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RESOLUTION NO. 94-08
JOINT ELECTION
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, Article 2.01c 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:
Sec. 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.
Sec. 2
V oting 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.
Sect. 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.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Passed by the Birdville Independent School District on " is :J
by a vote of 1. to 0 /,
By:
Attest:
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Secretary
Passed this day of d~~ /&
CITY OF NORTH RICHL D LS
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ATTEST:
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