HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-3677 English - Ordinance - 08/13/2015 ORDINANCE NO. 2015-3677
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3,
2015, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING CITY COUNCILMEMBERS, PLACE 4 AND 6, BY
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION; ESTABLISHING EARLY
VOTING LOCATIONS AND POLLING PLACES FOR THIS ELECTION; AND MAKING
PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION:
SECTION 1. A general election is ordered to be held by the City of College Station (the "City") at
the various polling places and election precincts within the corporate limits of the City, as hereinafter
designated, on November 3, 2015 from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This general election will
be conducted jointly with Brazos County and will be administered for the City by the Brazos County
Clerk, but this general election is not a county-wide election. At this election the qualified voters of
the City will elect two City Councilmembers for Place 4 and 6 respectively with each position
having a term of three years.
SECTION 2. Should any candidate in the general election fail to receive a majority vote, then in
that event a runoff election shall be ordered for every place in the general election to which no one
was elected as required by Section 17 (d) of the City Charter, as amended. In the event it becomes
necessary to conduct a runoff election, it shall be held on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Canvass of
the returns of the runoff election, if necessary, shall be held no earlier than the 8th day and no later
than the 1 day following the date of the runoff election or on the next regular business day if the
11th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or official state holiday.
SECTION 3. The Vote Centers (polling locations) for College Station for this election shall be as
follows:
Vote Centers Vote Centers
Arena Hall Church of the Nazarene
2906 Tabor Road ` 2122 E William J Bryan Pkwy
Bryan, Texas _ _ Bryan, Texas _
Lincoln Center Castle Heights Baptist Church
1000 Eleanor 4504 E. Hwy 21
College Station, Texas Bryan, Texas
Memorial Student Center (MSC), 2408, 2nd Fl First Baptist Church - Bryan
Texas A&M Campus, Joe Routt Blvd. 3100 Cambridge Drive
College Station, Texas Bryan, Texas
College Station ISD Administration Building Living Hope Baptist Church
1812 Welsh 4170 Texas 6 Frontage Rd
College Station, Texas College Station, Texas
Parkway Baptist Church Beacon Baptist Church
1501 Southwest Parkway 2001 East Villa Maria Road
College Station, Texas Bryan, Texas
College Station City Hall Aldersgate Methodist Church
1101 Texas Avenue 2201 Earl Rudder Freeway
College Station, Texas College Station, Texas
Wellborn Community Center Fellowship Freewill Baptist Church
4119 W. Greens Prairie Road 1228 W. Villa Maria Road
College Station, Texas Bryan, Texas
Siegert Center— Smetana Christ United Methodist Church
1830 Smetana Road 4201 State Highway 6, South
Bryan, Texas College Station, Texas
Pct. 4 Volunteer Fire Station(Brushy) St. Francis Episcopal Church
6357 Raymond Stotzer Pkwy 1101 Rock Prairie Road
College Station, Texas College Station, Texas
Zion Church of Kurten Galilee Baptist Church
977 N. FM 2038 804 N. Logan
Kurten, Texas Bryan, Texas
Millican Community Center College Heights Assembly of God
22284 Pierce Street 4100 Old College Rd.
Millican, Texas Bryan, Texas
Brazos County Admin. Building Brazos Center
200 South Texas Ave. 3232 Briarcrest Drive
Bryan, Texas Bryan, Texas
Momentum Church GW Williams Tabernacle
1216 Beck St. 311 Waco St.
Bryan, Texas Bryan, Texas
SECTION 4. Joint early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by mail. The
period for early voting by personal appearance for the general election shall be October 19
through October 30, 2015. Optical scan ballots shall be used for early voting by mail and direct
recording electronic voting machines shall be used for early voting by personal appearance. The
Early Voting Clerk for said elections shall be the County Clerk. She shall determine the number
of election workers to be hired and arrange for training of all election workers. Early voting by
personal appearance for the general election shall be conducted jointly at the locations and on the
following dates and times specified by the Brazos County Clerk:
Brazos County Administration Building—200 S. Texas Ave., Bryan, Texas
Arena Hall—2906 Tabor Road, Bryan, Texas
Galilee Baptist Church— 804 N. Logan, Bryan, Texas
College Station Utilities Meeting & Training Facility— 1603 Graham Rod, College Station, Texas
Memorial Student Center - Room 526, A&M Campus, Joe Routt Blvd., College Station, Texas
October 19—October 23 8:00 am—5:00 pm
(Monday—Friday)
October 26—October 28 8:00 am—5:00 pm
(Monday—Wednesday)
October 29 & October 30 8:00 am— 8:00 pm
(Thursday & Friday)
SECTION 5. Early voting by mail ballot shall be conducted in accordance with applicable
provisions of the Texas Election Code. The address of 300 E. 26th Street, Suite 120, Bryan,
Texas 77803, shall be the early voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications and
ballots voted by mail may be sent for the City.
SECTION 6. All early votes and other votes to be processed in accordance with early voting
procedures pursuant to the Texas Election Code shall be delivered to the Early Voting Ballot
Board at the Brazos County Clerk's office. Early votes shall be counted at the central counting
station. The Early Voting Ballot Board shall perform in accordance with applicable provisions
of the Election Code.
SECTION 7. A Direct Record Electronic ("DRE") System, as the term is defined in the Texas
Election Code, shall be utilized in connection with the election. This system shall be utilized for
all early voting as well as for all precinct voting conducted on Election Day. The Brazos County
Clerk will appoint a programmer, who shall prepare a program for the automatic tabulating
equipment. Ample voting equipment shall be provided for early voting and in each of the
various precincts on Election Day. The central counting station is established as the Brazos
Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan, Texas.
SECTION 8. The Brazos County Clerk will appoint the Early Voting Ballot Board, a Presiding
Judge of the Central Counting Station, a Tabulation Supervisor of the Central Counting Station,
and a Central Counting Station Manager.
SECTION 9. The election will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and
Ordinances of the City of College Station and the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 10. Notice of the election, including a Spanish translation thereof, will be published
at least once in a newspaper published in College Station on or after October 4, 2015 and on or
before October 24, 2015, and will be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on or before
October 13, 2015.
SECTION 11. A writ of election as required by the Texas Election Code will be delivered on or
before October 19, 2015 by the Brazos County Clerk to the presiding and alternate judges of
each election precinct in which the election is ordered to be held.
SECTION 12. Testing of the automatic tabulating equipment will be performed and notice
thereof will be given in accordance with Subchapter D of Chapter 127 of the Texas Election
Code.
SECTION 13. If any portion of this Ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. That this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
AP'ROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of College Station this 8
day of I > , 2015.
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION:
Nancy Berry;'Mayor
ATTEST:
Sherry Mash rn, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Carla Robinson, City Attorney