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RESOLUTION NO. 2005-006
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 7,2005, at which time the voters
will elect City Council Places 1,3,5, and 7; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 271.002 ofthe Texas Election Code, the City election
will be conducted jointly with Birdville Independent School District; 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 City Council Places 1, 3, 5 and 7 to
serve until May of2007, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
Such election shall take place on the 7th day of May, 2005, 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 of8 :00 a.m. and 5 :00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning February
5,2005, and ending on March 7,2005. 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 VOTING LOCATION
Precinct One (includes County voting precincts
3214,3324,3333,3041,3364, 3366 & 3416)
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 G1enview Drive
Precinct Three (includes County voting precincts
3063,3049,3177,3209,3365,3367,3387,
3507,3527,3543,3580&3584)
Bursey Road Senior Adult Center
7301 Bursey Road
Section 4: Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two, but no more than ten
qualified clerks to serve and assist in holding said election, provided that if the
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Presiding Judge herein appointed actually serves, the Alternate Presiding Judge
shall be one of the clerks.
Early voting will be held on weekdays beginning on April 20, 2005 at 8:00 a.m.
and will continue through May 3,2005 at 5:00 p.m. Such early voting shall take
place in the office ofthe City Secretary in the North Richland Hills City Hall (the
Pre-Council Room and City Council Chambers shall be considered an extension
of the City Secretary's office for early voting purposes) at 7301 Northeast Loop
820, North Richland Hills, Texas. Applications for early voting by mail shall be
delivered to the City Secretary at the same address not earlier than Tuesday,
March 8, 2005, and not later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 29,
2005. The City Secretary, or her designee, shall be responsible for conducting
early voting, both in person and by mail, and has the authority to contract with
Tarrant County for early voting services and other miscellaneous voting services.
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.
The election shall be conducted pursuant to the election laws of the State of
Texas. The City Secretary is directed to procure voting machines, if available, for
the election of May 7, 2005, and voting machines are hereby adopted as the
method of voting at such election.
Should a runoff election be required following the canvass of the May 7, 2005
election, the Council hereby orders that a runoff election be held on Saturday,
June 4, 2005. The polling place on election day for the runoff election shall be
at the same polling places as those ofthe original election, and the hours of voting
shall be between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The Presiding Judges and Alternate Judges presiding over the General Election
held on May 7, 2005, are hereby appointed to preside over the runoff election.
Should a runoff election be necessary, early voting by personal appearance for the
runoff election shall be held at the office ofthe City Secretary at North Richland
Hills City Hall (the Pre-Council Room and City Council Chambers shall be
considered an extension ofthe City Secretary's office for early voting purposes)
at 7301 Northeast Loop 820, North Richland Hills, Texas, between the hours of
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or an official
State Holiday, beginning on Wednesday, May 18,2005, and continuing through
Tuesday, May 31, 2005 until 5:00 p.m.
The Presiding Election Judges shall be compensated at the rate of$8.00 per hour
and each Alternate Presiding Judge and Election Clerk shall be compensated at
the rate of $7.50 per hour. The Presiding Election Judges shall also be paid the
additional sum of$25.00 for delivering the returns of the election.
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Section 10: This resolution shall be construed with Resolution No. 96-11, passed February
12, 1996 providing for joint elections held with the Birdville Independent School
District, so as to give effect to both resolutions.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the 24 day of January, 2005.
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