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Ordinance No. 9,316ORDINANCE NO. 9316 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 4Ti -{ DAY OF MAY, 2002, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AT LARGE AND THREE COUNCILMEMBERS FROM DISTRICT NOS. FOUR, FIVE AND SIX; 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 mariner 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 4`h day of May, 2002; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the regular Municipal Election of the City of Baytown, as prescribed in Article H, 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 4`h day of May, 2002, 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 Mayor for the City shall be elected at large by majority vote. Section 3: 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 4: That the qualifications of the members of the City Council shall be as follows: OFFICE QUALIFICATIONS , • shall be a citizen of the United States of America; • shall be a qualified voter of the State of Texas; Mayor • 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. • shall be a citizen of the United States of America; • shall be a qualified voter of the State of Texas; Councilmember . 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 5: 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 20, 2002. The form of the sworn application for the candidates for 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 6: That the form of the ballot for said election shall be substantially as follows: OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR MAYOR AT LARGE FOR COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT NO. (Appropriate District No. to be completed for each ballot) Section 7: 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 ]its 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. 0 Section 8: That the City is hereby divided into Election Precincts, having the following polling places and election officials for the purpose of this election: 2 • PRECINCT NO. POLLING PLACE No. 1 1 Life Church (Consisting of that portion of Chambers County 6710 Highway 146 Voting Precinct No. 11 within the City) No. 12 John M. Stuart Career Center (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 300 Wye Drive Voting Precinct No. 12 within the City) No. 13 William B. Travis Elementary School (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 100 Robin Road Voting Precinct No. 13 within the City) No. 28 Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 4901 Fairway Drive Voting Precinct Nos. 28 and 739 within the City) No. 99 Sterling Municipal Library (Consisting of that portion of Harris County Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Avenue Voting Precinct No. 99 within the City) No. 100 St. John's Methodist Church (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 501 S. Alexander Drive Voting Precinct No. 100 within the City) No. 102 San Jacinto Elementary (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 2615 Virginia Voting Precinct Nos. 102 and 743 within the City) No. 248 Carver Elementary (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 600 S. Pruett Voting Precinct No. 248 within the City) No. 249 DeZavala Elementary (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 305 Tri -City Beach Road Voting Precinct Nos. 249 and 101 within the City) No. 414 Cedar Bayou Junior School Library (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 2410 Cedar Bayou Voting Precinct Nos. 386 and 414 within the City) No. 456 Harris County Courthouse No. 8 (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 701 West Baker Road Voting Precinct Nos. 96, 103 and 456 within the city) No. 532 James Bowie Elementary (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 2200 Clayton Voting Precinct No. 532 within the Ci ) No. 533 Northside Baptist Church (Consisting of that portion of Harris County 300 Cedar Bayou Road Voting Precinct No. 533 within the City) Section 9: 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. Early voting will be conducted in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of Baytown, located at 2401 Market Street. Section 10: That the regular municipal 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 these elections shall be issued and posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of meetings not later than the twenty -first (21St) day before the date of the elections ordered herein. 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. Section 12: There is hereby created an Early Voting Ballot Board which shall process early voting results. 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: In all matters relating to the ordering, giving notice, and holding the election, the City shall comply with the applicable parts of the Texas Election Code, including particularly Chapter 272 of the Texas Election Code, including particularly Chapter 272 of the Texas Election Code pertaining to bilingual requirements, and the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. Section 15: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 14th day of February, 2002. PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor AT'T GA AY SMITH, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: 4waeuDLnn�� ACIO RAMIRE R., City Attorney F:\leancne \My Documents\ Council\ 01 -02\ February\ CaIIingMunici pal Election May2002 .doc 4