HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-1068 - Ordinance - 02/10/1977ORDINANCE NO. 1068
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1977, FOR THE
ELECTION OF COUNCILMEN FOR DISTRICT 1, DISTRICT 3, DISTRICT 5; FIXING THE TIME,
PLACE AND MANNER OF HOLDING THE ELECTION AND APPOINTING JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
A general election shall be and the same is hereby ordered to be held
on the first Saturday in April, 1977, the same being April 2, for the purpose
of electing councilmen for District 1, District 3, and District 5.
The election will be held under the provisions of the laws of the State
of Texas governing general elections, and only duly qualified voters who are
residents of the City of College Station and who are residents of said District
1, District 3, or District 5 shall be allowed to vote, and they must vote in
the Council District in which they reside.
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 perform all duties normally
performed by the County Clerk in general elections with respect to absentee
voting, giving notice of the election, and preparing the official ballots.
The election will be held at the following places and the election officials
shall be, for the purpose of this election as follows:
Council District 1 Polling Place,
in said City, with Mrs. Marina Weiss as
as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding
clerks to assist her.
at College Hills Elementary School,
Presiding Judge, and Mrs. Betty Trost
Judge shall appoint no more than 8
Council District 3 Polling Place, at Lincoln Center, in said City, with
Mrs. Letitia Alston as Presiding Judge, and Mrs. Helen Hawkins as Alternate
Judge, and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist
her.
Council District 5 Polling Place, at Bee Creek Municipal Swimming Pool,
in said City with Mrs. Leatrice Bouse as Presiding Judge, and Mrs. Karen Rachal
as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8
clerks to assist her.
Absentee voting shall be conducted by the Office of the City Secretary
at her office in the City Hall at 1101 Texas Avenue, in said City.
Punch card voting machines shall be used for voting at the foregoing
election districts and electronic counting devices and equipment shall be
used for counting the ballots in said election.
The Council Room of the College Station City Hall is hereby established
as the Central Counting Station to receive ballots for said election, the
ballots to be transported to Texas Data Center, Inc., located at 1705 E. 29th
Street, Bryan, Texas, to be tabulated and returned to the Central Counting
Station.
The following persons are hereby authorized and approved as persons employed
and designated to handle the ballots, operate the tabulating equipment, and It
count the ballots:
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a. Presiding Judge: Doyle M. Ranson
b. Clerks; to be named by Presiding Judge
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The following state officials and other designated persons are hereby
authorized to be present at the Central Counting Station to observe the
election counting process:
a. The Mayor and members of the City Council of College Station
b. The County Judge and members of the Commissioners Court
of Brazos County
c. The Attorney General of the State of Texas or his
authorized representative
d. Frank Boriskie, County Clerk of Brazos County
e. City Secretary
f. Candidates for the Office of City Councilman
A committee is hereby established of the following persons to hold a
Computer Accuracy Test prior to the start and subsequent to the count of the
voted ballots to ascertain that the computer will accurately count the votes
cast for the offices to be voted upon in said election:
a. Mayor Lorence Bravenec
b. City Manager North Bardell
c. City Secretary Florence Neelley
d. Presiding Judge Doyle M. Ranson
A copy of this ordinance, shall, when published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of College Station, serve as proper notice
of said election.
PASSED AND APPROVED this loth day of February, 1977.
A PROVED
Mayor
ATTEST
City _Secretary
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