HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 315-2007 Ordering a Joint Election with Anna ISD and General Election to be held on May 12, 2007ORDINANCE NO. 315-2007
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ORDERING A MAY 12,
2007JOINT GENERAL ELECTION WITH ANNA ISD; ORDERING A MAY 12,
2007 GENERAL ELECTION TO ELECT THREE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS,
ALL FOR TWO-YEAR TERMS; ORDERING A MAY 12, 2007 GENERAL
ELECTION TO ELECT ONE MAYOR FOR TWO-YEAR TERM; 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 12, 2007 Joint General
Election with Anna ISD; (2) a May 12, 2007 general election to elect Three (3)
City Council positions 1, 3 and 5, all for two-year terms; and, (3) a May 12, 2007
general election to elect one (1) Mayor position for two-year term; Eligible voters
include qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of Anna.
Section 2 On May 12, 2007, the polling place will be open from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. The polling place on Election Day is:
Anna City Hall Annex
111 N. 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 April 30, 2007 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday May 1, 2007 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday May 2, 2007 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday May 3, 2007 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday May 4, 2007 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday May 5, 2007 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday May 7, 2007 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday May 8, 2007 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 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 13, 2007
until the close of business on May 4, 2007. 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 12, 2007 City of Anna General
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
27, 2007.
ATTEST:
yNat a Wilkison, Cit
nneth Pelham, Mayor
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