R-2734-5-08RESOLUTION NO. 2734-5-OS(R)
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 14,
2008, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE CITY COUNCILMEMBER FOR
PLACE NO. 3; DESIGNATING LOCATION OF POLLING PLACE; ORDERING
NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN
CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF
ELECTION AGREEMENT; 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 general mnoff election is hereby ordered for June 14, 2008, for the purpose of electing the City
Councihnember for Place No. 3 to fill the remaining portion of an unexpired three-year term as prescribed by State
Law. City Counciliu mber for Place No. 3 shall be elected to hold office for a period of one year.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the Election Agreement, 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 fumished by the Elections Administrator from the list of proposed election judges listed in
an attachment to the agreement. The City Manager and City Secretary are hereby authorized to execute an
Elections Services Contract with the Collin County Elections Department for the Runoff Election on June 14,
' 2008. The City Secretary shall have further authority to approve any minor modifications as may be necessary in
the best interest of the City. 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 entire City shall constitute one election precinct for these elections and the Municipal Court
Facility, 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 the Allen
Municipal Court Facility, 301 Century Parkway, Allen, Texas. Applications for ballot by mail shall be received
and processed by the Collin County Elections 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 June 6, 2008.
Early voting for the Runoff Election shall begin on Monday, June 2, 2008 and end Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 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, lune 2, 2008
through
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Thursda , June 5, 2008
8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Friday, June 6, 2008
and
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
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Saturday, June 7, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
and
7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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 in accordance with the provisions of the Contract.
SECTION 4. All resident qualified electors ofthe 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 5. The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause notice of said election to be published at leastonce,
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; and shall be posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of the City Council
meetings not later than the 15th day before election day. 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 at the time of posting stating the date and place of posting in accordance with Texas
Election Code Section 4.005.
SECTION 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS, ON
THE 21ST DAY OF MAY, 2008.
APP VED:
D bie Stout, MAYOR PRO TEM
ATTEST:
Shelley B. Georgo CITY SECRETARY
Resolution No. 2734.5.08(8), Page 2