R2008-047 2008-03-24RESOLUTION 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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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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clause sentence para- Subcapitulo C capitulo 2 1_____ - Oell�• �
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resolution is declared autoriza al concilio de la uoqoep mlel/ainloi
invalid by the judgment or Ciudad a declarer a.los euozeJg'
decree or a court of com- • candidatos.elegidos a la 'IeaJIS ImIJON 6006i
petent jurisdiction the inva- oficina y a canceler la 'Wee ,luno3 t I)ul)8Jd
' lidity shall not affect any of eleccion ahora por to tanto :uopeoo1 puma euozeJe;
the remaining phrases SEA RESUELTO POR EL ulAly'Iew1S uopJoDi
clauses sentences para- , CONCILIO DE LA CIU- •S 901 'Aiwqn uiniV,
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resolution since the City TEXAS uoielbuV'titi6
Council would have enact- Seccion 1 Los siguientes wood 'ooseleA •N 694
ed them without the invalid candidatos que estan sin 'xeuuv IsoM esnoq Jno3
portion Section 4 This res= oposicion en la eleccion , A uno0 . epozeJe
olution shall take effect general de la Ciudad del :uo1leoo-1 uleW uotel6uy
upon its final passage and die 10 de mayo del 2008 sexal
it is so ordained son declarados eligidos a 'puelieed 'eoeidluiuno0;
PASSED APPROVED la oficina y recibiran certifi- I 096Z 'JOIue3;,
AND ADOPTED on this cados de la eleccion pimp apisIsaM :uolieoo1
• : the 24 day of March A D despues del tiempo en ; puma puelieed IsaM
2008 que la eleccion habria sido l Sexal'puelmeed'
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CITY OF PEARLAND SECRETARY Seccion 2 La eleccion .,
MAY 10 2008 GENERAL APPROVED AS TO general de la Ciudad del
ELECTION IS CANCELED FORM die 10 de mayo del 2008 i,'
Mayor Tom Reid DARRIN M COKER esta cancelada y por
' Incumbent is unopposed. -CITY ATTORNEY Orden del concilio el sec-
1. Councilmember Position Exhibit A retario de la Ciudad cold-
No 3 Steve Saboe , Resolution No R20087 cars•una copia de esta
incumbent is unopposed Certification of Unopposed resolucion.en el die de•
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2008 GENERAL CITY that no proposition is to trams las clausulas las
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OFFICE CANCELING election n'o.person has section de esta resolucion '
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