HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-3471-5-17RESOLUTION NO. 3471-5-17(R)
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON ]UNE 30,
2017, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE CITY COUNCH.MEMBER FOR
PLACE NO. 2; DESIGNATING LOCATION OF POLLING PLACE; ORDERING
NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. A Runoff Election is hereby ordered for June 10, 2017, for the purpose of electing the City
Councilmember for Place No. 2. City Councilmember for Place No. 2 shall be elected to hold office for a
period of three years. —
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Election Services Contract authorized by Resolution No. 3451-2-17(R), the
Elections Administrator of Collin County shall serve as Elections Administrator for the election. Presiding
Election Judges and Alternate Presiding Election Judges appointed to serve the authorized polling places and
the early voting clerk and deputy early voting clerks shall be those election officials furnished by the Electrons
Administrator from the list of proposed electionjudges as required in the Elections Services Contract. A voting
system or systems meeting the standards and requirements of the Texas Election Code, as amended, is hereby
adopted and approved for early voting by personal appearance and by mail and for election day voting.
' SECTION 3. Notice of the Runoff Election shall be posted on the bulletin board used to post notice of the
City Council meetings, the City's website and be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
That said notice must be published at least once, not earlier than the 30th day nor later than the l Oth day, before
Election Day as provided in Section 4.003(a)(1) of the Texas Election Code. A copy of the published notice
that contains the name of the newspaper and the date of publication shall be retained as a record of such notice,
and the person posting the notice shall make a record of the time of posting, starting date, and the place of
posting.
SECTION 4. The entire City shall constitute one election precinct for this election and the Municipal Court
Building, 301 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas, is hereby designated the polling place. The election officers and
maximum number of clerks for said polling place shall be determined and appointed in accordance with the
provisions of the Contract. —
On Election Day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M
The Collin County Elections Office, 2010 Redbud Boulevard, Suite 102, McKinney, Texas 75069, is hereby
designated the main early voting place. Early voting by personal appearance shall also be conducted at Allen
Municipal Court Building, 301 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas.
City of Allen voters may vote at any of the additional Election Day or Early Voting locations open under full
contract services with the Collin County Elections Administration. If the Election Services Contract with the
Collin County Elections Administrator revises the polling places listed previously, the City will utilize the
' polling places designated in said Election Services Contract, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be received and processed by the Collin County Electrons Administrator,
2010 Redbud Boulevard, Suite 102, McKinney, Texas 75069. Applications for ballots by mail must be received
no later than the close of business on May 30, 2017.
Early voting for the Runoff Election shall begin on Tuesday, May 30, 2017, and end Tuesday, June 6, 2017,
' and the dates and hours designated for early voting by personal appearance at the early voting locations shall
be as set forth below:
Dates
Hours
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
and
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Friday, June 2, 2017
and
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
Monday, June 5, 2017
and
7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the early voting ballot board for
this election shall be appointed and designated m accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
SECTION 5. The City Secretary shall present the Runoff Election returns to the City Council at a Council
meeting for the canvassing of said election in accordance with the Texas Election Code. The candidate for
Councilmember for Place No. 2 that receives a majority of valid votes by qualified voters at the election shall
be declared elected.
' SECTION 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 16TH DAY OF MAY 2017.
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APPROVED:
Stephen Terrell, MAYOR
ATTEST:
We ley B. rge, TRMC, CI SECRETARY
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