HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 848 Canceling the May 2018 General Election TOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 848
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS CANCELING THE MAY 5, 2018, GENERAL ELECTION AND DECLARING
EACH UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE; PROVIDING THAT THIS
ORDINANCE SHALL BE CUMULATIVE OF ALL ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake, Texas, is a General Law municipality located in
Tarrant and Denton Counties, created in accordance with the provisions of the Local
Government Code and operating pursuant to the enabling legislation of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with law a general election has been ordered for May 5,
2018, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and two (2) Council Members to serve two (2) year
terms on the Town Council in the Town of Westlake; and
WHEREAS, no proposition is to appear on the ballot; and
WHEREAS, the Town Secretary has certified in writing that each candidate on the ballot
is unopposed for election to office; and
WHEREAS, the filing deadlines for placement on the ballot and declaration of write-in
candidacy have passed; and
WHEREAS, in these circumstances Chapter 2, Subchapter C of the Texas Election Code
authorizes a governing body to declare each unopposed candidate elected to office and cancel the
election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The following candidates, who are unopposed in the May 5, 2018, general
election, are hereby declared elected to office, and shall be issued a certificate of election:
Laura Wheat Mayor
Michael Barrett Council Member
Alesa Belvedere Council Member
SECTION 2: The Town secretary is directed to post a copy of the Order of Cancellation
attached as Exhibit "A", at each designated polling place on May 5, 2018.
Ordinance 848
Page I of 2
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of ordinances of the
Town of Westlake, Texas, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in direct conflict
with the provisions of such ordinances, in which event the conflicting provisions of such
ordinances are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Town Council that the
phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this ordinance are severable, and if any
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional
by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality
shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this
ordinance, since the same would have been enacted by the Town Council without the
incorporation in this ordinance of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph
or section.
SECTION 5: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS, ON THIS 26th DAY OF MARCH 2018.
ATTEST: Laura Wheat, Mayor
Kelly`Edwaids, Town Secretary Thomas E. B ro Manager
•��.ST�
k
� Off.•`• •��
APPRO S Ft-StaO
i
anion wry, kqwn Attorney ;
�h uhrry. A�c'a
Ordinancev� ,
Page 2 of 2
CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES
CER TIFICA CION DE CANDIDA TOS UNICOS
To: Presiding Officer of Governing Body
Al: Presidente de la entidad gobernante
As the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared, I hereby certify that
the following candidates are unopposed for election to office for the election scheduled to be
held on May 5, 2018.
Como autoridad a cargo de la preparacion de la boleta de votacion oficial,por la presente
certifico que los siguientes candidatos son candidatos ilnicos para eleccion para un cargo en la
eleccion que se llevara a Cabo el 5 de Mayo del 2018.
List offices and names of candidates:
Lista de cargos y nombres de los candidatos.-
Office(s)
andidatos:Office(s) Cargo(s) Candidate(s) Candidato(s)
Mayor Laura Wheat
Council Member Michael Barrett
Council Member Alesa Belvedere
SignAu`re ( f r, q)
Printed n me (Nombre en letra de molde)
V-) Sec ��,t- ��Title (Puesto)
(F)
Date of signing (Fed:a de}irma)
CAP GIAY CHU'NG NH AN MA VNG Cir VIEN
Tft Chu tri can bo cua co• quan chu quan
La cor quan chiu trach nhiem ve viec co bo phieu chinh th(re chuan bi, toi xin xac
nhan rang cac ung vien du•o'c ma cho cuoc bau dr den van phong cho cuoc bau
cif dir keen se duo•c to chu•c vao ngay 5 thang 5 nam 2018.
Danh sach cac van phong va ten cua cac i"rng cu vien:
Office(s) Candidate(s)
Thi truo'-ng Laura Wheat
Hoi dung thanh vien. Michael Barrett
Hoi gong thanh vien Alesa Belvedere
Chir ky
In ten
OWN O F wFS
d—a--r A� T�
Tieu cue
Ngiy ky
� ► d a
ORDER OF CANCELLATION
ORDEN DE CANCELA CION
The Town of Westlake hereby cancels the election scheduled to be held on(official name
of governing body)
May 5, 2018, in accordance with Section 2.053(a)of the Texas(datc on which
election was scheduled to be held)
Election Code. The following candidates have been certified as unopposed and are hereby elected as
follows:
Town of Westlake
El por la presente cancela la eleccion que, de to contrario,
(nombre official de la entidad gobernante)
se hubiera celebrado el May 5, 2018, de conformidad, con la Seccion 2.053(a)
(fecha en que se hubiera celebrado la eleccion)
del Codigo de Elecciones de Texas. Los siguientes candidatos han sido certificados como candidatos
unicos y por la presente quedan elegidos como se haya indicado a continuacion:
Office Sought (Cargo al que presenta candidatura) Candidate (Candidato)
Mayor Laura Wheat
Council Member Michael Barrett
Council Member Alesa Belvedere
A copy of this order will be posted on Election Day at each polling place that would have been used in
the election. El Dia de las Elecciones se exhibird una copia de esta orden en todas las mesas electorales
que se hubieran utilizado en la eleccion.
�
President (Presidente)
Secre ary (Secretario)
Date of adoption (Fecha de adopcion) w`N OF
SOV` •T'9
rFxAs
Ordinance 851'�G
Page 1 of 2
� 7
LENH HUY BO
Thi xa Westlake hu6ng hiry bo cac cuoc bau cfr du kien se dugc to chuc vao ngay 5 thang 5 nam 2018,
phu hop voi phan 2.053(a) cira luat bau cfr Texas. Cac img vien da chimg nhan la unopposed va huong
duac,bau lam nhu sau:
Van phong tim kiem frng vien
Thi truong Laura Wheat
Hoi dong thanh vien Michael Barrett
Hoi dong thanh vien Alesa Belvedere
Mot ban sao cira lenh nay se duac long vao ngay bau c*tai moi dia diem phong phieu nao da duac, sir
dung trong cuoc bau cfr.
Tong thong Stwa-,, J)
Thu k
Ngay nhan con nuoi y�N OF
m
Ordinance 8�fl
Page 2 of 2