HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1147-2025-05 Ordering a Runoff Election to be Held on June 7, 2025ORDINANCE NO. G ! q 1- Z®Z S - 05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS,
ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 7, 2025, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING ONE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER; DESIGNATING POLLING
PLACES; ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN; AUTHORIZING
EXECUTION OF ELECTION CONTRACTS; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, under Texas law, if a candidate does not receive enough votes to be elected
in an election requiring a majority vote, a runoff election is required for the candidates
who receive the highest and second highest number of votes; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Article 5, Section 5.04(a) of the Charter of the City of
Anna, Texas ("City"), a runoff election is required if no candidate for a City elective office
receives a majority of the votes cast; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anna City Council ("Council") is required to order such a runoff
election not later than the fifth day after the final canvass of the main election is
completed; and
WHEREAS, based on unofficial results report from Collin County of the election held on
May 3, 2025, it appears that no candidates for Place 2 on the Council received a majority
of the votes cast; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary that the Council order a runoff election to be held on the 7th
day of June, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of electing one council
member for Place 2; and
WHEREAS, the election shall be held as a Runoff Election administered by the Collin
County Elections Administrator in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election
Code, the Charter of the City of Anna, and a Contract for Election Services with the
County of Collin; and
WHEREAS, the Collin County Commissioner's Court has formally adopted the
ExpressVote Universal Voting System; and
WHEREAS, the ExpressVote Universal Voting System has been certified by both the
Texas Secretary of State and the United States Election Assistance Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANNA, TEXAS:
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SECTION 1. ELECTION ORDER
A runoff election is hereby ordered to be held by the City of Anna, Texas, on Saturday,
June 7, 2025, for the purpose of electing a council member for Place 2.
Polling locations for the election will be determined in the Contract for Election Services
to be entered into with Collin County. The polling locations shall be open between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. the date of the election. The election will be conducted
in accordance with the Contract for Election Services, by and between the City and Collin
County, and the Texas Election Code.
SECTION 2. ELECTION NOTICE
The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause notice of said election to be published at
least once, not earlier than the 30th day nor later than the 10th day, before election day
as provided in Section 2.026 and Section 4.003 of the Texas Election Code; and shall be
posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of the City Council meetings not
later than the 15th day before election day. A copy of the published notice that contains
the name of the newspaper and the date of publication shall be retained as a record of
such notice, and the person posting the notice shall make a record at the time of posting
stating the date and place of posting in accordance with Texas Election Code Section
4.005. The City Secretary is also directed to post the election notice on the Internet
website of the City of Anna.
SECTION 3. EARLY VOTING
Early voting by personal appearance by any qualified Collin County resident shall be
conducted at the following addresses, or at any of the other Collin County Vote Centers*
established by the Collin County Elections Administrator and designated for use in this
election. Early voting by personal appearance for the June 7, 2025 runoff election will be
conducted by the Collin County Elections Administration.
The dates and times for early voting by personal appearance are as follows:
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Sunday
(Domingo)
Monday
(tunes)
Tuesday
(Mantes)
Wednesday
(Miercoles)
Thursday
(hleves)
Friday
(Viernes)
Saturday
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May 26
May 27
May 28
May 29
May 30
May 31
No Voting
Early Voting
Early Voting
Early Voting
Early Voting
Early Voting
May 25
Memorial Day
(27 de Mayo)
(28 de Mayo)
(29 de Mayo)
(30 de Mayo)
(31 de Mayo)
No Voting
(26 de Mayo)
(Votacion
(Votacion
(Votacion
(Votacion
(Votocion
(25 de Mayo)
(Sin votor)
adelontoda)
odelontoda)
odelanrado)
adelontodo)
adelontoda)
(Sill votary
(Dia de los
coidos)
8am-5pm
8am-5pm
8am-5pm
8am-5pm
8am—Spm
June 2
June 3
June 7
Early Voting
Early Voting
Election Day
June 1
(2 de )unioJ
(3 de Junio)
June 4
June 5
June 6
(7 de Junio)
No Voting
(Votacion
(Votacron
(4 de Junio)
j5 de Junio)
(6 de Junio)
(Dia de
(1 de JunioJ
adelontada)
adelontoda)
election)
(Sin votar)
7am-7pm
7am-7pm
7am-7pm
SECTION 4. ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACE
On June 7, 2025, Runoff Election Day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
and conducted at the Anna Municipal Complex, 120 W. 7th Street, Anna, Texas 75409 or
at any of the other vote centers established by the Contract for Election Services. The
Collin County Elections Administrator will conduct the run-off election to be held on June
7, 2025.
SECTION 5. EARLY VOTING BY MAIL
Applications for early voting ballot by mail shall be mailed to: Kaleb Breaux Elections
Administrator, 2010 Redbud Blvd., Ste. 102, McKinney, Texas 75069. Applications for
early voting ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on May
27, 2025.
SECTION 6. ELECTRONIC VOTING EQUIPMENT
That in accordance with Section 123.001 of the Texas Election Code, the ExpressVote
Universal voting machines approved by the Secretary of State are hereby adopted for
the election on June 7, 2025.
SECTION 7. ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES OF THE ELECTION
The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to enter into any agreements with
Collin County Elections Administration, make any necessary supplements to said
agreements, and to execute such election agreements for said election.
SECTION 8. ELECTION OFFICIALS
Pursuant to the Contract for Election Services, the Collin County Elections Administrator
shall serve as Early Voting Clerk for the election. Presiding Election Judges and Alternate
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Presiding Election Judges appointed to serve at said polling places shall be those
election officials furnished by Collin County Elections Administrator.
SECTION 9. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD
An Early Voting Ballot Board shall be created to process early voting results in
accordance with Section 87.001, et seq., of the Texas Election Code. The Early Voting
Ballot Board shall be made up of members appointed in the manner stated in the Contract
for Election Services and the Presiding Judge and Alternate Presiding Judge of the Early
Voting Ballot Board shall be the election officials listed in the Contract for Election
Services.
SECTION 10. SAVINGS, SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING CLAUSES
Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this
resolution be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of said resolution, which shall remain in full force
and effect.
SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall become effective immediately from and after its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Anna, Texas on this the
13th day of May 2025.
ATTESTED:
City Secretary Carrie L. Land
APPROVED:
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