Ordinance No. 15,536 opinionORDINANCE NO.15,536
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS,DECLARING THE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE JACOB POWELL
ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT NO.FIVE (5)
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN AND CANCELING THE ASSOCIATED
MUNICIPAL ELECTION PREVIOUSLY ORDERED TO BE HELD ON THE
7"^"DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2023, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE
COUNCIL MEMBER OF COUNCIL DISTRICT NO.FIVE (5) OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN;AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS,through Ordinance No.15,470 adopted on June 8,2023,the City Council
called its municipal election to be held on the 7''^day of November,2023,for the purpose of
electing Council Members of Council District Nos.Four (4),Five (5) and Six (6)of the City of
Baytown;and
WHEREAS,only one candidate filed for such office for Council Member of Council
District No.Five (5);and
WHEREAS,the deadline has now passed for filing for a place on the ballot and for
declaring write-in candidacy in such election;and
WHEREAS,Section 2.051,etseq.of the Texas Election Code provides for the cancellation
of an election if each candidate whose name is to appear on the ballot is unopposed;and
WHEREAS,the City Clerk,the authority responsible for having the official ballot
prepared,has certified in writing that the candidate for the Office of Council Member of Council
District No.Five (5) is unopposed for election and that no candidate's name is to be placed on a
list of write-in candidates for that office under applicable law;and
WHEREAS,the City Clerk has delivered to the City Council of the City of Baytown,a
Certificate of Unopposed Candidate,which certification is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and is
incorporated herein for all intents and purposes;and
WHEREAS,under these circumstances,Chapter 2,Subchapter C of the Texas Election
Code authorizes the City Council to declare the candidate elected to office and cancel the election;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,declares that Jacob
Powell,who is unopposed in the November 7, 2023,municipal election, is elected to the office of
Council Member of Council District No.Five (5)of the City of Baytown and directs that a
certificate of election following the time the election would have been canvassed be issued.