HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 589-2012 Ordering a November 6, 2012 Special Election.pdfCITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 589-2012
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ORDERING A
NOVEMBER 6, 2012 SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY, PLACE 2;
ORDERING A NOVEMBER 6, 2012 SPECIAL ELECTION TO ELECT ONE
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, FOR A SIX MONTH 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 November 6, 2012 Special
Election to Fill a Vacancy, Place 2 (2) a November 6, 2012 Special Election to
elect One (1) City Council position Place 2, for a six-month term; Eligible voters
include qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of Anna.
Section 2. On November 6, 2012, the polling place will be open from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m. The polling place on Election Day is:
Texas Star Bank
402 W. White Street
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
October 29, 2012
7:00 a.m,
to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday
October 30, 2012
7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday
October 31, 2012
7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Thursday
November 1, 2012
7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Friday
November 2, 2012
7:00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
Section 4. The Collin County Elections Administrator is designated as the
early voting clerk. Qualified voters may mail applications for an voting mail -in
ballot only from September 7, 2012 until the close of business of October 30,
2012. Requests for applications must be mailed to:
Sharon Rowe
Elections Administrator
2010 Redbud Blvd., Ste 102
McKinney, Texas 75069
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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 November 6, 2012 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.
3. Coordinate with the Collin County Elections Department, Sharon
Rowe, Elections Administrator, to hold a runoff election conducted in accordance
with the Texas Election Code if no candidate receives a majority of the votes.
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 August 14,
2012.
ATTEST:
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N ha ilkison, City Secretary
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