24-R-163 Order Runoff for 14 Dec 2024 Special ElectionRESOLUTION 24-R-163
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, ORDERING A
RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 18, 2025, FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE
4 AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, on the 24th day of September 2024, the City Council of the City of Schertz, through
adoption of Resolution 24-R-129, ordered a Special Election to be held in said City on the 14th day of
December 2024, in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of said city, for the purpose of
electing one Councilmember for Place 4 to complete the term ending November 2026; 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 Special Election held on
December 14, 2024, was approved by the City Council on December 26, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the canvass determined that, in the race for Council Member Place 4, no candidate
received a majority of the votes cast; and
WHEREAS, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of Council
Member Place 4 were Tim Dusek and Benjamin Guerrero; and
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 Saturday, January 18, 2025, for the
purpose of electing Council member Place 4 and
Section 3. That in accordance with Section 2.026, Notices of the 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 loth 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 24th day of September 2024, through the adoption of
Resolution No. 24-R-129, 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 Runoff Election for January 18,
2025 (Counties: Guadalupe, Bexar, and Comal) with a Guadalupe County 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
httl2://www.co.gLiadalupe.tx.us/clections/indel.php; 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 18, 2025, City of Schertz Runoff Election is
January 18, 2025.
Section 8. That applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than 5:00 p.m.,
January 18, 2025:
Guadalupe Counly
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.
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 fmal passage, and it is so
resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this day of ' 2024.
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EXHIBIT A
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS DECEMBER 14, 2024
City Council Place 4
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Early Voting
Election Day
Total Votes
Vote %
Tim Dusek
59
164
62
285
28.99%
Benjamin Guerrero
36
103
81
220
22.38%
Heather Stamper
58
59
47
164
16.68%
Paula Del Toro
47
70
56
173
17.60%
Tyrone Taylor
51
54
36
141
14.34%
Total Votes Cast
251
450
282
983
Exhibit B
January 18, 2025 City of Schertz Runoff Election
Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m., January 18, 2025, for voting in the runoff election to a Councilmember for Place 4. (Por
la presente se notifica que los lugares de elecci6n que se enumeran a continuaci6n estaran
abiertos de 7:00 a.m a las 7:00 p.m. el 18 de enero de 2025, para votar en la elecci6n
desempate (de segunda vuelta) para un Concejal para el Lugar 4.)
Election Day Location for the City of Schertz January 18, 2025, Runoff Election
(Lugar del dia de las elecciones para la Ciudad de Schertz 18 de enero de 2025 elecci6n de
segunda vuelta)
Polls open 7:00 a.m. — 7:00 p.m.
(Las urnas abren de 7: 00 a. m. a 7: 00 p. m)
City= of Schertz Election Day Location
Schertz Community Center
1400 Schertz Parkway
Schertz, Texas 78154
Bexar, Comal & Guadalupe County Voters
(Votantes de los Condados de Bexar, Comal y Guadalupe)
Early Voting
(votaci6n anticipada)
Locations of Early Voting Polling Places: Early voting by personal appearance will be
conducted as listed below: (Ubicaciones de los lugares de votaci6n anticipada: La votaci6n
anticipada en persona se llevara a cabo como se indica a continuaci6n:)
Early Voting Dates and Hours
(fechas y horas de votaci6n anticipada)
Thursday, January 2nd and Friday, January 3rd, 2025 ...................8:00
a.m.— 5:00 p.m.
Jueves, 2 de enero 2025 y el viernes, 3 de enero de 2025... .... ... ... ... .... ...
8: 00 a.m.
— 5: 00 p.m.
Monday, January 6th through Friday, January 1 Oth, 2025 .........8:00
a.m.
— 5:00 p.m.
Lunes, 6 de enero de 2025 hasta viernes, 10 de enero de 2025.................
8: 00 a.m.
— 5: 00 p.m.
Monday, January 13th and Tuesday, January 14th, 2025 ..............8:00
a.m.
— 5:00 p.m.
Lunes, 13 de enero 2025 y el martes, 14 de enero de 2025.....................8:
00 a.m.
— 5: 00 p.m.
Main Early Voting Location
(Ubicaci6n de la sucursal de votaci6n anticipada)
Guadalupe County Elections Office
(Oficina de Elecciones del Condado de Guadalupe)
215 S. Milam St., Seguin, TX 78155
Phone (Telefono) - 830-303-6363
Applications for ballots by mail shall be mailed to: (Las solicitudes de boletas de votaci6n por
correo se enviaran a:)
Guadalupe County Early Voting Clerk, Lisa Hayes
Secretaria del Condado de Guadalupe, Lisa Hayes
P.O. Box 1346
Seguin, Texas 78156-1346
Email (correo elctr6nico):
Website (sitio web):
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on
Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Las solicitudes de boletas por correo deben recibirse no mas tarde
del cierre de operaciones del martes 7 de enero de 2025.)
Early Voting Branch Location
(Ubicaci6n de la sucursal de votaci6n anticipada)
Schertz Community Center
1400 Schertz Parkway
Schertz, Texas 78154