HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2025-016 Qualified North Richland Hills voters will also be able to cast their ballots at
any countywide polling location on Election Day.
Section 3. Application for Place on Ballot. Qualified persons may file as candidates
by filing with the City Secretary, or her designee, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning January 15, 2025
and ending February 14, 2025. 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.
Section 4. Joint Election Agreements Approved. The Mayor is authorized to enter
into joint election agreements and other contracts as necessary for election
services with Tarrant County conducted under the authority of Chapter 271
of the Election Code (the "Agreements"). The election shall be conducted
pursuant to the election laws of the State of Texas.
Section 5. Early Voting.
a. Early voting by personal appearance. Early voting by personal
appearance will be held jointly with other political subdivisions in Tarrant
County beginning on April 22, 2025 and will continue through April 29,
2025 at the locations established by Tarrant County on the dates and
times as follows or as may be amended by Tarrant County:
April 22 —25 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
April 26 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
April 27 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April 28 —29 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
The main early voting location shall be located at:
Tarrant County Elections Center
2700 Premier Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76111
Early voting locations in North Richland Hills include:
Public Library City Hall
Community Room Community Room
9015 Grand Avenue 4301 City Point Drive
North Richland Hills, TX 76180 North Richland Hills, TX 76180
b. Early voting by mail. Tarrant County Chief Elections Administrator, or
his designee, is hereby designated as Early Voting Clerk for the city's
election. The Tarrant County Chief Elections Administrator may appoint
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other deputy early voting clerks as necessary. Applications for early
voting by mail may be delivered to the Chief Elections Administrator
beginning January 1, 2025, but not later than April 22, 2025 if delivered
by mail to:
Early Voting Clerk
2700 Premier Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76111
Early voting by mail ballots shall be mailed to the Chief Elections
Administrator at the same address.
Pursuant to House Bill 3107, the early voting clerk's email address,
phone number and internet website are as follows:.
Early Voting Clerk
electionsinfotarrantcounty.com
817-831-8683
https://www.tarrantcountv.com/elections
c. Early voting by Ballot Board. Early voting, both by personal
appearance and by mail, shall be canvassed by the Early Voting Ballot
Board, which is hereby created. The Presiding Election Judge and
Alternate Presiding Election Judge, as set forth in the Agreements, shall
serve as the presiding officer and alternate presiding officers,
respectively, of the Early Voting Ballot Board. The other election officers
serving at the election shall serve as the other members of the Early
Voting Ballot Board.
Section 6. Runoff Election. In accordance with Section 2.025 of the Texas Election
Code, in the event no candidate receives a majority of votes for an office,
there shall be a runoff election held on June 7, 2025. The polling place on
Election Day for the runoff election shall be at the same polling places as
those of the original election, or as amended, 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 on the dates and
times as follows or as may be amended by Tarrant County:
May 27 - 30 8:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
May 31 7:00 a.m. —7:00 p.m.
June 1 10:00 a.m. —4:00 p.m.
June 2 —3 7:00 a.m. —7:00 p.m.
Section 7. Method of Voting. Early voting by personal appearance and voting on
Election Day shall be conducted exclusively on Tarrant County's Hart
InterCivic Verity Voting System. All expenditures necessary for the conduct
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