HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 85-19 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, ON THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 1985,
AS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, AND THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING FOUR WARD
COUNCILMEN; NAMING THE PRECINCTS AT WHICH THE
ELECTION SHALL BE HELD; APPOINTING OFFICERS TO
PRESIDE OVER SAID ELECTION; APPOINTING A
CANVASSING BOARD FOR ABSENTEE VOTING; APPOINTING
A MANAGER AND JUDGE OF THE CENTRAL COUNTING
STATION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE THEREOF; PROVIDING
FOR JOINT ELECTION WITH THE BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT
SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PORT OF BEAUMONT AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Charter of the City
of Beaumont and the laws of the state of Texas relating thereto, a
regular general municipal election is required to be held in the
City of Beaumont on April 6 , 1985. The election shall be for
Councilman for Ward One, Councilman for Ward Two, Councilman for
Ward Three, and Councilman for Ward Four;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:
Section 1 .
That in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of
the City of Beaumont and the .laws of the State of Texas relating
thereto, there shall be held in the City of Beaumont on April 6 ,
1985, a regular municipal election for said City for the purpose of
electing a Councilman for Ward One, a Councilman for Ward Two, a
Councilman for Ward Three, and a Councilman for Ward Four for said
city.
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Section 2 .
That legally qualified voters residing within the
corporate limits of the City of Beaumont shall be entitled to a
vote at said election.
Section 3 .
That said election shall be held in the City of Beaumont
at the places listed in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part
hereof for all purposes and the persons whose names appear in said
Exhibit "A" are appointed presiding judges and alternates for their
respective voting boxes, with the authority to select and appoint
their own clerks.
(See Exhibit "A" )
The presiding judge for each election precinct shall
appoint two clerks and as many additional clerks as he deems
necessary for the proper conduct of the election, provided that not
more than a total of five ( 5 ) clerks shall be appointed for any
election precinct. Clerks shall be selected from different
political parties when practicable.
Section 4 .
That said election shall be held under, and the
qualifications of those voting thereat shall be controlled by , the
provisions of the Texas laws governing elections.
Section 5 .
That notice of said election shall be given by publishing
said notice as set out herein in a newspaper of general circulation
in this City and County one time, not more than twenty-five ( 25)
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days or less than ten ( 10) days before said election. Said Notice
shall be in the following form:
"NOTICE OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN
THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING FOUR WARD COUNCILMEN. "
"Notice is hereby given that the General
Municipal Election as provided by the Charter
of the City of Beaumont and the Statutes of the
State of Texas will be held in the City of
Beaumont, Texas, on the 6th day of April, 1985,
from 7 :00 A.M. to 7 :00 P.M. , for the purpose of
electing four Ward Councilmen. "
A copy of said notice shall be filed with the County
Clerk at Jefferson County , Texas, and another copy shall be posted
on a bulletin board in the office of said County Clerk at least
twenty ( 20) days prior to the election.
Section 6 .
The form of ballot which shall be used in said General
Municipal Election shall be substantially as follows:
GENERAL ELECTION
CITY OF BEAUMONT
JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS
APRIL 6 , 1985
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR COUNCILMAN WARD I
(Vote for one)
FOR COUNCILMAN WARD II
(Vote for one)
FOR COUNCILMAN WARD III
(Vote for one)
FOR COUNCILMAN WARD IV
(Vote for one)
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Section 7 .
In accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, Tom
Jones and Bill Masters are hereby appointed Presiding Judges of the
Central Counting Station, Tom Lawrence is hereby appointed Manager
of said Central Counting Station, and Raymond McInnis is hereby
appointed Tabulation Supervisor.
Section 8 .
(A) That in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas, an electronic voting system shall be used at said election
for voting on the day of election and for the casting of absentee
votes by personal appearance.
(B) In accordance with the Texas Election Code, Myrtle
Corgey is hereby appointed clerk for absentee voting.
The clerk for absentee voting shall keep her offices at
said locations open during such hours on each day for absentee
voting which is not a Saturday , a Sunday , or an official State
holiday . Absentee voting by mail shall be at the City Clerk' s
Office, City of Beaumont, (City Hall) , P. O. Box 3827, Beaumont,
Texas, 77704. Voters may vote absentee at the above location.
(C) Absentee votes by mail shall be counted by a special
canvassing board consisting of one presiding judge and two clerks.
E . A. Adams is hereby appointed presiding judge of the special
canvassing board and he shall appoint two clerks.
(D) In order to prevent the casting of more than one
absentee ballot, absentee judges are directed to retain the voter
registration certificate of each absentee voter and to return the
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same by mail immediately following the election to the address
designated by such voter.
Section 9 .
That the election shall be held jointly with the Trustee
Election of the Beaumont Independent School District and Port of
Beaumont, in the election precincts set forth in Exhibit "A"
attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes, in
accordance with the following terms of agreement between the
Beaumont Independent School District, the City of Beaumont and the
Port of Beaumont:
(A) The expenses of the election within joint precincts
shall be divided with the City of Beaumont paying that part of said
expenses represented by a ratio of the number of voters voting in
the city election to the total number of voters voting in the
school district, the municipal election and the Port of Beaumont
election in said joint precincts.
(B) Single ballot forms shall be used which shall
contain the Councilmen positions, BISD Board of Trustees, and
Commissioners for Port of Beaumont to be voted upon and all
propositions which may be required by the city as well as the
officers and propositions required by the school district and Port
of Beaumont.
(C) The herein named election officers shall conduct the
city , the School District and Port of Beaumont elections in said
election precincts.
(D) Records for all elections shall be combined.
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(E) One set of ballot boxes and stub boxes for all
elections shall be used.
(F) Election returns shall be made on joint forms but
the City Council of the City of Beaumont shall canvas the returns
of the general municipal election.
(G) The City Clerk of the City of Beaumont is designated
custodian of all records and of the voted ballots.
Section 10 .
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to a particular
person, or to a particular set of circumstances, should for any
reason be held invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the
remaining portions of this ordinance and to such end the various
portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the day of � 1985.
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JUDGE ALTERNATE
Precinct 1 Edwards School R. C . Bowers Mrs. Geo. Coleman
4401 Detroit 4699 Steelton 2375 Pierce
Precinct 2 French High School Georgia Berry Raymond Brown
4415 Concord 3150 Willowood 3015 Dogwood
Precinct 3 French Elementary Etta Lois Hope Catherine Odom
1900 Pope 1945 Delaware 3485 Magnolia
Precinct 4 Wilbanks Elementary Albert W. Henry Colbert Wright
3395 Harrison 875 Central Dr. 3925 North
Precinct 5 Caldwood Elementary Maxine L. Barry Annette Riegal
102 Berkshire Lane 229 C . Caldwood 225 C . Caldwood
Precinct 6 Beaumont Charlton Pollard Beverly Morgan Vicky Lowrey
88 Royal Purple Drive 2490 Liberty 2556 Angelina
Precinct 7 Instructional Media Ctr. Christian A . Vieser Abbie Carter
2330 North St. 2425 Evalon 2475 Evalon
Precinct 8 Gulf Coast Rod and Reel Victoria Crawford Merlissa Sweet
2555 Gulf Street 480 Lethia P.O. Box 2624
Precinct 10 Dick Dowling Jr. High Loretta Oliver Leslie Cantue
1300 North Street 2248 Pecos 1075 Long
Precinct 11 Jeff. County Courthouse Mrs. W. C . Rose John A . Kattawar
1149 Pearl Street 1348 Johns 285 Irma
Precinct 12 Dunbar Elementary Rev. W. W. Como Revordia Williams
820 Jackson 1115 Buford 1414 Sherman
Precinct 13 Trinity Baptist Church Dalton Dominque Peaches Chatman
1090 Van Buren 760 Fulton 1440 Fulton
Precinct 14 Ogden School Ms. B .L. Thompson Florence Robichau
2300 Victoria 2250 Avenue A 1877 Terrell
Precinct 15 David Crockett School Mary K. Smith Lulan Blackmon
1400 Royal 2344 Avenue C 2227 Avenue E
Precinct 16 Fletcher Elementary Lance R. Cisneros Lillian B . Turner
1050 Avenue E 650 Avenue B 1043 Avenue E
Precinct 17 Amelia Baptist Church Vivian Riley Mildred Brown
(79) 8055 Brighton Drive 8395 Pevitot Rd . 1075 Glendale
Precinct 18 Westbrook High School Stella Melonson Leanna Mouton
3443 Fannett Road 4445 Booker
Precinct 19 Giles Education Center Elaine P . Porter Walter W. Porter
3500 Chaison 4145 Chaison 4145 Chaison
Precinct 20 Pietzsch Elementary School Alma H . Wilkerson Lois Luke
4301 Highland Avenue 4285 Kenneth 4935 Howard
Precinct 22 Guess School Jackie Hubbard Mable S . Hogan
8055 Voth Road 10875 Old Voth Rd. 5660 Rosedale
Precinct 23 1st Baptist Church of Voth Barbara Gibson Wilda Pickering
11125 Church Road Rt. 3 , Box A-29
Precinct 27 Amelia Elementary Huberta Maynor Wanda Lowell
( 78) Major Drive 575 Eldridge 575 Blanton
Precinct 39 Blanchette Jr. High Elizabeth Guillory Floyd Guillory
2400 Lela 2465 Potts 2465 Potts
Precinct 62 Sallie Curtis Elementary Naldia Reeves Myra Butler
6255 North Circuit 725 Yount
Exhibit "A"
JUDGE ALTERNATE
Precinct 63 Lucas Elementary School Mary E. McLauchlan Louise M . Adams W
1750 East Lucas 1819 Rivercrest 1990 Wilson
Precinct 64 Tyrrell Park Elementary Mildred' Neely Fannie Adams
21-28-31-35 5515 Phelps Road 5530 Seale Road
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Precinct 65 Regina Howell School Vera Gerstenberg James L. Noble
5850 Regina 5710 Derby
Precinct 66 Bevil Oaks Civic Center Shirley Collins
7390 Sweetgum Road Rt. 1 , Box K104
Precinct 67 South Park High School J. 0. Keelan Ruth Keelan
4500 Highland 675 Zavalla 675 Zavalla
Precinct 68 Austin Jr. High School Otis I . Stracener Frances Strachn
(89) 3410 Austin 4745 Ebonwood Dr. 3780 Empire Row
Precinct 72 New Life Tabernacle Church Mrs. A. P . Wenner A. P. Wenner
6655 Highway 105 Rt. 1 , Box 951 ( 6 ) Rt. l ,Box 951 ( 6 )
Precinct 73 Geo. Marshall Middle School Suzanne Weis Ken Weis
6455 Gladys 1045 Stacewood 1045 Stacewood
Precinct 75 Lamar University William C . Dunshie Erma Dunshie
( 33) 4400 Port Arthur Road 4260 Pershing 4260 Pershing
Precinct 77 St. Pius X Church Princess Hopson Jeraldine Sells
3355 McHale 5080 Helbig, Apt.65 5080 Helbig
Precinct 84 Fehl School Catherine Alverson Leroy Calhoun
3350 Blanchette 3026 Corley
Precinct 85 Binswanger Glass Co. Vernon Durden
4225 College Street 4035 Parrish Street
Precinct 86 Oaks Educational Center Peggy Lind Minta Boudreaux
( 26) Major Drive 8160 White Road
Precinct 87 Pine Burr Baptist Church Mary Ehrensberger
( 88) 5670 Pine Burr 5670 Pine Burr
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