HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-1147 - Ordinance - 02/08/1979ORDINANCE NO, 1147
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ORDERING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ON SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1979 FOR THE
ELECTION OF COUNCILMEN FOR PLACE 1, PLACE 3, AND PLACE 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, 1979, the same being April 7, for the purpose of
electing councilmen for Place 1, Place 3, and Place 5.
The election will be held under the provisions of the laws of the State of Texas
governing the general elections, and only duly qualified voters who are residents
of the City of College Station shall be allowed 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 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:
Polling Place No.8, at South Knoll Elementary School, in said City with W.W.
Scott as Presiding Judge and Mrs. Albert Pedulla as Alternate Judge, and said
Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist him.
Polling Place No.9, at A&M Consolidated Special Services Building at 1330
Jersey, Room 13, in said City with Mrs. Jay Zal as Presiding Judge, and Mrs.
Peggy Owens as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no
more than 8 clerks to assist her.
Polling Place No. 10, at College Station Fire Station, in said City with Mrs.
Cindy Pollard as Presiding Judge, and Mrs.Kendrick Menefee as Alternate Judge,
and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist her.
Polling Place No. 20, at TAMU University Center, in said City with Judy Rippel as
Presiding Judge, and Karen Crane as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding Judge
shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist her.
Polling Place No.21, at College Station Municipal Building at 101 Church Avenue,
in said City with Ernest Gregg as Presiding Judge, and Robert White as Alternate
Judge, and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist him.
Polling Place No.24, at College Hills Elementary School, in said City with Mrs.
Sally Forehand as Presiding Judge, and Mrs. Nina Quitta as Alternate Judge,
and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist her.
Polling Place No. 31, at A&M Consolidated High School, in said City with Ms.
Vie Burke as Presiding Judge, and Mrs. Sharon Claasen as Alternate Judge
and said Presiding Judge shall appoing no more than 8 clerks to assist her.
ORDINANCE NO. 1147
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Absentee voting shall be conducted by the Office of the City Secretary
at his 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 precincts and electronic counting devices and equipment shall
be used for counting the ballots at 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 a computer center to be designated by
the City Council 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 count the ballots:
a. Presiding Judge: O.M. Holt
b. Clerks: to be named by the Presiding Judge
The following state officials and other designated persons are hereby
authorized to be present at the Central Counting Station to ovserve
the election counting process:
a. The Mayor and members of the City Council of the City
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 Glenn Schroeder
d. Presiding Judge O.M. Holt
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 8th day of February, 1979.
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