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RESOLUTION NO. 96-11
JOINT ELECTION AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Birdville Independent School District and the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas desire to conduct joint elections pursuant to the provisions of the
Texas Election Code, including the conduct of joint early voting and to provide for the
sharing of expenses; and
WHEREAS, Section 271.002 of the Texas Election Code provides for joint
elections upon the passage of a resolution by each of the governing bodies
participating therein reciting the terms of the agreement, including the method for
allocating expenses for the election; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE BIRDVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas:
Section 1. The Birdville Independent School District and the City of North Richland
Hills shall hold a joint election on the first Saturday of May for the purpose
of electing Trustees to the BISD Board of Trustees and members of the
North Richland Hills City Council. It is further agreed that such election
shall be conducted by the City of North Richland Hills at such polling place
as the City of North Richland Hills shall designate, utilizing the election
officers appointed by the City of North Richland Hills and that early voting
shall be conducted by the North Richland Hills City Secretary at such
location as the City of North Richland Hills shall name.
Section 2. Voting machines shall be utilized for the election itself and separate
ballots may be utilized containing all the offices and propositions to be
voted on at each polling place, provided that no voter shall be given a
ballot or permitted to utilize a machine capable of casting a vote for any
office or proposition on which the voter is ineligible to vote. Returns may
be made on forms which are individual or combined, and the officer
designated by law to be the custodian of the records for the City of North
Richland Hills shall be designated as the custodian of the combined
records.
Section 3. The expenses of the election shall be borne in proportion to percentage of
the City of North Richland Hills within the BISD, and BISD agrees to
indemnify the City of North Richland Hills for the cost of any recount or
election contest required for officers or propositions to be voted on for
BISD.
Section 4. This Agreement will continue in force until repealed by official action and
notification by either party. In the event that either the City of North
Richland Hills or BISD does not have a need for any election because of
uncontested races, that party may withdraw from this agreement upon
expiration of the last filing deadline, by granting notice to the other within
ten days of that date.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Passed by the Birdville Independent School District on this tiP iday of ~,
1996 by a vote of ~ to Ò .
By:
President, B SD 0 d of Trustees
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Passed this 12th day of February, 1996, by a vote of 7 to 0
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
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Mayor
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. Secretary
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