26-R-051 Ordering a Runoff Election Place 6RESOLUTION 26-R-051
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON MAY 16, 2026, FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 6
AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, on the 20t` of January 2026 the City Council of the City of Schertz, through adoption
of Resolution 26-R-011, ordered a Special Election to be held in said City on the 4t' day of April 2026,
in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of said city, for the purpose of electing one
Councilmember for Place 6 to complete the term ending November 2027; 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 April
4, 2026, and through adoption of Resolution 26-R-050 approved by the City Council on April 13, 2026;
and
WHEREAS, the canvass determined that, in the race for Councilmember Place 6, no candidate
received a majority of the votes cast; and
WHEREAS, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of
Councilmember Place 6 were Sarah Dietz with 544 votes and Raquel Gutierrez with 479 votes.
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, May 16, 2026, for the
purpose of electing Councilmember Place 6.
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 Guadalupe County will oversee the City of Schertz Runoff Election for May 16
2026, (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 5. 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:
https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/elections.home and visiting the City of Schertz webpage at
www.schertz.com or contacting:
Cristian Perez, Elections Administrator
Guadalupe County Elections
3251 State Highway 123
Seguin TX 78155 830-303-6363
Section 6. That the last day to early vote for City of Schertz Runoff Election is May 12, 2026,
Section 7. That applications for ballots by snail must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., May
5, 2026:
Guadalupe County Elections
Cristian Perez, Elections Administrator
Guadalupe County Elections
3251 State Highway 123. Seguin, TX 78155
Section 8. 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 9. 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 10. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 11. 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 12. 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 13. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage, and it
is so be resolved.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, on this f V day of �t 2026.
City of Schertz
h Rodnguez, ayor
ATT ST:
S eila Edmon on, C
City Secretary
Exhibit A: Special Election Place 6 Canvassed Vote Totals
Exhibit B: Vote Site Locations
EXHIBIT A
Special Election -Place 6 Unofficial Vote Totals: 04-04-2026
COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 6, UNEXPIRED TERM Schertz
TOTAL
Vote %
Election
Day
Early
Voting
Absentee
Sarah Dietz
544
45.26%
110
362
72
Luz Ares
14
1.16%
2
9
3
Tiffany M. Gibson
165
13.73%
15
91
59
Raquel Gutierrez
479
39.85%
76
358
45
Total Votes Cast
1,202
100%
203
820
179
Overvotes
0
0
0
0
Undervotes 2
0
0
2
Total Number of voter turnout
1,204
203
820
179
STATISTICS
TOTAL
Election Day
Early Voting
Absentee
Registered Voters -Total
31,632
Ballots Cast - Total
1,204
203
820
181
Voter Turnout -Total
3.81 %
EXHIBIT B
City of Schertz May 16, 2026 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., May 16, 2026, for voting in the Runoff Election to elect a Councilmember for the unexpired
term of Place 6.
(Por la presente se notifica que los centros de votacion que se enumeran a continuation
permanecerkn abiertos desde las 7:00 a. m. hasta las 7: 00 p. m. del 16 de mayo de 2026, para
votar en la Election de Segunda Vuelta destinada a elegir a un Concejal para el mandato
no vencido del Puesto 6.
Election Dav Location -Mai, 16, 2026 Runoff Election
(Ubicacion para el dia de las elecciones — Segunda vuelta del 16 de mayo de 2026
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
Guadalupe County Annex Building
1101 Elbel Road
Schertz, Texas 78154
For Bexar, Comal & Guadalupe County Voters
(Para los votantes de los Condados de Bexaz, Comal y Guadalupe)
Early Voting for Runoff Election -Mai 16.2026
t Votacion anticipada para la segunda vuelta electoral —16 de maj?o de 20261
Early Voting Dates and Hours
(fechas y horarios de la votacion. anticipada
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 through Friday, May 1, 2026...................8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
(Del miercoles 29 de abril de 2026 al viernes I de nzayo de 2026...................8: 00 a. nz. — 5: 00 p. nz)
Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 8, 2026 .........8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Del tunes 4 al viernes 8 de mayo de 2026 ......... 8:00 a. in. - 5: 00 p. nz)
Monday May 11, 2026 through Tuesday, May 12, 2026 ..............8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
(Del lunes 11 de nzayo de 2026 al martes 12 de nzavo de 2026 .............. 8: 00 a. nz. - 5: 00 p. nz)
Locations of Early Voting Polling Places: Early voting by personal appearance will be
conducted as listed below: (Ubicaciones de los centros de votacion anticipada: La votacion
anticipada en persona se llevard a Cabo segun se indica a continuation.)
Guadalupe County Elections Office
(Oficina de Elecciones del Condado de Guadalupe)
3251 State Highway 123 North, Seguin, TX 78155
Phone (Telefono) - 830-303-6363
Guadalupe County Elections Annex-Schertz
(Anexo de Elecciones del Condado de Guadalupe-Schertz)
1101 Elbel, Schertz, TX 78154
Applications for ballots by mail shall be mailed to: (Las solicitudes de boletas por correo deberkn
enviarse a)
Guadalupe County Early Voting Clerk, Cristian Perez
(Secretaria del Condado de Guadalupe, Cristian Perez)
P.O. Box 1346 Seguin, Texas 78156
Website https://www.guadalupetx.gov/page/clections.home
Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Tuesday,
May 5, 2026. (Las solicitudes de boletas por correo deben recibirse a nags tardar al cierre de
las actividades del mantes 5 de mayo de 2026)