HomeMy WebLinkAboutNotice of Nov 2021 General and Special Election-English Final NOTICE OF GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION TO
ALL QUALIFIED VOTERS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
1. A general special election will be held on November 2, 2021 for the purpose of electing a City
Councilmember Place 4, a City Councilmember Place 6, and submitting propositions to the
voters for the following amendments to the City Charter:
AMENDMENT A
Shall Article XII (General Provisions), Section 116 (Personal Interest) of the College Station City
Charter be amended to read as follows?
No member of the City Council shall have a financial interest, direct or indirect, or by reason of
ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City, or be financially interested,
directly or indirectly, in the sale to, or purchase from, the City of any land, materials, supplies or
services except on behalf of the City; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall
only be applicable when the stock owned by the member of City Council exceeds one percent (1%)
of the total capital stock of the corporation. Any violation of this section with the knowledge
express or implied of the person or corporation contracting with the City shall render the contract
voidable by the City Council or City Manager.
Personal Interest
Section 116. No member of the City Council shall have a financial interest direct or indirect, or
by reason of ownership of stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City, or be financially
interested directly or indirectly in the sale to, or purchase from, the City of any land, materials,
supplies or services except on behalf of the City; provided, however, that the provisions of this
section shall only be applicable when the stock owned by the member of City Council exceeds one
percent (1%) of the total capital stock of the corporation. Any violation of this section with the
knowledge express or implied of the person or corporation contracting with the City shall render
the contract voidable by the City Council or City Manager.
AMENDMENT B
Shall Article XII (General Provisions) of the College Station City Charter be amended to add a
new section requiring City Council Members to both disclose any campaign contribution in excess
of $500.00 by filing an affidavit with the City Secretary and abstain from participating in and
voting on any matter before the City Council if the matter before the City Council would materially
benefit the campaign contributor or any business entity in which the campaign contributor has a
substantial interest?
Campaign Contributions.
The acceptance of a campaign contribution in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) by any
City Council Member shall create a conflict of interest based on an appearance of impropriety
with regard to any matter before the City Council that would materially benefit a campaign
contributor or any business entity in which the campaign contributor has a substantial interest.
Campaign contributions shall include loans, offsets to expenditures, and in-kind donations. For
purposes of this section, a substantial interest in a business entity shall have the same meaning
for campaign contributors as set out in TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE § 171.002 for local
public officials. It shall be the responsibility of the campaign contributor, and not the City
Council Member, to identify their substantial business interests impacted by this section.
Should a conflict of interest arise under this section, the conflicted City Council Member shall
recuse themselves, stating the grounds for the conflict of interest on the record by filing an
affidavit with the City Secretary, withdrawing from debate on the issue, excusing themselves
from the meeting room while the item is being considered, and abstaining from the vote on the
matter. The recusal requirement applies only to contributions made to the City Council Member
for their current elected position and not to any prior elected positions held.
In the event a quorum cannot be obtained because of recusals pursuant to this section, abstention
is not required, and the impacted City Council Members may remain in the meeting room and
debate and vote on the matter as long as the nature of the conflict of interest is fully disclosed
on the record.
AMENDMENT C
Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 17 (Number, Selection, Term), Subsection (d) of the
College Station City Charter be amended to provide that the general election is to be held on the
November uniform election date of each odd-numbered year instead of on the November uniform
election date of each even-numbered year; and to provide a process to transition from even-
numbered election years to odd-numbered election years?
Number, Selection, Term
Section 17.
(d) The general election is to be held on the November uniform election date of each odd-
numbered year. The following election process is established to transition from general elections
held in November of even-numbered years to general elections held in November of odd-
numbered years. In 2022, the positions of Mayor and Council Members Place 1 and Place 2 shall
be elected at the general election held in November and shall serve three (3) year terms or until
their successor has been elected and duly qualified. In 2024, the positions of Council Members
Place 3, Place 4, Place 5, and Place 6 shall be elected at the general election held in November
and shall serve three (3) year terms or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified.
Beginning in 2025 and thereafter, the positions of Mayor and Council Members Place 1 and
Place 2 shall be elected at the general election held in November and shall serve four (4) year
terms or until their successor has been elected and duly qualified. Beginning in 2027 and
thereafter, Council Members Place 3, Place 4, Place 5, and Place 6 shall be elected at the general
election held in November and shall serve four (4) year terms or until their successor has been
elected and duly qualified.
2. The ballots will include the following propositions:
PROPOSITION A
FOR/AGAINST Shall Article XII (General Provisions), Section 116
(Personal Interest) of the College Station City Charter be
amended to read as follows?
No member of the City Council shall have a financial
interest, direct or indirect, or by reason of ownership of
stock in any corporation, in any contract with the City, or
be financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the sale
to, or purchase from, the City of any land, materials,
supplies or services except on behalf of the City; provided,
however, that the provisions of this section shall only be
applicable when the stock owned by the member of City
Council exceeds one percent (1%) of the total capital stock
of the corporation. Any violation of this section with the
knowledge express or implied of the person or corporation
contracting with the City shall render the contract
voidable by the City Council or City Manager.
PROPOSITION B
FOR/AGAINST Shall Article XII (General Provisions) of the College
Station City Charter be amended to add a new section
requiring City Council Members to both disclose any
campaign contribution in excess of $500.00 by filing an
affidavit with the City Secretary and abstain from
participating in and voting on any matter before the City
Council if the matter before the City Council would
materially benefit the campaign contributor or any
business entity in which the campaign contributor has a
substantial interest?
PROPOSITION C
FOR/AGAINST Shall Article III (The City Council), Section 17 (Number,
Selection, Term), Subsection (d) of the College Station
City Charter be amended to provide that the general
election is to be held on the November uniform election
date of each odd-numbered year instead of on the
November uniform election date of each even-numbered
year; and to provide a process to transition from even-
numbered election years to odd-numbered election years?
3. The polling locations for each precinct are as follows:
Vote Centers Vote Centers
Arena Hall
2906 Tabor Road
Bryan, Texas
Church of the Nazarene
2122 E William J Bryan Pkwy
Bryan, Texas
Lincoln Center
1000 Eleanor
College Station, Texas
Castle Heights Baptist Church
4504 E. Hwy 21
Bryan, Texas
Memorial Student Center (MSC),
Texas A&M Campus, Room L526
College Station, Texas
First Baptist Church - Bryan
3100 Cambridge Drive
Bryan, Texas
College Station ISD Administration Building
1812 Welsh
College Station, Texas
Living Hope Baptist Church
4170 Texas 6 Frontage Rd
College Station, Texas
Parkway Baptist Church
1501 Southwest Parkway
College Station, Texas
Beacon Baptist Church
2001 East Villa Maria Road
Bryan, Texas
Bob & Wanda Meyer Senior & Comm. Center
2275 Dartmouth St.
College Station, Texas
A&M Church of Christ
2475 Earl Rudder Fwy S.
College Station, Texas
Wellborn Baptist Church
14575 FM 2154 Rd.
College Station, Texas
Fellowship Freewill Baptist
Church 1228 W. Villa Maria Road
Bryan, Texas
Zion Church of Kurten
977 N. FM 2038
Kurten, Texas
College Station Utilities Meeting & Training
Facility
1603 Graham Road
College Station, Texas
Millican Community Center
22284 Pierce Street
Millican, Texas
Galilee Baptist Church
804 N. Logan
Bryan, Texas
Brazos County Elections Admin
300 East Wm. J. Bryan Pkwy, Suite100
Bryan, Texas
Texas A&M College of Medicine
8447 Riverside Parkway
Bryan, Texas
Bryan Ballroom
701 Palasota Dr.
Bryan, Texas
College Heights Assembly of God
4100 Old College Rd.
Bryan, Texas
St. Francis Episcopal Church
1101 Rock Prairie Rd
College Station, Texas
Brazos Center
3232 Briarcrest Drive
Bryan, Texas
4. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day.
5. Joint early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by mail. The period for early
voting by personal appearance for the general and special election shall be October 18 through
October 29, 2021. 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 Brazos County Elections Administrator.
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 and special election
shall be conducted jointly at the locations and on the following dates and times specified by
the Brazos County Elections Administrator:
Main Voting Location - Brazos County Administration Office – 300 East Wm. J. Bryan Pkwy,
Suite 100, 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 Road, College Station, Texas
Memorial Student Center – Texas A&M University, Room L526, College Station, Texas
October 18 – October 22 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
(Monday – Friday)
October 23 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
(Saturday)
October 25 – October 27 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
(Monday - Wednesday)
October 28 – October 29 7:00 am – 7:00 pm
(Thursday - Friday)
Requests for application to vote by mail can be made by contacting the Early Voting Clerk at the
following address: Early Voting Clerk, 300 E. William J Bryan, Suite 100, Bryan, Texas 77803
or at thancock@brazoscountytx.gov.
/s/ Tanya Smith
City Secretary