HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-1333 01-26-2010RESOLUTION NO. 10 -1333
A RESOLUTION CALLING A GENERAL ELECTION FOR
THE OFFICES OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, PLACE ONE
AND PLACE THREE; ESTABLISHING THE DATES AND
TIMES OF EARLY VOTING FOR SUCH ELECTION;
ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION, IF
REQUIRED; AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH
TARRANT COUNTY TO FURNISH ELECTION SERVICES
AND EQUIPMENT.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Election Code of the State of Texas and the Euless
City Charter, it is provided that there shall be held in each municipality in the State of
Texas, a general election for the purpose of electing officials of said municipality; and
WHEREAS, the Euless City Council has determined that a contract with Tarrant
County Elections Administration for election services and equipment is in the best
interest of the City of Euless.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1.
The City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, at a regular meeting held this date,
does hereby order an election of officers for the City of Euless, Texas, to be held on the
second Saturday in May, that being May 8, 2010, for the purpose of electing one Council
Member for Place One and one Council Member for Place Three, who shall each serve for
a period of three years or until their successors have been duly qualified. The candidate
receiving a majority of the votes cast for City Council Member Place One, and the
candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast for City Council Member Place Three, shall
be declared elected to such offices.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a contract with the Tarrant County
Elections Administrator for the purpose of having Tarrant County furnish all or any
portion of the election services and equipment needed by the City Secretary to conduct
the election. The contract document and election services provided therein shall
conform to Chapter 31, Subchapter D, of the Texas Election Code and other applicable
statutes and laws.
SECTION 3.
The election services contract shall provide (a) the type of electronic voting
equipment to be used for early voting by personal appearance and on election day, (b)
notification and training for election judges and clerks, (c) an estimate and final payment
terms for the election services provided, (d) agreements for early voting equipment and
voting machine rental, and (e) other procedures to conduct the election.
SECTION 4.
Combined ballots may be utilized containing all of the offices and propositions to
be voted on at each polling place, provided that no voter shall be given a ballot or
permitted to vote for any office or proposition on which the voter is ineligible to vote.
Returns may be made on forms, which are individual or combined, and the Tarrant
County Election Administrator shall be designated as the custodian of the combined
records.
SECTION 5.
Steve Rabom, Tarrant County Elections Administrator, 2700 Premier Street, Fort
Worth, Texas, 76111, is hereby appointed as Early Voting Clerk and Susan Crim, City
Secretary, 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless, Texas, shall serve as Deputy Early Voting Clerk.
Applications for ballot by mail must be received by mail no later than the close of business
on Friday, April 30, 2010 (Mailing Address: P. 0. Box 961011, Fort Worth, Texas, 76161-
0011; Attention: Steve Rabom, Early Voting Clerk.)
SECTION 6.
Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the City of Euless Public
Library, 201 N. Ector Drive, Euless, Texas, and at the County's Main Early Voting location,
2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76111. Branch offices for early voting shall also
be established as outlined in the joint election agreement with Tarrant County.
Early voting by personal appearance will begin on Monday, April 26, 2010, and will
end on Tuesday, May 4, 2010, and the hours designated for early voting by personal
appearance shall be as set forth below:
April 26 — April 30
May 1
May 2
May 3 -4
(Monday - Friday)
(Saturday)
(Sunday)
(Monday — Tuesday)
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the
Early Voting Ballot Board shall be appointed and designated in accordance with the
provisions of the election agreement with Tarrant County.
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