HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 235 Calling the General Election to elect three AldermenORDINANCE NO. 235—
AN ORDINANCE BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS CALLING AND ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF
MAY, 1995, THE SAME BEING THE FIRST SATURDAY IN SAID MONTH, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE ALDERMEN FOR THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 23.023, LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE; ESTABLISHING THE HOURS AND PLACE FOR THE SAID
ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE POS'T'ING OF THE NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION;
DIRECTING THE TOWN SECRETARY TO MAKE UP THE OFFICIAL BALLOTS,
CAUSING THE SAME TO BE PRINTED AND DELIVERED TO THE PRESIDING
OFFICER; PROVIDING FOR THE CANVASSING OF THE RETURNS OF THE SAID
ELECTION AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That an election shall be held at the Town Hall,
Three Village Circle, Suite 207 in the Town of Westlake, Texas,
between the hours of seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven o'clock
(7:00) p.m. on the 6th day of May, 1995, A.D., the same being the
first Saturday of said month, for the purpose of electing three (3)
Aldermen for two (2) year terms for the Town of Westlake, Texas, in
accordance with Section 23.023 of the Local Government Code.
SECTION 2: That the three candidates receiving the highest
number of votes shall be elected to the Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Westlake for two year terms.
SECTION 3: The notice of said election shall be given by the
posting of true copies of this Ordinance, signed by the Mayor and
the Town Secretary, in the Town Hall and in three public places of
the said Town, for at least twenty (20) consecutive days prior to
the date of said election.
SECTION 4: That Gerry Wlaite is hereby appointed presiding
judge of said election, and I/, .t/,U/€ �iAs?�E.t� eT is appointed as
the alternate, and the said presiding judge shall appoint such
assistants as may be necessary to properly conduct said election,
as provided by the Election Code.
SEC'T'ION 5: That the Town Secretary shall make up the official
ballot from the names presented to her by application provided by
the Election Code, and she is hereby authorized and directed to
have the ballots to be used in such election printed and delivered
to the said presiding judge.
SECTION 6: That immediately after the counting of the votes,
the presiding judge shall deliver the official returns of the
election to the Town Secretary.
SECTION 7: That on the Monday next following the election,
the Board of Aldermen shall canvass the returns and declare the
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results which shall be recorded in the Minutes of the Board.
SECTION 8: That the three candidates who receive the highest
number of votes for Aldermen shall be elected to two (2) year
terms, and the Mayor shall deliver a certificate of election to the
sucessful candidates. If two or more candidates for Aldermen tie
with the same number of votes so that one or more of the tied
candidates would not be elected to the position of Aldermen, the
Board shall order a second election to be held on the fourteenth
day after the first election at which only the names of the
candidates who received the same number of votes at the first
election shall be printed on the ballot. In the event of a tie at
the second election, the tied candidates shall cast lots to
determine which one(s) shall be declared elected.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1995.
SCOTT B DLEY, M4ZOR
TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
AT
EST :
Odessa Sharpless Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Paul C. Isham, Town Attorney