HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-3041-10-11RESOLUTION NO. 3041-10-11(R)
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
DECEMBER 13, 2011, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE CITY
COUNCILMEMBER FOR PLACE NO. 6; DESIGNATING LOCATION OF
POLLING PLACE; ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS
PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION; AND
PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. A Special Election is hereby ordered for December 13, 2011, to be held for the purpose of
electing the Allen City Councihnember for Place No. 6, to fill the remaining portion of an unexpired three-year
term as prescribed by State Law. The filing period for the Special Election shall begin on October 25, 2011,
and end on November 14, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. in accordance with State Law.
SECTION 2. The City Secretary is expressly authorized to obtain election supplies and equipment required
by law and necessary to conduct said election. 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. The Office of the City Secretary shall perform all duties normally performed by the County
Elections Administrator in general elections with respect to early voting, giving notice of the election, and
preparing the official ballots.
SECTION 4. Notice of the Special Election shall be posted on the bulletin board used to post notice of the
City Council meetings 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 10th 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 time 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 5. The entire City shall constitute one election precinct for this election and the Allen Municipal
Court and Parks and Recreation Building, 301 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas, is hereby designated the polling
place. The persons hereby appointed to serve as the election officers at said polling place are as follows:
Presiding Judge — Lauren Curie
Alternate Presiding Judge— Michael Bailey
The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) qualified clerks to serve and
assist in holding said election; provided that, if the Presiding Judge herein appointed actually serves, the
Alternate Presiding Judge shall be one of the clerks.
The City shall compensate each election judge and worker. Each judge shall receive $12.00 per hour for
' services rendered. Each alternate judge and clerk shall receive $10.00 per hour for services rendered. Election
judges shall be responsible for picking up from and returning election supplies to the City Secretary's Office
located in the Allen City Hall. Compensation for this pickup and delivery of supplies will be $25.
SECTION 6. In accordance with Section 85.002(6) of the Texas Election Code, the Allen City Council has
determined that locating the main early polling place in City Hall is impracticable and designates the Allen
' Municipal Court and Parks and Recreation Building, 301 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas 75013 as the main
early polling place, which is located as new as practicable to Allen City Hall. Early voting by personal
appearance shall also be conducted at Allen Municipal Court and Parks and Recreation Building, 301 Century
Parkway, Allen, Texas.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be received and processed by the City Secretary, 305 Century Parkway,
Allen, Texas 75013. Applications for ballots by mail most be received no later than the close of business on
December 6, 2011.
Early voting for the Special Election shall begin on Monday, November 28, 2011, and end Friday, December
9, 2011, 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
Monday, November 28, 2011
through
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
through
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
and
7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Friday, December 9, 2011
' An early voting ballot board shall be created to process early voting results in accordance with Section 87.007
of the Texas Election Code. For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the precinct election
officers serving at the aforesaid polling place shall serve as the early voting ballot board for this election.
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SECTION 6. The City Secretary shall present the Special 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
Councihnember for Place No. 6 that receives a majority of valid votes by qualified voters at the election shall
be declared elected. In the event no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast for all the candidates for
an office, a runoff election shall be ordered by the City Council in accordance with the Allen City Charter and
State Law.
SECTION 7. All resident qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote at said election. This
election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Texas Election Code, and as may be
required by law, all election materials and proceedings shall be printed in both English and Spanish.
SECTION 8. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE M' DAY OF OCTOBER, 2011.
APPROVED:
4Stephen 1, MAYOR
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Shelley B. Ge , TRMC, CITY SECRETARY
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