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Home My WebLink About1988-1739 - Ordinance - 02/25/1988ORDINANCE NO. 1739 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ORDERING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ON SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1988, FOR THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR, CITY COUNCILMAN PLACE 2, CITY COUNCILMAN PLACE 4, AND CITY COUNCILMAN PLACE 6; AND FIXING THE TIME, PLACE AND MANNER FOR 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 May, 1988, the same being May 7, 1988, for the purpose of electing a mayor, and electing council- men for place 2, place 4, and place 6. 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 in the election of the councilmen. Said election shall be held in conjunction with the College Station Independent School District Board of Trustees Election, whereby an election precinct is to be served by a common polling place and election judge. A single ballot form at each polling place, shall be used, provided, however, that no voter shall be given a ballot containing any office on which the voter is ineligible 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 City Secretary shall serve as Absentee Voting Clerk. 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 and said District, with Sue Melton as Presiding Judge and Miriam Moses as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. Polling Place No. 9, at College Station Community Center on Jersey Street in said City and said District, with Peggy C. Owens as Presiding Judge and Norman Waggoner as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. n05217 Ordinance No. 1739 Page 2 Polling Place No. 10, at College Station City Police Building Complex in said City and said District, with Audrey Bunting as Presiding Judge, and Ruby Freeman as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. Polling Place No. 24, at College Hills Elementary School in said City and said District, with Cecil Parker as Presiding Judge, and Irma Smith as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist him. Polling Place No. 31, at A&M Consolidated High School in said City and said District, with Vi Cook as Presiding Judge, and Jean McDermott as Alternate Judge, and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. Polling Place No. 32, at College Station Fire Station No. 2 on Rio Grande Drive in said City and said District, with Kay Parker as Presiding Judge, and Steve Turnipseed as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. Polling Place No. 33, at Lincoln Center in said City and said District, with Blossie Payton as Presiding Judge, and Celestine Williams as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. Polling Place No. 34, at the College Station Central Fire Station in said City and said District, with Semille Stovall as Presiding Judge, and Dale Weir as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. Polling Place No. 35, consisting of county voting precincts No. 20, No. 21, and No. 35, at A&M Presbyterian Church, at 301 Church Avenue, in said City and said District, with Mark Gonzales as Presiding Judge, and Lorilei Bauder as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist him. Polling Place No. 39, at the Tennis Center, Southwood Athletic Park, in said City and said District with Jim Ward as Presiding Judge, and Ed Hoag as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist him. Polling Place No. 40, at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, in said City and said District, with Dolly Olden as Presiding Judge, and Alta Olden as Alternate Judge; and said Presiding n05218 Ordinance No. 1739 Page 3 Judge shall appoint no more than 4 clerks to assist her. Absentee voting in said election shall be conducted by the City Secretary, Dian Jones, in Conference Room A in the City Hall of the City of College Station, College Station, Texas 77840. Said City Secretary shall keep office open for at least eight (8) hours on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, Sunday or an official State holiday. The following persons are hereby appointed as the Absentee Ballot Board to count the absentee ballots: Presiding Judge: E. E. Burns Clerks: To be named by the Presiding Judge 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, 1101 South Texas Avenue, in said district and said city, is hereby established as the Central Counting Station to receive ballots for said election, the ballots to be tabulated and returned to the Office of the City Secretary of the City of College 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: E. E. Burns (b) Alternate Judge: Anton Bockholt (c) Manager, Data Processing: M. J. Dean (d) Tabulation Supervisor: Chris Longley (e) 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 observe the election counting process: a. Mayor and members of the City Council of the City of College Station b. The Board of Trustees of the College Station School District 005219 Ordinance No. 1739 Page 4 c. The City Secretary and designated members of the staff. d. The City Manager of the City of College Station. e. The Superintendent of schools and designated members of the staff. f. The County Judge and members of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County. g. The Attorney General of the State of Texas or his authorized representative. h. The County Clerk of Brazos County. i. Candidates for the Office of City Council. j. Candidates for the Office of Board of Trustees. 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 Larry Ringer b. Board President Kenneth Matthews c. City Secretary Dian Jones d. Assistant Board Secretary Mary Lynn Galloway e. City Manager King Cole f. Superintendent Ray Chancellor g. Presiding Judge E. E. Burns The Mayor of the City of College Station is hereby authorized to sign an official ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS as prescribed by the Texas Election Code, said ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION to be attached hereto and recorded as a part of this Ordinance. The Mayor of the City of College Station is hereby authorized to sign an official NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION as set forth in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State of Texas; and a copy of the NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION, when published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of College Station, shall serve as proper notice of the election ordered by this Ordinance. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS25th DAY OF February , 1988. APPROVED: LARRX NG MAYOR ES DIAqXJO,NES 005220 CIT CRETARY ORDER OF ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS An election is hereby ordered to be held on Saturday, the 7th day of May, 1988, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, a City Councilman, Place 2, a City Councilman Place 4, and a City Councilman, Place 6. Absentee voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at the College Station City Hall, 1101 South Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning on Monday, April 18, 1988, and ending on Tuesday, May 3, 1988. Applications for ballots by mail shall be mailed to: Dian Jones, Absentee Voting Clerk P.O. Drawer 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 Issued this the 4- 005221 ORDEN DE ELECCION PARA LA CIUDAD DE COLLEGE STATION, Por Is presents as ordena que as llevare a Cabo una eleccion el s�bado, 7 de mayo de 1988, con el propdsito de eligir a un alcade y Concejales para Lugar 2, Lugar 4, y Lugar 6. La votacion en ausencia an persona as llevara a Cabo de lunes a viernes en el Palacio Municipal de la Ciudad de College Station, 1101 S. Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas entre las ocho de la manana y las cinco de Is tarde empezando el 18 de abril de 1988 y terminando el 3 de mayo de 1988. Las solicitudes pars boletas que se vota do en ausencia por correo deberan enviarse a: Dian Jones, Secretaria de la Votacion En Ausencia P.O. Drawer 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 i Emitida este dia — i a(+,s;Y• � v i�t,_,fyE+ a � q/s �MEsty"��y/f ►iisya sir;/= - O J G t2