Ordinance No. 3,0701 0 1 2 2— 3
O RD S N AN C E N O_ :31017c)
AN O RD I NAN CE O RD E K I N G TH E M UN I C 1 P AL E L E CT I ON TO 131i: HELD
ON TILE 4 TH D AY OF AP R I L, 1 9 8 1, FOR T H E FU RPO S E O F
ELE C T I NG T H REE � 3� C OUN C= L ME N F ROM TH E R E S P E C T T VE
D T S TR T CT S NOS _ Tw O < 2 Do , TH RE E 3 j, AND S I X 4C 6'�o AND T H E
E L E CT I ON O F A MAYO R F RO M THE C I T Y AT L A R GF ; P ROV T D S N G
F O R THE E L E CT I ON THE PL A CF S A ND
MANNER OF HOT.DTNG SAID ELECTTOi'; PRESCRIBING 9P F3E HOi3F? ;
P ROV I D I NG F O R A C A NV A S S= N G BOARD F O R AB S E 1�T T E E B ALLOT S
AND PROV T D I N G F O R T H E PO S T I NG AND P U BL I C A T I O N O F NO'S' I C E
Fu r s u a n t t o A r t i c l e I I S e c t i o n 1 2, o f t h e C h a r t e r o f
the City of Baytownn and the Texas Election Code , provicling
for the manner of election and the term o�E office o� the
members of the City Council o:E the City of Baytown _
BE T T O RD A I N E D BY THE C I TY C O UNC I L O F TH E C I TY OF
h e r e g u l a r M u rn i c i p a 1 E l e c t i o n o f t h e
C i t y o f B ay t o wn p r e s c r i b e d 3 ri s a i d S e c t i o n o f s a i d C h a r t e r
o f t h e C i t y o f B a y t o wn , t h a t p u r s u a n t t o A r t i c l e 2- 0 1 0 t he
Texas Elections Code, shall be held between the hours of
seven C 7 : 00 o' clock a _ m _ and seven C 7 : 00 J o' c1oc1�- p _ m _ on
the 4th day of April , 1981 in said City for the purpose <--> 7E
electing the fallowing members of -the City Courxcil :
C o u n c i l m a n f r am D i s t r i c t No
C o u n c i l m a n f r om
Courncilmarn from District No_ Six; and
M a y o r ::C r orn t h e C i t y a t l a r g e_
S e c t z o r 2: T h a t s a i d C i t y i s h e r e b y d i v i Cl e d i n t o
Election Precincts arncl their polling places shall be and
election o�Fiicia1s sha11 be, for the purpose of this electiona
a s f o 1 1 ows
PRECINCT NO. POLLING PLACE
NO. 12 Alamo Elementary
NO. 13
Scout House, 6106
Bayway Drive (Behind
Wooster Fire Station)
NO. 28 and Pumphrey Elementary
a portion of
NO. 96
NO. 99 Lamar Elementary
NO. 100 Ashbel Smith
Elementary
NO. 101 Horace Mann Junior
NO. 102 Baytown Employees
Federation Bldg.
(Next to Brunson
Food Market)
NO. 149
San Jacinto
Elementary
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OFFICIALS
Ken Donovan
Judge & Presiding Officer
Bill G Rogers
Alternate Judge
Al Rieck
Judge & Presiding Officer
Blanche Rieck
Alternate Judge
J. F. McChesney, Jr.
Judge & Presiding Officer
John L. Priddy
Alternate Judge
Gerald Dickens
Judge & Presiding Officer
Jack G. Hester
Alternate Judge
W. 0. Tidmon
u ge & Presiding Officer
Grace Tidmon
Alternate Judge
Mrs. S. V. Robberson
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mr. S. V. Robberson
Alternate Judge
Andres Contreras
Judge & Presiding Officer
Marie Garner
Alternate Judge
Marjie Kloesel
Judge & Presiding Officer
Alodia Alaniz
Alternate Judge
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No. 165 Travis Elementary Troy E Peterson
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mary Hiebert
Alternate Judge
NO. 248 Carver -Jones Mrs. Woodrow W. Lewis
Elementary Judge & Presiding Officer
Johanna Wilson
Alternate Judge
NO. 249 James Bowie Elementary Judge ne Lau Presiding & Presiding Officer
Ronald McCleod
Alternate Judge
NO. 386 Stephen F. Austin Dickson Hamiter
Elementary Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs. Henry M. Hunt
Alternate Judge
NO. 414 Cedar Bayou Junior Charles M. Albright _
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs. Charles Albright
Alternate Judge
NO. 456 Harris County Sandra Northcutt
Courthouse Annex Judge & Presiding Officer
701 Baker Road
Sandra Miks
Alternate Judge
Section 3: That this election shall be held in accordance
with, and shall be governed by, the election laws of the
State of Texas. In all City elections, the Mayor, City
Clerk or the City Council shall do and perform each act as
in other elections required to be done and performed,
respectively, by the County Judge and the County Clerk of
the Commissioners' Court. The notice of proclamation of
this and all other City elections shall be issued and posted
at the polling places not later than thirty (30) days before
the date of said election.
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Section 4: That one Councilman shall be elected from
each of the respective Districts Nos. Two (2), Three (3),
and Six (6) and a Mayor from the City at large by a majority
vote of the City at large; that said districts are and shall
be established, defined and outlined in the report of the
Commission appointed by the City Council for the purpose of
dividing the City of Baytown into six (6) districts of
approximately equal population, the report of said Commission
being dated the 5th day of February, 1948, and adopted and
approved by the City Council of the City of Baytown on the
5th day of February, 1948, and as said report has been
amended. Each Councilman so elected shall be a bona fide
resident of the district represented by him; District One
(1), Four (4), and Five (5), as established in the afore-
mentioned report of said Commission and as thereafter
amended, are represented by three holdover Councilmen and
none shall be elected at this election from those three
districts. Said three Councilmen to be elected at this
election shall hold officer for a period of two (2) years.
Section 5: That the qualifications of the members of
the City Council shall be as follows: The Mayor and each of
the six (6) councilmen shall be citizens of the United
States of America and qualified voters of the State of
Texas; shall have resided for at least six (6) months next
preceding the election within the corporate limits of
Baytown; and shall not be in arrears in the payment of any
taxes or other liability due the City.
Section 6: That any eligible and qualified person may
have his name printed upon the official ballot as an indepen-
dent candidate for the office of Councilman from his respec-
tive district or for the office of Mayor to be elected from
the City at large, by filing his sworn application with the
Mayor of the City of Baytown at least thirty (30) days prior
to the date of this election.
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The applicants shall state
the specific office or place being sought by the applicant
and that the applicant is eligible and qualified under the
laws of the State of Texas to become a candidate for and
hold the office being sought, if elected.
Section 7: (a) The form of the sworn application for
the candidates for the office of Councilman shall be sub-
stantially as follows:
"To the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings:
I hereby make
application to have my name printed on the official
ballot as an independent candidate for the office of
Councilman representing District No. to be
voted upon at the City election to be held on the 4th
day of April, 1981, and I hereby certify that I am
qualified to hold such office, if elected.
Signed by Applicant
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF HARRIS
, being duly sworn, deposes
and says that the statements contained in the foregoing
application are true.
Signed by Applicant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME at Baytown, Texas,
this day of 1981•
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR
HARRIS COUNTY, T E X A S
(b) Such sworn application may be accompanied with a
petition signed by qualified electors, although such petition
is not required.
(c) Such sworn applications for candidates for the
office of Councilman shall be accompanied with an executed
copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit" as requried by the Election
Laws of Texas, in substantially the following form:
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„I , of the County of Harris,
State o exas, eing a candidate for the office of
Councilman, do solemnly swear that, if elected, I will
support and defend the Constitution and laws of the
United States and of the State of Texas."
Candidate's Signature
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME at Baytown, Texas,
this day of , 1981•
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR HARRIS
(NOTARY SEAL) COUNTY, T E X A S
(d) The form of the sworn application for can-
didates for the office of Mayor shall be substantially as
follows:
"To the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings:
I, , hereby make application to
have my name printed on the official ballot as an
independent candidate for the office of Mayor to be
elected from the City at large and to be voted upon at
the City election to be held on the 4th day of April,
1981, and I hereby certify that I am qualified to hold
such office, if elected.
Signed by Applicant
THE STATE OF TEXAS 0
COUNTY OF HARRIS 0
, being sworn, deposes and
says that the statements contained in the foregoing applica-
tion are true.
Signed by Applicant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME at Baytown, Texas,
this day of , 1981•
(NOTARY SEAL) NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR
HARRIS COUNTY, T E X A S
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(e) Such sworn application may be accompanied
with a petition signed by qualified electors, although such
petition is not required.
(f) Such sworn applications for candidates for the
office of Mayor shall be accompaned with an executed copy
of the Loyalty Affidavit" as required by the Election Laws
of Texas, in substantially the following form:
„I of the County of
Harris, State of Texas, being a candidate for the
office of Mayor, do solemnly swear that, if elected, I
will support and defend the Constitution and laws of
the United States and of the State of Texas.
Candidate's Signature
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME, at Baytown, Texas,
this day of , 1981•
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR HARRIS
(NOTARY SEAL) COUNTY, T E X A S
Section 8: That the form of the ballot for said
election shall be substantially as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR MAYOR (FROM THE CITY AT LARGE)
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. TWO
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. THREE
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. SIX
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Section 9: That the names of those who have filed
their sworn applications to have their names printed on the
official ballot as candidates shall be posted by the City
Clerk in a conspicuous place at the City Hall for the
inspection of the public for at least ten (10) days before
she orders the ballots to be printed. All objections to the
regularity or validity of the application of any person
shall be made within five (5) days after such posting, by
written notice filed with the City Clerk, setting forth the
objections. In case no such objection is filed within the
time prescribed, the regularity or validity of the application
of any person whose name is so posted, shall not be thereafter
contested. The City Clerk shall preserve in her office, for
a period of two (2) years, all applications, notice of
objections, and other related papers.
Section 10: That any person eligible to the office of
Councilman who has filed his own sworn application in
accordance with the provisions of this ordinance shall have
his name printed on the official ballot. Any such person
may cause his name to be withdrawn at any time before the
official ballots are actually printed by filing, in writing,
with the City Clerk, a request to that effect over his own
signature, duly attested to by a Notary Public. No names so
withdrawn shall be printed on the ballot. No later than
twenty (20) days before the date of the election, the City
Clerk shall have the official ballot printed.
Section 11: Each qualified voter who desires to cast
an absentee vote and who expects to be absent on the day of
the City's General Election, shall be entitled to an official
ballot and the right to cast such ballot in accordance with
the provisions of the Texas Election Code of 1951, as amended.
Section 12: The Mayor Pro Tem is hereby designated as
the member of the City Council to canvass the voting machine
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used in absentee voting, together with the Mayor and City
Clerk as provided for in Article 7.14, Section 7, of the
Election Code, Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes.
Section 13: The Chief of Police is hereby directed to
post a properly executed copy of the Election Proclamation
and Notice at each Polling Place within the City, said
Notice shall be posted not less than thirty (30) days before
the date of election. The Mayor is hereby directed to give
notice of said election by publishing a copy of the Election
Proclamation and Notice in a newspaper of general circulation
within said City; said publication to be made no later than
twenty -five (25) full days prior to the date of said election.
Section 14: This ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of
the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, this _22nd
day of January , 1981.
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ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
gRANDAEL:4. STRONG, City ttorney