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RESOLUTION NO. 2003-009
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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 3, 2003, at which time the
voters will elect City Council Places 1,3,5, and 7; and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 271.002 of the Texas Election Code, the City
election will be conducted jointly with Birdville Independent School District;
NOW, THEREFORE,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
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Section 1:
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Section 2:
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Section 3:
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PRECINCT
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THAT an election is hereby called to elect persons to Council Places 1, 3, 5,
and 7 to serve until May of2005, or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. Such election shall take place on the 3rd day of May, 2003, from
7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
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 17,2003, and ending on March 19,2003. 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.
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:
VOTING LOCATION
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Precinct One (includes County voting precincts
3214,3324,3333,3041,3364, & 3366)
City Hall, 7301 Northeast Loop 820
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Precinct Two (includes County voting precincts
3215,3140,3326,3289,3424 & 4141 )
Dan Echols Senior Adult Center
6801 Glenview Drive
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Precinct Three (includes County voting precincts
3063,3049,3177,3209,3367,3387,
3507,3527,3543, & 3584)
Bursey Road Senior Adult Center
7301 Bursey Road
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Section 4:
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Section 5:
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Section 6:
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Section 7:
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Section 8.
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Section 9.
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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 16, 2003 at 8:00
a.m. and will continue through April 29, 2003 at 5:00 p.m. Such early voting
shall take place in the office of the 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 Wednesday, March 4,2003, and not later
than the close of business on Thursday, April 15,2003, if in person, or Friday,
April 25, 2003, 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 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 3, 2003, 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 3, 2003
election, the Council hereby orders that a runoff election be held on Saturday,
June 7, 2003. 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.
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The Presiding Judges and Alternate Judges presiding over the General
Election held on May 3, 2003, are hereby appointed to preside over the runoff
election.
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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, May 21. 2003 and
continuing through Tuesday, June 3, 2003 until 5:00 p.m.
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Section 10. 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 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.
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AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
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PASSED AND APPROVED on the 5th day of February, 2003.
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Oscar Trevino, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Patricia Hutson, Department Head
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