HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-2261 - Ordinance - 08/28/1997ORDINANCE NO. 2261
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, ORDERING
A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1997
REGARDING A CONVENTION CENTER; DESIGNATING THE TIME, PLACE
AND MANNER FOR HOLDING THE ELECTION; AND, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO SIGN AN OFFICIAL ORDER AND NOTICE OF ELECTION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE
STATION, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
The State of Texas has ordered a Special Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 1997.
The City Council hereby orders a Special Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 4, 1997 for the purpose of determining whether to proceed with
constructing a Convention Center.
Therefore, at the election to be held on the 4th day of November, 1997, there
shall be submitted to the duly qualified resident electors within said city, for their
action thereupon the following proposition, to wit:
That said proposition shall be presented for "yes" or "no" in the following form:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
PROCEED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CONVENTION CENTER"
If said proposition shall receive a majority of "yes' votes it shall be declared
passed. The results of said election shall be entered in the official records of the
city.
The election shall be held under the provisions of the laws of the State of Texas
governing special elections, and only duly qualified voters who are residents of
the City of College Station shall be allowed to vote in this election.
Ordinance No. 2261
Page 2
Said election shall be held in conjunction with the Brazos County Special
Election, whereby an election precinct is to be served by a common polling place
and election judge. The implementation and actual management of this election
shall be with the Brazos County Clerk. ^ single ballot form at each polling place
shall be used, provided; however, that no voter shall be given a ballot containing
any proposition on which the voter is ineligible to vote.
The polls shall be opened promptly at 7:00 a.m. and shall be closed promptly at
7:00 p.m.
The Office of the City Secretary shall assist the County Clerk in the performance
of all duties related to the conduct of a general election.
The City of College Station shall have 18 election polling places for this election
designated in the NOTICE OF ELECTION, attached hereto. The election
officers for each polling place shall be those appointed by the Brazos County
Clerk for the November 4, 1997 countywide election.
SECTION 2
Early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by mail. There
shall be five early voting places: Brazos County Courthouse at 300 East 26th
Street, Bryan, Texas, the Galilee Baptist Church at 804 North Logan Avenue,
Bryan, Texas, the Arena Hall St 2904 Tabor Road, Bryan, Texas, the College
Station School Administration Building at 1812 Welsh, College Station, Texas,
and the Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M University, College Station,
Texas. The early voting clerks shall be appointed and designated by the Brazos
County Clerk in accordance with the election services contract between the City
and County. The hours designated for early voting by personal appearance
shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each day, except Saturdays, Sundays
and official state holidays, during the period required by law for conducting early
voting. The early voting locations will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on
October 30 and 31, 1997.
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 provision of the election services contract between the
City and County.
The following persons are hereby appointed as the Early Ballot Board to count
the early ballots:
Ordinance No. 2261
Page 3
Presiding Judge:
Clerks:
Celia Goode Haddock
To be named by the Presiding Judge
SECTION 3
Punch card voting machines shall be used for voting at the election precincts
and electronic count devices and equipment shall be used for counting the
ballots at said election.
SECTION 4
The Brazos Center, is hereby established as Central Counting Station to receive
ballots for said election, the ballots to be tabulated and returned to the office of
the County Clerk.
The data processing personnel from Brazos County are authorized and
approved as persons employed and designated to handle the ballots, operate
the tabulating equipment, and count the ballots.
The following state officials and other designated persons are hereby authorized
to be present at the Central Counting Station to observe the election process:
a. Mayor and members of the College Station City Council
b. The City Secretary and designated members of staff
c. The City Manager of the City of College Station
d. The County Clerk of Brazos County
e. The County Judge and members of the Commissioners Court of
Brazos County
f. The Attorney General of the State of Texas or his authorized
representative
SECTION $
A committee is hereby established consisting of the following persons to hold
Computer Accuracy Test, including two tests prior to the official count and one
test immediately after the count of the voted ballots, to ascertain that the
computer will accurately count the votes cast for the propositions to be voted
upon in said election:
a. City Secretary of College Station and designated members of staff
b. Brazos County Clerk and designated members of staff
c. The presiding judge of Central Counting Station
Ordinance No. 2261
Page 4
SECTION 6
The Mayor of the City of College Station is hereby authorized to sign an official
ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS as
prescribed by the Texas Election Code, said ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION to be attached hereto and recorded as part of this
Ordinance.
The Mayor of the City of College Station is hereby authorized to sign an official
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION as set forth in a form prescribed by the
Secretary of State of Texas; and an English version and Spanish translation of
the NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION, when published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of College, shall serve as proper notice of the
election ordered by this Ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 28th day of August, 1997.
APPROVED:
May'(~r Lynn M(~llhaney
ATTEST:
'Connie Hooks
O:DRIVE ORD2261
DECRETO MUNICIPAL NO. 2261
UN DECRETO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS,
ORDENANDO UNA ELECCION ESPECIAL MUNICIPAL EL MARTES, 4 DE
NOVIEMBRE, 1997, EN RELACION A UN CENTRO DE CONVENClONES;
DESIGNANDO EL TIEMPO, LUGAR Y MANERA DE PROCEDIMIENTO PARA
LA EJECUClON DE LA ELECCION; Y AUTORIZAR A LA ALCADEZA QUE
FIRME UNA ORDEN OFICIAL Y NOTIFICACION DE ELECCION.
QUE SEA ORDENADO POR EL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
SECCION I
El Estado de Texas ha ordenando una Elecci6n Especial que se Ileve a cabo el
Martes, 4 de Noviembre, 1997.
El Consejo Municipal ordena que una una Elecci6n Especial sea ejecutada el
Martes, 4 de Noviembre, 1997 para el proposito de determinar proceder con la
construccion de un Centro de Convenciones.
Pot Io mismo, en la elecciOn que se Ilevara a cabo el 4 de Noviembre, 1997,
sera submitido a los votantes residentes calificados de dicha ciudad, para su
accion la siguiente proposicion, diciendo:
Que dicha proposicion sera presentada para un "si' o 'no" en la siguiente forma:
PROPOSlClON NO. 1
"DEBERA EL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE LA ClUDAD DE COLLEGE STATION
PROCEDER CON LA CONSTRUCCION DE UN CENTRO DE
CONVENCIONES"
Si dicha proposicion recibe una mayoridad de votos "si', se declarara pasado.
Los resultados de dicha elecci~Sn seran registrados en los archivos oficiales de
la ciudad.
La elecci(Sn se Ilevara a cabo bajo las provisiones de las leyes de el Estado de
Texas govemando elecci(Snes generales, y solamente votadores calificados que
son residentes de College Station seran permitidos votar en esta elecciOn.
Decreto Municipal No. 2261
Pagina 2
Dicha elecckSn se Ilevara a cabo en conjunto con la ElecciOn Especial del
Condado de Brazos, en Io que un precinto electoral sera servido por un lugar
comun de elecci0n y juez electoral. La implementacion y manejo actual de esta
elecci(Sn sera con la Secretaria del Condado. Un formulario de boleta electoral
sero utilizado en cada precinto electoral, siempre que ningun votante sera
otorgado una boleta electoral conteniendo cualquier proposicion en que el
votante es inelegible para votar.
Los precintos electorales abriran a las 7:00 a.m. y cerraran a las 7:00 p.m.
La oficina de la Secretaria de la Municipalidad asistira a la Secretaria del
Condado (County Clerk) en Ilevar a cabo las labores relacionados con la
conducta de una elecci~Sn general.
La Ciudad de College Station tendra 18 lugares electorales para esta elecci(Sn
designada en la NOTIFICAClON DE ELECCl0N, adjunta. Los oficiales de
elecci6n de cada lugar electoral seran esos nombrados pot la Secretaria del
Condado para la elecci(Sn del condado que se Ilevara a cabo el 4 de Noviembre,
1997.
SECCION 2
La votaci~Sn anticipada sera conducida en persona y por correo. Habran cinco
lugares de votacion anticipada: Brazos County Courthouse en 300 East 26th
Street, Bryan, Texas, la Galilee Baptist Church en 804 North Logan Avenue,
Bryan, Texas, el Arena Hall en 2904 Tabor Road, Bryan, Texas, el edificio del
College Station School Administration en 1812 Welsh, College Station, Texas, y
el Memorial Student Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas. Los
agentes de votaci0n anticipada seran nombrados y designados por la Secretaria
del Condado (County Clerk) en acuerdo con el contrato de servicios electomles
entre la Ciudad y el Condado. Las horas designadas para votaci(Sn anticipada
seran entre las horns de 8:00 a.m. y 5:00 p.m. de cada dia, con excepci6n de
Sabados, Domingos, y feriados oficiales del estado, durante el periodo
requerido por la ley para conducir votacion anticipada. Los lugares de votaci0n
anticipada estaran abiertos de las 8:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m. los dias 30 y 31 de
Octubre, 1997.
Para el proposito de procesar boletas anticipadas, los oficiales de elecciOn de el
comite de votacion anticipada de esta elecokSn seran nombrados y designados
en acuerdo con el contrato de servicios electorales entre la Ciudad y el
Condado.
Decreto Municipal No. 2261
Pagina 3
Las siguientes personas estan apuntadas como el Consejo de Votacion
Anticipada para contar las boletas de anticipo:
Juez Actual:
Agentes:
Celia Goode Haddock
Sera nombrado por el Juez Actual
SECCION 3
Las maquinas marca tarjetas seran utilizadas para votacion en dichos lugares
electorales y equipo electronico de conteo sera utilizado para contar las boletas
en dicha elecci6n.
SECCl0N 4
El Brazos Center, esta designado como la Estacion Central de Conteo para
recibir boletas de dicha elecci6n, y las boletas seran contados y devueltas a la
oficina de la Secretaria del Condado (County Clerk).
El personal de procesamiento de informacion del Condado de Brazos estan
autorizados y aprovados como personas empleadas y designadas a manejar las
boletas electorales, operar el equipo de conteo, y contar las boletas.
Los siguientes oficiales del estado y otms personas designadas estan
autorizadas para estar presente en la Estacion Central de Conteo para observar
el proceso electoral:
a. La Alcaldeza y miembros del Consejo Municipal de College Station
b. La Secretaria Municipal y miembros designados de su oficina
c. El Gerente Municipal de la Ciudad de College Station -
d. El Secretario del Condado de Brazos.
e. El Juez del Condado y miembros de la Corte de Comisionados del Condado
de Brazos
f. El Abogado General del Estado de Texas ~ su representante designado.
SECCION $
Un comite esta establecido consistiendo de las siguientes personas para los
Examenes de Exactitud de Conteo Computarizado, incluyendo dos examenes
antes de el conteo oficial de boletas, y un examen inmediatamente despues del
conteo de las boletas, para asegurar que la computadora contara corectamente
los votos entregados para las oficinas elegidas por dicha elecciOn:
Decreto Municipal No. 2261
P,~gina 4
a. La Secretaria Municipal y miembros designados de su oficina
b. La Secretaria del Condado de Brazos y miembros designados de su oficina
c. El Juez Actual de la Estacion Central de Conteo
SECCION 6
La Alcaldeza de la Ciudad de College Station esta autorizada firmar una
ORDEN OFIClAL DE ELECION EN LA ClUDAD DE COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS como prescrito por el Codigo Electoral del Estado de Texas, y dicha una
ORDEN OFIClAL DE ELECCION EN LA CIUDAD DE COLLEGE STATION que
sera adjuntado y anotado como parte de este Decreto Municipal.
La Alcaldeza de la Ciudad de College Station esta autorizada firmar una
NOTIFICACION OFICIAL DE ELECCION GENERAL como prescrito en el
formulario otorgado por la Secretaria del Estado de Texas, y una version en
Ingles y una traducci6n en Espattol de NOTIFICAClON OFICIAL DE ELECCION
GENERAL, cuando publicado en un periodico de circulaci6n general en la
Ciudad de College Station, servira como notificacion adecuada de la elecci6n
ordenada por este Decreto Municipal.
PASADO Y APROVADO ESTE 28 dia de Agosto, 1997.
APROVADO:
ATESTIGUADO:
S~'etaria Municipal Connie Hooks
Alcalcl~za Lynn Mcllhaney ~