HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 256-2006 Ordering a May 13, 2006 General and Special Election.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 256-2006
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ORDERING A MAY 13,
2006 GENERAL ELECTION TO ELECT THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS,
ALL FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS; ORDERING A MAY 13, 2006 SPECIAL
ELECTION TO FILL A VACANY TO ELECT TWO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS,
ALL FOR ONE-YEAR TERMS; ORDERING A MAY 13, 2006 SPECIAL
ELECTION ON WHETHER TO APPROVE INCREASING THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT SALES TAX FROM 0.25% TO 0.5%; 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 CRY 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 13, 2006 general election to
elect Three (3) City Council positions 2, 4 and 6, all for two-year terms; and, (2) a
special election to fill a vacancy to elect Two (2) City Council positions 3 and 5,
all for one-year terms; and (3) a special election on whether to approve
increasing the Economic Development Sales Tax from 0.25% to 0.5%. Eligible
voters include qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of
Anna.
Section 2. On May 13, 2006, 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:
Monday - Tuesday May 1-2, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday May 3, 2006
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday — Friday May 4-5, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 P.M.
Monday May 8, 2006
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday May 9, 2006
7:00 a.m. to TDO p.m.
Section 4. The City Secretary is designated as the early voting clerk. Qualified
voters may mail applications for an voting mail -in ballot only from March 14, 2006
until the close of business on May 5, 2006. Requests for applications must be
mailed to:
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Natha Wilkison, City Secretary
Post Office Box 776
Anna, Texas 75409
Section 5. The City Secretary is ordered to do the following:
1. Coordinate with the Collin County Elections Department, Sharon
Rowe, Elections Administrator, to hold the May 13, 2006 City of Anna General
Election and the May 13, 2006 City of Anna Special Election. 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.
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
28, 2006.
APPROVED:
enneth Pelham, Mayor
ATTEST. ,
Na a Wilkison, City Secretary
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