HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2019-052 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-052
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE ELECTION RESULTS
OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2019 SPECIAL ELECTION; AND DECLARING
A CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE.
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills, Texas ("City") is a home rule city acting
under its charter adopted by the electorate pursuant to Article XI, Section
5 of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 9 of the Local Government code;
and
WHEREAS, the City of North Richland Hills Charter provides that city elections shall be
held in accordance with laws of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Section 41.001(a) of the Texas Election Code, as amended by the 84th
Texas Legislature, establishes the first Saturday in May as a uniform
election date for the purposes of conducting a General Election; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.004(b) of the Texas Election Code provides that the governing
body of a municipality shall be the authority to order a General Election for
the purposes of electing members to the governing body; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution No. 2019-033, calling the Special
Election of November 5, 2019 for the purpose of electing a council
member to serve on the City Council in Place 4 (unexpired term); and
WHEREAS, an election was duly held in the City of North Richland Hills on the 5th day
of November, 2019 to elect City Council Place 4; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has met to canvass the votes cast in such election and
accept the tabulations provided by Tarrant County Elections Administrator
(Exhibit A).
CANDIDATE NUMBER OF
VOTES
Council member, Place 4
Amy Hedgecock 1,460
Mason Orr 2,954
Hillory White 802
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1: The City Council hereby finds that the recitals set forth above are true and
correct and are incorporated into this Resolution as if written herein.
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Section 2: The following is, and the same is hereby declared to have been elected to
the office listed below to serve until May of 2020, or until a successor has
been duly elected and qualified.
OFFICE NAME
Council member, Place 4 Mason Orr
Section 3: This Resolution shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its adoption, and it is so resolved; and all Resolutions of
the City Council of the City in conflict herewith are hereby amended or
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
PASSED AND APPROVED on this 14th day of November, 2019.
CITY 0 ORT I HLANb HILLS
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Alicia Richardson, City~Secretary`'
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Maleshia B. McGinnis, City Attorney
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Exhibit A
Resolution No. 2019-052
North Richland Hills Tarrant County Unofficial Results
Cumulative Report Registered Voters
41.
Constitutional Joint Elections 6569 of 1136919 = 0.58%
Precincts Reporting
704 of 704 = 100.00%
Run Time 5:37 PM 11/5/2019
R su 0_. - 11/12/2019 Page 1
Council Member, Place 4 (Unexpired Term)
Precincts Voters
Counted Total Percent Ballots Registered Percent
26 26 100.00% 6,569 43,807 15.0096
Choice Party Absentee Voting Early Voting Election Day Voting Total
AmyHedgecock 24 21.62% 30.61% °g 536 24.76/° 900 1,460 27.99/°
Mason Orr 75 67.57% 1,329 61.39% 1,550 52.72% 2,954 56.63%
Hillory White 12 10.81% 300 13.86% 490 16.67% 802 15.38%
Cast Votes: 111 100.00% 2,165 100.00% 2,940 100.00% 5,216 100.00%
Undervotes: 14 431 908 1,353
Overvotes: 0 0 0 0