HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2010-008RESOLUTION NO. 2010-008
WHEREAS, the regular election for the City of North Richland Hills, as set forth by
the Texas Election Code, is required to be held on May 8, 2010, at
which time the voters will elect a Mayor and City Council Places 2, 4
and 6; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 271.002 of the Texas Election Code, the
City election will be conducted jointly with other political subdivisions
of the State of Texas; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS, TEXAS:
Section 1: THAT an election is hereby called to elect a Mayor and City Council
Places 2, 4 and 6 to serve until May of 2012, or until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. Such election shall take place on the
8th day of May, 2010, from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Section 2: Qualified persons may file as candidates by filing with the City
Secretary between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, beginning February 6, 2010, and ending March 8,
2010. Each application for a place on the ballot shall be accompanied
by either a filing fee of One Hundred Fifty ($150.00) Dollars payable to
the City, or, in lieu of the filing fee, a Petition seeking the candidate's
name to be placed on the ballot. Such Petition must be signed by at
least one hundred fifty (150) qualified voters of the City. Forms for the
Petition shall be furnished to potential candidates by the City
Secretary.
Section 3: The location of polling places for this joint election are designated
pursuant to Section 271.003 of the Texas Election Code, and the
Council finds that the following locations can most adequately and
conveniently serve the voters in this election, and that these locations
will facilitate the orderly conduct of the election:
PRECINCT
Precinct One (includes County voting precincts
3214, 3324, 3333, 3041, 3364, 3366 & 3416)
VOTING LOCATION
City Hall, 7301 Northeast Loop 820
Precinct Two (includes County voting precincts
3032, 3140, 3215, 3289, 3325, 3326, 3399,
3424, 3631, 3633, 3634, 4620 & 4629)
Dan Echols Senior Adult Center
6801 Glenview Drive
Precinct Three (includes County voting precincts Bursey Road Senior Adult Center
3063, 3049, 3177, 3209, 3365, 3367, 3387,3507, 7301 Bursey Road
3527, 3543, 3580 & 3584)
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Section 4: All election officials, including the Early Voting Clerk shall be the
officials appointed to such positions by Tarrant County and to the
extent required by law, are hereby so appointed. The address of the
Early Voting Clerk is: Steve Raborn, Early Voting Clerk, 2700 Premier
Street, P.O. Box 961011, Fort Worth, Texas 76161-0011.
Section 5: Early voting will be held jointly with other Tarrant County public entities
at Tarrant County's Main Early Voting Site located at the Tarrant
County Elections Center, 2700 Premier, Fort Worth, Texas and the
North Richland Hills Recreation Center, 6720 Northeast Loop 820,
North Richland Hills and at the other locations established by Tarrant
County beginning on April 26, 2010 and will continue through May 4,
2010 at the times as follows:
April 26-30 Monday -Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
May 1 Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
May 2 Sunday 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
May 3-4 Monday -Tuesday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Section 6: All resident qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote at
said election and, on the day of the election, such electors shall vote
at the polling place designated for the Election Precinct in which they
reside.
Section 7: The election shall be conducted pursuant to the election laws of the
State of Texas. Ballots shall be canvassed by the City Council on May
17, 2010 at such time as a meeting shall be posted.
Section 8: Should a runoff election be required following the canvass of the May
8, 2010 election, the Council hereby orders that a runoff election be
held on Saturday, June 12, 2010. The polling place on election day
for the runoff election shall be at the same polling places as those of
the original election, and the hours of voting shall be between 7:00
a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Early voting by personal appearance shall be held
at the same locations set out in Section 5 hereof on the dates and
during the hours as follows:
May 31
June 1-4
June 5
June 6
June 7-8
Monday
Monday -Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday -Tuesday
Closed (Holiday)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Section 9: The Tarrant County Election Administrator is hereby appointed to
serve as the Early Voting Clerk and the Election Administrator's
permanent county employees are appointed as deputy early voting
clerks.
Section 10: This resolution shall be construed with any action of the Tarrant
County Commissioners Court providing for the conduct of a joint
election with other public entities as herein contemplated.
Section 11: The Mayor is authorized to execute a contract with Tarrant County
whereby Tarrant County will provide all material, supplies and
personnel to hold the election contemplated hereby, including any
runoff election which may be required. This resolution shall be
construed with any action of the governing bodies of other Tarrant
County political subdivisions providing for the conduct of a joint
election as herein contemplated.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 8th day of February, 2010.
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George A. Staples, C Attorney
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