HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 655 Amending Ordinance 653 adding Denton County Elections Early Voting SitesTOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 655
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS,
AMENDING ORDINANCE 653 CALLING AND ORDERING AN ELECTION FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 14,
2011, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 23.023, TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE ELECTION; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: That Ordinance No. 653 is hereby amended to specify the polling places
and other matters pertaining to the general election on May 14, 2011, to read as follows:
SECTION 2: Election Order for General Election. That an election shall be held
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on the 14th day of May 2011, the second
Saturday of that month, for the purpose of electing three (3) Council Members for two (2) year
terms, in accordance with Section 23.023 of the Texas Local Government Code.
SECTION 3: Polling Place. The polling place for the Election shall be as follows:
Residents living in Tarrant County
Westlake Town Offices
3 Village Circle
Westlake, Texas 76262
Residents living in Denton County
First Baptist Church of Roanoke
209 N. Dine
Roanoke, Texas 76262
The polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on May 14, 2011, in accordance with and
pursuant to the requirements of the Texas Election Code..
The Town shall constitute a single election precinct for said election.
SECTION 4: Filing Dates. In accordance with Section 143.007 of the Code, eligible
persons wishing to become candidates must file an application with the Town Secretary of the
Town of Westlake, Texas, on or before the 14th day of March 2011 until 5:00 o'clock p.m. Each
application shall be on a form meeting the requirements of Section 141.031 of the code.
SECTIONS: Combined Ballots. Combined ballots may be utilized containing all of
the offices and propositions to be voted on at each polling place, provided that no voter shall be
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given a ballot or permitted to vote for any office or proposition on which the voter is ineligible
to vote. The County's voting equipment will be utilized for this election.
SECTION 6: Early Voting. Early Voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at
the County's Main Early Voting location;
Residents living in Tarrant County
Tarrant County Elections Center
2700 Premier Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76111
Residents living in Denton County
Denton County Elections
Joseph A Carroll Building
401 W. Hickory
Denton, Texas 76201
and branch offices for early voting by personal appearance shall be established as outlined in
the election agreement with Tarrant and Denton County. Steve Raborn, Tarrant County
Elections Administrator and Frank Phillips, Denton County Election Administrator, are hereby
appointed as the Early Voting Clerk and can appoint the necessary deputy clerks as required for
early voting. In accordance with Section 85.001 of the Texas Election Code, early voting by
personal appearance shall be as set forth below:
Tarrant County Early Voting
May 2-6 (Monday — Friday) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 7 (Saturday) 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
May 8 (Sunday) 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Denton County Early Voting
May 1-7 (Monday — Saturday) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
May 9 and May 10 (Monday — Tuesday) 7:00 am. to 7:00 p.m.
The Order of Election will be amended at a later date to include early voting sites added due to
joint elections with other political subdivisions.
For the purpose of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the early
voting ballot board shall be appointed and designated in accordance with the provisions of the
election agreement with the Tarrant and Denton County Elections Administrators.
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Application for ballot by mail may be sent beginning March 15, 2011, but received no
later than May, 6, 2011, and mailed to:
Residents living in Tarrant Count/
Steve Raborn
Early Voting Clerk
P.O. BOX 961011
Fort Worth, Texas 76161-0011
Residents ffi*w in Denton County
Denton County Elections
Early Voting Clerk
P.O. Box 1720
Denton, Texas 76202
SECTION 7: Notice. Notice of said elections shall be given as required by the Texas
Election Code.
SECTION 8: Election Officials. The election judge, alternate election judge, and
ballot board will be appointed by the Tarrant and Denton County Elections Administrators, as
permitted by law. The presiding judge shall appoint elections clerks as may be necessary for
the proper conduct of the election. The election judge, or the alternate election judge in the
absence of the election judge, and the election clerks shall constitute the early voting ballot
board. The election judge, and alternate election judge, and election clerks shall be qualified
voters of the Town.
SECTION 9: Election Results. That the three (3) candidates for Council who receive
the highest number of votes shall be elected to two (2) year terms;
The Mayor shall deliver a certificate of election to the successful candidates. If two (2)
or more candidates tie with the same number of votes so that one or more of the tied
candidates would not be elected, the Town shall follow procedures pursuant to the
requirements of the Texas Election Code.
SECTION 10: Governing Law. The election shall be held in accordance with the
Constitution of the State of Texas and the Texas Election Code, and all resident qualified voters
of the Town shall be eligible to vote at the election.
SECTION 11: Submission to the United States Justice Department. The Town
Secretary of the Town of Westlake, Texas, or the Town Attorney, is authorized to make such
submissions as are necessary to the United States Justice Department to seek pre -clearance as
required by law.
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SECTION 12: Necessary Actions. The Mayor and the Town Secretary, in
consultation with the Town Attorney, are authorized and directed to take all actions necessary
to comply with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, and the Town Code in carrying out
and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized by this Order.
SECTION 13: Severability Clause. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the
Town Council that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this order are
severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section shall be declared invalid or
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses,
sentences, paragraphs and sections of this order, since the same would have been enacted by
the Town Council without the incorporation in this order of any such invalid or unconstitutional
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
SECTION 14: Effective Date. This order shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Westlake, Texas, on
this 31' day of January 2411.
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ATTEST:
Kelly Edwai-64, Town Secretary
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L. anton L , ToWn Attorney
APPROVED:
Laura Wheat, Mayor
Thomas E. Bry, awn Manager
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