ORDINANCE NO. 07-355
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BUNKER HILL VILLAGE, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 12, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO COUNCILMEMBERS (position nos. 4 and 5); PROVIDING DETAILS RELATING TO THE HOLDING OF SUCH ELECTION; and containing other provisions relating to the subject.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUNKER HILL VILLAGE, TEXAS:
Section 1. In accordance with the general laws and Constitution of the State of Texas, a General Municipal Election is hereby called and ordered for the 2nd Saturday in May 2007, the same being the 12th day of said month, at which general election all qualified voters of the City may vote for the purpose of electing the following officials of the City:
Mayor
Councilmember, Position 4
Councilmember, Position 5
Section 3. No persons name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for any of the above-mentioned positions unless such person has filed his or her sworn application, as provided by Section 141.031 of the Texas Election Code, with the City Secretary of the City at the City Offices, located at 11977 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77024, not later than five o’clock (5:00) p.m. on the sixty-second (62nd) day before the date of such election. The City Secretary shall note on the face of each such application the date and time of its filing. Such application shall include the office the candidate is seeking and, if applicable, the position number of such position.
Section 4. The present boundaries of the City constituting one election precinct, the polls shall be open for voting from seven o’clock (7:00) a.m. until seven o’clock (7:00) p.m. at the following polling place, and the following are hereby appointed officers to conduct the above-described election at said polling place:
POLLING PLACE
City of Bunker Hill Village
11977 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77024
ELECTION OFFICERS
___William R. Purifoy________ Presiding Judge
____Jean Winkelman_________ Alternate Presiding Judge
The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to provide a copy of this Ordinance to each judge as written notice of the appointment as required by Section 32.009 of the Texas Election Code.
The Presiding Judge shall have the authority to appoint no more than ten (10) clerks to assist in the holding of said election, but in no event shall the Presiding Judge appoint less than two (2) clerks.
Section 5. The City Secretary is hereby appointed clerk for early voting; the appointment of a deputy clerk or clerks for early voting by the City Secretary shall be in accordance with Section 83.031 et seq. of the Texas Election Code. The City Office of the City of Bunker Hill Village, 11977 Memorial Drive, Houston, Texas 77024, is hereby designated as the place for early voting for said election. Except as otherwise provided below, said clerks shall keep said office open during the hours that the City Secretary’s main office is regularly open for business, that is from eight o’clock (8:00) a.m. until four-thirty o’clock (4:30) p.m., on each day for early voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official state or federal holiday, beginning on the twelfth (12th) day; and continuing through the fourth (4th) day preceding the date of said election. Said clerks shall not permit anyone to vote early by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk’s office, and under no circumstances shall they permit anyone to vote early by personal appearance at any time when such office is not open to the public. As required by Section 85.005(d), Texas Election Code, early voting by personal appearance at the main early voting polling place shall be conducted for at least twelve (12) hours on two weekdays; therefore, early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted from eight o’clock (8:00) a.m. to eight o’clock (8:00) p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 and Tuesday, May 8, 2007. The above-described place for early voting is also the clerk’s mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. The early voting clerk, in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, shall maintain a roster listing each person who votes early by personal appearance and each person to whom a ballot to be voted by mail is sent. The roster shall be maintained in a form approved by the Secretary of State.
Section 6. The Election Judge is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge of the Early Ballot Board. In accordance with Section 87.001, et seq., Texas Election Code, said Presiding Judge shall appoint at least two (2) other members to said Board, and shall process early voting results in accordance with said Texas Election Code.
Section 7. All ballots shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Paper ballots shall be used for early voting by personal appearance and for voting on Election Day. Early voting by a method other than by personal appearance shall be by paper ballot. In addition, a Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machine shall be available for early voting and for voting on Election Day. All expenditures necessary for the conduct of the election and the purchase of materials therefore are hereby authorized. Compensation of all election officials is hereby established at the maximum amounts permitted under Section 32.091 et seq., Texas Election Code.
Section 8. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to furnish all necessary election supplies to conduct such election.
Section 9. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes in each of the positions to be filled at such election shall be declared elected to such positions.
Section 10. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot for the general and special election shall be determined by a drawing by the City Secretary, as provided by Section 52.094 of the Texas Election Code. The City Secretary shall post a notice in her office of the date, hour and place of drawing. Such notice shall remain posted continuously for seventy-two (72) hours immediately preceding the scheduled time of the drawing, and personal notice shall also be given to any candidate who makes written request for such notice and furnishes to the City Secretary a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Each candidate involved in the drawing, or his/her designated representative, shall have a right to be present and observe the drawing.
Notice of said election shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code and returns of such notice shall be made as provided for in said Code. The Mayor shall issue all necessary orders and writs for such election, and returns of such election shall be made to the City Secretary immediately after the closing of the polls.
Section 12. Said election shall be held in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 20th day of February 2007.
William H. Marshall
Mayor
ATTEST:
Yolanda C. Benitez
City Secretary