published not later than the 15th day before Election Day
in the newspaper of general circulation.
Section 4. That the terms and conditions of the joint election agreement and contract with Bexar,
Comal and Guadalupe Counties, adopted on the 5th day of July 2022, through the adoption of
Resolution No. 22-R-60, shall remain in full force and effective for the City of Schertz Runoff
election; and
Section 5. That Guadalupe County will oversee the City of Schertz Joint Runoff Election for
January 3rd, 2023 (Counties: Guadalupe, Bexar and Comal) with a Guadalupe County Joint Election
contract and shall be responsible for the appointment of the presiding judge and alternate judge for
each polling location in accordance with Chapter 32 of the Texas Election Code and may employ
other personnel necessary for the proper administration of the election; and
Section 6. That election day voting will be 7 a.m. through 7 p.m., and locations of the polling
places are designated in Exhibit B attached to this resolution, but which locations may be changed by
Guadalupe County, and which changes if any, are hereby made part of this resolution referenced and
can be found by visiting the Guadalupe County Elections webpage at
httl)://www.co.guadalul)e.tx.us/elections/index.ph ; and visiting the City of Schertz webpage at
www.schertz.com or contacting:
Lisa Hayes
Guadalupe County Elections Administrator
215 S. Milam, Sequin TX 78155
830-303-6363
Section 7. That the last day to vote for the January Yd, 2023, City of Schertz Runoff Election is
January 3, 2023.
Section 8. That applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., January
3rd, 2023 and sent to the following:
Guadalupe County
Lisa Hayes
Guadalupe County Elections Administrator
215 S. Milam, Sequin TX 78155
Section 9. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true, and such
recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a part of the
judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 10. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any provision
of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the provisions of this
Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 11. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State
of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 12. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application of such
provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City Council hereby
declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid provision.
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JANUARY 3, 2 023
(3 DE ENERAO DE 2023)
RUNOFF ELECTION
City of Cibolo, City of Schertz, City of Seguin District 8
(SEGUNDA ELECCION
Ciudad de Cibolo, Ciudad de Schertz Ciudad de Seguin Distrito 8)
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Monday, December 19th through Friday, December 23rd02022.............................8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Lunes,19 de Deciembre hasta el Viernes, 23 de Deciembre de 2022 .........................8.00 de la manana a las 5.00 de la
tarde
Monday, December 26n through Friday, December 30th, 2022..............................8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Lunes, 26 de Deciembre de 2022 hasta el Viernes, 30 de Deciembre de 2022 .......... 8.00 de la man"ana a las 5.00 de la
tarde
Main Early Voting Polling Location
(Lugar PrincWal de Votacidn AntkWadal
SEGUIN ELECTIONS OFFICE
215 S. Milam St., Seguin, TX 78155
830-303-6363
Emergency and Limited ballots available only at the main location. (Boletas limitadas y de emergencia solamente estdn disponibles en este
lugar.)
Locations of Branch Eay Voting ,=^ Polling Locations
(1 ugar de las Sucursales dsr Votacidn tiara la Votacidn Antic4u&W
SCHERTZ ELECTIONS OFFICE ANNEX 1101 Elbel Road, Schertz, TX 78154
Applications for Ballot by Mail shall be mailed to: (Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran adelantada por
correo deberan enviarse a:) Lisa Hayes, Early Voting Clerk, 215 S. Milam St, Seguin, Texas 78155 or P.O. Box 1346,
Seguin, TX 78156-1346. garlyvotingclerk(a), ,.iivadalul ea tx.us
Applications for Ballots by Mail must be received no later than the close of business on December 23, 2022.
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran adelantada por correo deberan recibirse pars elfin de las horas de
negocio el 23 de Deciembre 2022.
Section 13. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this Resolution
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 Resolution, was given, all as required by
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 14. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it is so
resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 22nd day of November 2022.
CITY OF C TZ, TEXAS
p Gu e rez, Mayor
ATTE5�//,,�4,
Sheila Edmondson, Ipterini City Secretary