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ORDINANCE NO. 8812
® AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS, ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE
6TH DAY OF MAY, 2000, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AT
LARGE AND .THREE COUNCILMEMBERS FROM DISTRICT NOS. FOUR,
FIVE AND SIX; PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OFFICERS;
DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING SAID
ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE HOURS; ESTABLISHING THE CENTRAL
COUNTING STATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EARLY BALLOT BOARD
FOR EARLY BALLOTS; AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND
PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the Charter of the City of Baytown,
Texas, Ordinance No. 6046, the Texas Election Code and the Order of the Court in Campos, et
al. v. City of Baytown, et al., providing for the manner of election and the term of office of the
members of the City Council of the City of Baytown, the City Council herein calls its municipal
election to be held on the 6th day of May, 2000; NOW THEREFORE
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, as prescribed in
Article II, Section 12 of the Charter of the City of Baytown and pursuant to Sections 41.001 and
41.031 of the Texas Election Code, shall be held between the hours of seven o'clock a.m. and
seven o'clock p.m. on the 6th day of May, 2000, in the City of Baytown, Texas, for the purpose of
electing the following members of the City Council:
Mayor, at large;
Councilmember from District No. Four;
Councilmember from District No. Five; and
Councilmember from District No. Six.
Section 2: That the City is hereby divided into Election Precincts, having the following
polling places and election officials for the purpose of this election:
No. 11 Life Church
(Consisting of that portion of 6710 Highway 146
Chambers County Voting Precinct
No. 11 within the City)
No. 12 John M. Stuart Career Center
(Consisting of that portion of 300 Wye Drive
Harris County Voting Precinct No.
12 within the City)
Judge & Presiding Officer
Katie Johnson Daniels
Alternate Judge
Ken Donovan
Judge & Presiding Officer
Margie Hartrick
Alternate Judge
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OFFICIALS
No. 13
William B. Travis Elementary
G. K. Fulkerson
(Consisting of that portion of
School
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct No.
100 Robin Road
13 within the City)
Deborah Hutchison
Alternate Judge
No. 28
Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary
Joanne York
(Consisting of that portion of
4901 Fairway Drive
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct Nos.
28 and 739 within the City)
Louise McCall
Alternate Judge
No. 99
Sterling Municipal Library
Kay Hester
(Consisting of that portion of
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Avenue
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct No.
99 within the City)
Ruth Richards
Alternate Judge
No. 100
St. John's Methodist Church
Anita Meismer
(Consisting of that portion of
501 S. Alexander Drive
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct No.
100 within the City)
Leon Meismer
Alternate Judge
No. 102
San Jacinto Elementary
Elodia Alaniz
(Consisting of that portion of
2615 Virginia
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct Nos.
102 and 743 within the City)
Elida Santana
Alternate Judge
No. 248
School Community Guidance
Vera Sanchez
(Consisting of that portion of
Center
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct No.
700 Massey Street
248 within the City)
Aristile Lawrence
Alternate Judge
No. 249
DeZavala Elementary
Malcolm Henderson
(Consisting of that portion of
305 Tri -City Beach Road
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct Nos.
249 and 101 within the City)
Robert Kelley
Alternate Judge
No. 414
Cedar Bayou Junior School Library
Nancy Lockridge
(Consisting of that portion of
2410 Cedar Bayou
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct Nos.
386 and 414 within the City)
Ralph Albon
Alternate Judge
No. 456
Harris County Courthouse No. 8
Betty Goodman
(Consisting of that portion of
701 West Baker Road
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct Nos.
96, 103 and 456 within the City)
Delores Luby
Alternate Judge
No. 532
James Bowie Elementary
David Mohlman
(Consisting of that portion of
2200 Clayton -
Judge & Presiding Officer
Harris County Voting Precinct No.
532 within the City)
Donna Mohlman
Alternate Judge
No. 533
(Consisting of that portion of
Harris County Voting Precinct No.
533 within the City)
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Northside Baptist Church Joseph Lorenz
300 Cedar Bayou Road I Judge & Presiding Officer
Shirley Lorenz
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 the City Clerk of the
City Council shall do and perform each act as 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 election shall be issued and posted on the bulletin board used for posting
notices of meetings not later than the twenty -first (21S) day before the date of the election
ordered herein.
Section 4: That the Mayor for the City shall be elected at large by majority vote.
Section 5: That one Councilmember shall be elected from each of the following Election
Districts:
District No. Four,
District No. Five, and
District No. Six,
by a majority vote, that said districts are as established, defined and outlined in Ordinance No.
6046 and subsequent ordinances adding newly annexed territories to the proper council districts.
Each Councilmember elected from a district shall be a bona fide resident of the district to be
represented.
Section 6: That the qualifications of the members of the City Council shall be as follows:
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Mayor
shall be a citizen of the United States of America;
• shall be a qualified voter of the State of Texas;
• shall have resided for at least six months next preceding the election within the corporate
limits of Baytown; and
• shall meet such other requirements as set forth in Chapter 141 of the Texas Election Code.
Councilmember
. shall be a citizen of the United States of America;
• shall be a qualified voter of the State of Texas;
• shall have resided for at least six months next preceding the election within the district from
which he was elected; and
• shall meet such other requirements as set forth in Chapter 141 of the Texas Election Code.
Section 7: That any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed upon the
official ballot as an independent candidate for the office of Councilmember from his respective
district or for the office of Mayor by filing a sworn application with the Mayor of the City of
Baytown no later than March 22, 2000. The form of the sworn application for the candidates for
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® the office the Mayor and for the office of Councilmember shall be as set forth by Section
141.031 of the Texas Election Code.
Section 8: That the form of the ballot for said election shall be substantially as follows:
FFI
FOR MAYOR AT LARGE
FOR COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT NO.
(Appropriate District No. to be completed for each ballot)
Section 9: That any person eligible for the office of Councilmember 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 Mayor, 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 seventeen (17) days before the date of the
election, the City Clerk shall have the official ballot printed.
Section 10: Each qualified voter who desires to cast an early vote shall be entitled to an
official ballot and the right to cast such ballot in accordance with the provisions of the Texas
Election Code.
Section 11: The City Council Chamber and Conference Room area of the City Hall of
the City of Baytown, located at 2401 Market Street, are 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. Nestor Moreno is
hereby appointed Presiding Judge for the Central Counting Station.
Section 12: There is hereby created an Early Voting Ballot Board which shall process
early voting results. Sandra Northcutt is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of the Early Voting
Ballot Board.
Section 13: 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 the
City of Baytown, Texas; said publication to be made no earlier than the 30th day or later than the
tenth day prior to the date of said election.
Section 14: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by
the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the
City of Baytown on this the 27th day of January, 2000.
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PETE C. ALFAR , Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPRG Vtrj AS TO FORM:
ACIO RAMIRE , City Attorney
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