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ORDINANCE NO. 2011-89
ORDERING CITY OFFICERS’ ELECTION
TO BE
HELD ON MAY 14, 2011
AN
ORDINANCE AND ORDER ESTABLISHING
PROCEDURES FOR THE CITY OFFICERS’
ELECTION IN SHOREACRES, TEXAS ON MAY 14,
2011.
WHEREAS, the laws of the
State of Texas provide that on May 14,
2011, there shall be elected three (3)
Aldermen-at-Large, each for two year
terms for the City of Shoreacres, Texas;
and,
WHEREAS, the laws of the
State of Texas further provide that the
Election Code of the State of Texas is
applicable to said election, and in
order to comply with such Code, an
Ordinance and Order shall be passed
establishing procedures to be followed
in said election and designating the
voting place for said election; now,
therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREACRES,
TEXAS:
1. The City Officers’ Election
shall be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011
at Shoreacres City Hall, 601 Shoreacres
Boulevard, Shoreacres, Texas and the
entire City of Shoreacres shall
constitute one election precinct for
said election. The polls on election day
shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00
p.m.
2. All independent declared
candidates for the election to be held
on May 14, 2011 for the above mentioned
offices shall file their application to
become candidates with the City
Secretary or his designee at Shoreacres
City Hall, 601 Shoreacres Boulevard,
Shoreacres, Texas beginning Saturday,
February 14, 2011 and continuing during
regular office hours until Monday, March
14, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. No
applications for declared candidates
shall be accepted after that date and
time. Such applications shall be in
accordance with State Law.
3. All independent undeclared
candidates (write-in candidates) for the
election to be held on May 14, 2011 for
the above mentioned offices shall file
their applications to become candidates
with the City Secretary or his designee
at Shoreacres City Hall, 601 Shoreacres
Boulevard, Shoreacres, Texas beginning
on February 14, 2011 and ending on March
21, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. No applications
for write-in candidates shall be
accepted after that date and time. Such
applications shall be in accordance with
State Law.
4. The order of the names to be
printed on the ballot shall be
determined by a drawing to be held by
the City Secretary as provided by the
Election Code. The drawing shall take
place on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 5:15
p.m. at Shoreacres City Hall.
5. David Stall is hereby
appointed Clerk for Early Voting and
Rhonda Basco and Ann Linthicum are
hereby appointed Alternate Early Voting
Clerks. Early voting by personal
appearance shall begin on Monday, May 2,
2011 at 7:30 a.m. and shall continue
during regular office hours through
Tuesday, May 10, 2011, with the
exception of extended hours on
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 and Tuesday, May
10, 2011 and we will be open for early
voting from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on
those two (2) days. (Regular Office
Hours are 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
and from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon on
Friday.) Early voting by personal
appearance shall take place at
Shoreacres City Hall, 601 Shoreacres
Boulevard, Shoreacres, Texas 77571,
which is also the address to which
ballot applications and ballots voted by
mail shall be sent.
6. Early votes shall be
canvassed by the Early Balloting Board
in accordance with the Texas Election
Code. The appointed Presiding Judge at
the polling place shall serve as the
Presiding Judge of the Early Balloting
Board with two (2) clerks serving at the
polling place making up the other
members of the board.
7. The Election shall be held in
accordance with the Texas Election Code
and only qualified resident voters of
the City of Shoreacres shall be eligible
to vote at said election.
9. The Mayor shall give notice
of this election in accordance with the
Texas Election Code and Article 29e,
Vernon’s Revised Civil Statutes and all
necessary orders, writs and returns for
said election shall be issued by the
proper authority(ies).
10. In accordance with the order
of the City Council, the City Secretary
has posted written notice of the date,
place and subject of this meeting in
which this ordinance was passed on the
bulletin board outside of City Hall, a
place readily accessible to the public.
Such notice has been continuously posted
for 72 hours preceding the scheduled
time of such meeting.
PASSED
AND APPROVED THIS 24TH DAY OF
JANUARY 2011.
_______________________
Dolly Arons, Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
David K.
Stall, City Secretary |
