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RESOLUTION NO, 2004-009
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 15,2004, 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 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 a Mayor and City Council Places 2, 4
and 6 to serve until May of 2006, or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. Such election shall take place on the 15th day of May, 2004, rrom 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
14, 2004, and ending on March 15,2004, 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 ofthe 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 Glenview Drive
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Precinct Three (includes County voting precincts
3063,3049,3177,3209,3365,3367,3387,
3507,3527,3543,3580 & 3584)
Section 4:
Section 5:
Section 6:
Section 7:
Section 8:
Section 9:
Bursey Road Senior Adult Center
7301 Bursey Road
Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two, but no more than six
qualified clerks to serve and assist in holding said election, provided that if the
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 28, 2004 at 8:00 a.m.
and will continue through May 11,2004 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 16, 2004, and not later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 27,
2004, if in person, or Friday, May 7, 2004, ifby mail. 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.
In accordance with Section 87.004 of the Texas Election Code, the Presiding
Judge at City Hall and at least two (2) election clerks shall also serve as the Early
V oting Ballot Board to count the ballots received in Early Voting by Personal
Appearance and Early Voting by mail.
All resident qualified electors ofthe 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 15, 2004, 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 15, 2004
election, the Council hereby orders that a runoff election be held on Saturday,
June 19, 2004. 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.
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The Presiding Judges and Alternate Judges presiding over the General Election
held on May 15, 2004, 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 of the City Secretary at 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, 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, June 2, 2004 and continuing through
Tuesday, June 15,2004 until 5:00 p.m.
Section 10: The Presiding Election Judges shall be compensated at the rate of$8,OO 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.
Section 11: 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 9th day of February, 2004.
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