HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-1002 - Ordinance - 02/16/1976ORDINANCE NO, 1002
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ON SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1976, FOR THE ELECTION OF A
COUNCILMAN FOR PLACE 3 TO FILL A VACANCY CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF BOB BELL FOR A
PERIOD ENDING WITH THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF APRIL 2, 1977; 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, 1976, the same being April 3, for the purpose of electing a
councilman for Place 3 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Bob Bell for
a period ending with the municipal election of April 2, 1977.
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 shall be allowed to vote.
The polls shall be opened promptly at 8:00 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 Julia H.
Phillips as Presiding Judge, and Lonnie Jones as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding
Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist her.
Polling Place No. 9, at A&M Consolidated Special Services Building at 1330 Jersey,
Room 13, in said City with Frederick A. Gardner as Presiding Judge, and Mrs. Jay Zal
as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to
assist him.
Polling Place No. 10, at College Station Fire Station, in said City with A. C.
Vinzant as Presiding Judge, and Mrs. Fred Bouse as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding
Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist him,
Polling Place No. 20, at TAMU University Center, in said City with James W. Crawley
as Presiding Judge, and Denise Dupont as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding Judge
shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist him.
Polling Place No. 21, at College Station Municipal Building at 101 Church Avenue,
in said City with Mrs. Charles Hall as Presiding Judge, and Ernest Gregg as Alternate
Judge, and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 8 clerks to assist her.
Polling Place No. 24, at College Hills Elementary School, in said City with Mrs.
George H. Draper as Presiding Judge, and H. E. Hampton 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 precincts
and electronic counting devices and equipment shall be used for counting the ballots
at said election.
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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 114 S. Bryan 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 count the
ballots:
a. Presiding Judge: Doyle M. Ranson
b. Clerks: to be named by Presiding Judge
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 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 and Mayor
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 0. M. Holt
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 16th day of February, 1976.
APPROVED c�
Mayor
ATTEST
City Secretary
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