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ORI J I NANCE NO. 3 5 5 1
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 1983, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ELECTING THREE (3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE
DISTRICTS NOS. TWO (2), THREE (3), AND SIX (6); AND THE
ELECTION OF A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE ELECTION OFFICERS; DESIGNATING THE
PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION;
PRESCRIBING THE HOURS; ESTABLISHING THE CENTRAL
COUNTING STATION; PROVIDING FOR A SPECIAL CANVASSING
BOARD FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
Pursuant to Article 11, Section 12, of the Charter of the City of Baytown and
the Texas Election Code, providing for the manner of election and the term of
office of the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section l: That the regular Municipal Election of the City of Baytown,
prescribed in said Section of said Charter of the City of Baytown, and pursuant to
Article 2.01 of the Texas Election Code, shall be held between the hours of seven
(7:00) o'clock a.m. and seven (7:00) o'clock p.m. on the 2nd day of April, 1983, in
said City for the purpose of electing the following members of the City Council:
Councilman from District No. Two;
Councilman from District No. Three;
Councilman from District No. Six; and
Mayor from the City at large.
Section 2: That said City is hereby divided into Election Precincts and their
polling places shall be and election officials shall be, for the purpose of this
election as follows:
PRECINCT NO. POLLING PLACE
NO. 12 YMCA
NO. 13 Westminister
Presbyterian
Church
NO. 28 Pumphrey Elementary
OFFICIALS
Ken Donovan
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Mare Hartrick
Alternate Judge
A. L. Rieck
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Blanche Rieck
Alternate Judge
J. F. McChesney,
Jr.
Judge & Presiding
Officer
John L. Priddy
Alternate Judge
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
NO. 165
NO. 248
NO. 249
NO. 386
NO. 414
NO. 456 and
that part of
Harris County
Precinct #96
inside the city
limits
San Jacinto
Elementary
Travis Elementary
Carver -Jones
Elementary
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
Stephen F. Austin
Elementary
Cedar Bayou
Junior
Harris County
Courthouse Annex
No. 8, 701 Baker
Road
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Gerald Dickens
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Jack G. Hester
Alternate Judge
W. O. Tidmon
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Grace Tidmon
Alternate Judge
Lou Venia Robberson
Judge & Presiding
Officer
S. V. Robberson
Alternate Judge
Andres Contreras
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Marie Garner
Alternate Judge
Marjie Kloesel
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Clara Marti
Alternate Judge
Troy E. Peterson
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Mary Hiebert
Alternate Judge
Atriss Lewis
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Johanna Wilson
Alternate Judge
Philip D. Prater
Judge & Presiding
Officer
JoAnn Prater
Alternate Judge
Mary Hunt
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Henry M. Hunt
Alternate Judge
Charles M. Albright
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Mrs. Charles Albright
Alternate Judge
Mary Jo Stevens
Judge & Presiding
Officer
Sandra Northcutt
Alternate Judge
NO. 532 James Bowie
Elementary
NO. 533 Alamo Elementary
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John R. McMillion
Judge & Presiding Officer
Ronald McCleod
Alternate Judge
Bambie Rios
Judge & Presiding Officer
Joe Roeder
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 and City Clerk of 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 procla-
mation 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.
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; that said districts are as established, defined and outlined in Ordinance
No. 3511 which divided the City of Baytown into six (6) districts of approximately
equal population, and was adopted and approved by the City Council of the City of
Baytown on the 22nd day of November 1982, and as said Ordinance 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
aforementioned Ordinance 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 office 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.
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Section 6: That any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed
upon the official ballot as an independent candidate for the office of Councilman
from his respective 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. 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 substantially as follows:
"To the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings:
1, , hereby make
application to have have my name printed on the official ballot as
an independent candidate for the office of Councilman repre-
senting District No. to be voted upon at the City election
to be held on the 2nd day of April, 1983, 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 , 1983.
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 required by the
Election Laws of Texas, in substantially the following form:
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"1, , of the County of Harris, State of
Texas, being 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 the day of , 1983.
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR
HARRIS COUNTY, T E X A S
(NOTARY SEAL)
(d) The form of the sworn application for candidates 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 candi-
date
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 2nd
day
of April, 1983,
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 sworn, deposes
and says that the statements contained in the foregoing appli-
cation are true .
Signed by Applicant
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO BEFORE ME at Baytown,
Texas, this the day of , 1983.
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR
HARRIS COUNTY, T E X A S
(e) Such sworn application may be accompanied with a petition signed by
qualified electors, although such petition is not required.
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(f) Such sworn applications for candidates for the office of Mayor shall be
accompanied 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 the day of , 1983.
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR
HARRIS COUNTY, T E X A S
(NOTARY SEAL)
Section 8: That the form of the ballot for said election shall be substantially
as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR MAYOR (FROM CITY AT LARGE)
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. TWO
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 of 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
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FOR
COUNCILMAN
DISTRICT
NO.
THREE
FOR
COUNCILMAN
DISTRICT
NO.
SIX
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 of 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
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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 for the office of Councilman or Mayor
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 anytime 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 City Council Chamber and Conference Room area in City
Hall of the city of Baytown, 2401 Market Street is hereby established as the Central
Counting Station to receive and tabulate voted ballots. The City Clerk is hereby
appointed Manager of the Central Counting Station and also Tabulation Supervisor.
Edna Oliver is hereby appointed Presiding Judge for the Central Counting Station,
and J. Rodger Reed is appointed as Alternate Judge.
Section 13: There is hereby created a Special Canvassing Board which shall
count all absentee ballots. Edna Oliver is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of the
Special Canvassing Board, and J. Rodger Reed is appointed as Alternate Judge.
Section 14: 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
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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 15: 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, on this the I •__�
day of A Z , 1983.
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, 77ity Clerk
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