R91-14 05-06-91 RESOLUTION NO. R91 4
A RESOLUTION AND ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, ORDERING THE HOLDING OF A RUNOFF
CITY OFFICERS' ELECTION ON THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MAY,
1991, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE MEMBER OF THE
CITY COUNCIL IN AND FOR THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS;
ESTABLISHING POLLING PLACES; NAMING CLERKS; AND ESTAB-
LISHING PROCEDURES FOR SAID RUNOFF CITY OFFICERS'
ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pearland, by its
adoption of Resolution No. R88-9, provided that a Runoff Election
is to be held on the next to the last Saturday in May; and
WHEREAS, the city Charter of the City of Pearland, and the
laws of the State of Texas provide that the Election Code of the
State of Texas is applicable to said Runoff Election, and in
order to comply with said Code, an Order and/or Resolution should
be passed ordering the call of the Runoff Election by the Mayor,
establishing procedures to be followed in said election and to
designate the voting places of said election;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
That the Runoff City officers' Election of the City of
Pearland, Texas, shall be held in said City on the eighteenth day
of May, 1991, for the purpose of electing the following official
for said City, to-wit:
Member of the Council Position Number Two (2) for a
three year term.
That said Runoff City officers' Election shall be held at
the following place in the City of Pearland, and the following
named persons are hereby appointed officers for said Election,
to-wit:
In Brazoria County Election Precinct Numbers 12, 21, 26, 28,
29, 43, 46, 47 and 49 and Harris County Election Precinct Numbers
475 and 537, said election shall be held at Melvin Knapp Activity
Building, 2425 S. Grand. Pearland, Texas.
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The polls at the above designated polling place shall on
said election day be open from 7:00 A. M. to 7:00 P. M.
Inez Farmer is hereby appointed as Presiding Judge, and Mary
Lee Miller is Alternate Presiding Judge. The said Presiding
Judge shall appoint the necessary clerks to assist her which
shall not be less than two (2) nor more than three (3) clerks.
Pat Jones is hereby appointed Clerk for absentee voting, and
Leslie Schroeder, Tommie Jean Vial, and Barbara Lenamon are
hereby appointed Deputy Clerks for absentee voting. The absentee
voting for the above named designated location shall be held at
the following place, to-wit:
Pearland City Hall, 3519 Liberty Drive, P. O. Box 2068,
Pearland, Texas, 77588.
The poll or place of absentee voting, above designated,
shall remain open for at least eight hours on each day for absen-
tee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an Official City
Holiday, beginning on May 9, 1991, and continuing through May 14,
1991. Said place of voting shall remain open between the hours of
8:00 A. M. and 5:00 P. M. on each day for said absentee voting.
In accordance with the Texas Election Code, it is hereby
determined that electronic voting systems shall be used in the
above mentioned election for all voting, including absentee
voting by personal appearance, and in accordance with the Texas
Election Code, Inez Farmer is hereby appointed as the Presiding
Judge of the Absentee Ballot Board for said election. The said
Presiding Judge shall appoint the necessary clerks to assist her
which shall be not less than two (2) and not more than three (3)
clerks.
The above called election shall be held in accordance with
the Election Code of the State of Texas and only resident quali-
fied voters of the City of Pearland shall be eligible to vote at
said election.
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Notice of the above ordered election shall be given in
accordance with the terms and provisions of Chapter 4 of the
Texas Election Code and the City Secretary is hereby instructed
to have said notice posted and/or published in accordance with
said Chapter 4.
That immediately after said election is held, the officer
holding the same shall take returns of the results thereof to the
Mayor of this City as required by the Election Code of the State.
The order in which the names of the candidates are to be
printed on the ballot shall be determined by a drawing as provid-
ed by Section 52.094 of the Texas Election Code.
The City Secretary is hereby authorized and instructed to
provide and furnish all necessary election supplies to conduct
said election.
Notice of appointment of Presiding Judge of election shall
be in accordance with Section 32.009 of the Texas Election Code.
PASSED, APPROVED, ADOPTED and ORDERED this the ~ day
of ~/%~/ , A. D., 1991.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Attorney