HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 181-2005 Ordering a General Election to be Held on May 7, 2005CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 181-2005
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ORDERING A MAY 7,
2005 GENERAL ELECTION TO ELECT ONE MAYOR AND TWO CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALL FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS; ORDERING A MAY 7,
2005 SPECIAL ELECTION ON WHETHER TO APPROVE A HOME -RULE
CHARTER; DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES AND PROVIDING FOR EARLY
VOTING, NOTICE AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO SAID ELECTIONS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS:
Section 1. In accordance with Texas Election Code § 3.004, this ordinance
constitutes the City Council's ordering of: (1) a May 7, 2005 general election to
elect a Mayor and City Council positions 1 and 5, all for two-year terms; and, (2)
a special election on whether to approve a Home -Rule Charter. Eligible voters
include qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of Anna.
Section 2. On May 7, 2005, the polling place will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The polling place on election day is:
Anna Fire Department
305 S. Powell Parkway
Anna, Texas 75409
Section 3. The polling place for early voting by personal appearance is the
same as the polling place on election day. The dates and times for early voters
to cast ballots by personal appearance are as follows:
Wednesday - Friday April 20-22, 2005 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Friday April 25-29, 2005 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Tuesday May 2-3, 2005 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Section 4. The City Secretary is designated as the early voting clerk. Qualified
voters may mail applications for an early -voting mail -in ballot only from March 8,
2005 until the close of business on April 29, 2005. Requests for applications
must be mailed to:
Barbara A. Hobden, City Secretary
Post Office Box 776
Anna, Texas 75409
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Section 5. The City Secretary is ordered to do the following:
1. Appoint the following election -official positions to conduct the City's
general and special elections: a presiding judge, alternate judge and at least one
clerk. (The compensation for the judge is $11.00 per hour. The compensation
for the alternate judge and clerk is $8.00 per hour. The election official who
delivers the election returns will receive an additional $25.00 provided that the
official also returns all unused ballots, ballot boxes and other election supplies
when delivering the election returns. Paper ballots approved by the Texas
Secretary of State will be used on election day and for early voting.)
2. Provide and publish notice of the elections ordered in this
ordinance in accordance with the Texas Election Code and mail a copy of the
proposed Home -Rule Charter to each registered voter in the City at least 30 days
in advance of May 7, 2005.
Section 6. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance, or its application to a particular set of persons or circumstances, is
declared invalid or adjudged unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
it does not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, as the various portions
and provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council of the City of
Anna, Texas, declares that it would have passed each and every part of this
ordinance notwithstanding the omission of any part that is declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on first and final reading on February 8,
2005.
i enneth Pelham
/ Mayor
ATTEST:
4arra A. Hobden
City Secretary
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