2008-05-10 - ELECTION CANVASS RESULTS - RESRESOLUTION NO. R2008-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY 10, 2008
GENERAL CITY ELECTION, ELECTED TO OFFICE; CANCELING THE
ELECTION; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the general city election was called for May 10, 2008, for the purpose of
electing members to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the city secretary has certified in writing that there is no proposition on
the ballot, that no person has made a declaration of write-in candidacy, and that each
candidate on the ballot is unopposed for election to office, a copy of which attached hereto
as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, under these circumstances, Subchapter C, Chapter 2, Election Code,
authorizes the City Council to declare the candidates elected to office and cancel the
election; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. The following candidates, who are unopposed in the May 10, 2008
general city election, are declared elected to office, and shall be issued certificates of
election following the time the election would have been canvassed:
1) Mayor -Tom Reid
2) Councilmember, Position 3 -Steve Saboe
Section 2. The May 10, 2008 general city election is canceled, and the city
secretary is directed to cause a copy of this resolution to be posted on election day at each
polling place that would have been used in the election.
Section 3. It is declared to be the intent of the City Council that the phrases,
clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and section of this resolution are severable, and if any
RESOLUTION NO. R2008-47
phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this resolution is declared invalid by the
judgment or decree or a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity shall not affect any of
the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or sections of this resolution since
the City Council would have enacted them without the invalid portion.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect upon its final passage, and it is so
ordained.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this the 24t" day of March, A. D., 2008.
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CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit "A"
Resolution No. R2008-47
Certification of Unopposed Candidates
by the City Secretary
I, Young Lorfing, certify that I am the City Secretary of the City of Pearland and
the authority responsible for preparing the ballot for May 10, 2008 City Election.
I further certify that no proposition is to appear on the ballot at the election, no
person has made a declaration of write-in candidacy, and all of the following
candidates are unopposed.
Tom Reid -Mayor
Steve Saboe - Councilmember Position No. 3
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Dated this 17th day of March, 2008
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ity of Pearland
3519 LIBERTY DRIVE • PEARLAND, TEXAS 77581-5416 • 281-652-1600 • www.cityofpearland.org
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