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Home My WebLink AboutORD 87-6 ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1987, AS PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING FOUR WARD COUNCIL MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR PLACES WHERE SUCH 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 NAVIGATION DISTRICT 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 4, 1987. The election shall be for the positions of Ward Councilmembers for Wards I, II, III, and IV; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: 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 4, 1987, a regular municipal election for said City for the purpose of electing Ward Councilmembers for Wards I, II, III, and IV. 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 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. 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 the respective voting boxes with authority to select and appoint clerks. (See Exhibit "A" ) The presiding judge for each election precinct shall appoint two (2) clerks and as many additional clerks as are deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the election, provided that not more than 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, 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 (1 ) time, not more than twenty-five (25) days nor less than ten (10) days before said election. Said notice shall be in the following form: "NOTICE OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING WARD COUNCILMEMBERS FOR WARDS I, II, III, AND IV. " 2 - "Notice is hereby given that a 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 on the 4th day of April, 1987, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing Ward Councilmembers for Wards I, II, III, and IV. Copy of said notice shall be filed with the County Clerk of 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 said election. Section 6. That the official ballot for the registering of the vote of the voters shall be as follows: GENERAL ELECTION CITY OF BEAUMONT JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS APRIL 4, 1987 OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD I (Vote for one) FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD II (Vote for one) FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD III (Vote for one) FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD IV (Vote for one) _ Section 7. That an electronic voting system, as described by Article 7. 15, Texas Election Code, shall be used for said election and the following are hereby appointed officers of said election to serve at the Central Counting Station which is hereby etablished at the - 3 - Jefferson County Mid-County Building: Manager of the Central Counting Station, Tom Lawrence; Tabulation Supervisor, Raymond McInnis; Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station, Myrtle Corgey. The Manager and Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station shall appoint not more than four (4) clerks to serve at the Central Counting Station. The official ballot cards and ballot labels, respectively, for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for Absentee Voting, namely Myrtle Corgey, the City Clerk, and the place in which the absentee voting shall be conducted as designated at the City Hall, Beaumont, Texas, which address is the mailing address to which absentee ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. Said clerk should keep said office open for at least eight (8) hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday; provided, however, except as authorized by Article 5.05, Subdivision 3(d) , Texas Election Code, said clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk' s office, and under no circumstances shall she permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when her office is not open to the public. Absentee votes by mail shall be counted by a special canvassing board consisting of a presiding judge and two (2) clerks. E. A. Adams is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of the Special Canvassing Board and he shall appoint the two (2 ) clerks. - 4 - Section 8. The election shall be held jointly with the Trustee Election of the Beaumont Independent School District and with the Commissioner Election for the Port of Beaumont Navigation District. The Beaumont Independent School District will hold an election jointly with the City of Beaumont in the twelve (12) election precincts as set out in the Order calling such election for two (2 ) trustees for the Beaumont Independent School District dated the 15th day of January, 1987. The Port of Beaumont Navigation District will elect one (1 ) commissioner from a district and one commissioner-at-large in the precincts as set out in the election order passed by the Port of Beaumont Navigation District February 9, 1987. The election shall be held in accordance with the following terms of agreement between the City of Beaumont, the Beaumont Independent School District and the Port of Beaumont Navigation District: a) The expenses of the election within joint precincts shall be divided with the each governmental entity paying that part of said expenses represented by a ratio of the number of voters voting in each election compared to the total number of voters cast. b) Single ballot forms shall be used which shall contain the Councilmen positions, BISD trustee positions, the Port of Beaumont Navigation District commissioner positions. c) The herein named election officers shall conduct the elections in said election precincts. d) Records for all elections shall be combined. - 5 - 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 canvass 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 voting ballots. Section 9. A copy of this ordinance, both in the English language and in the Spanish language, signed by the Mayor of the City of Beaumont, Texas and attested by the City Clerk of said city, shall constitute the notice ordering said election and the City Clerk is directed to cause a copy of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor and attested by her, to be posted at the City Hall in the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, said posting to be not less than twenty (20 ) days prior to said election and to cause a copy of this ordinance to be published on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation in the City of Beaumont, said publication to be made in accordance with the requirements of Article 1170 , Vernon' s Annotated Civil Statutes, the first such publication to be made not less than fourteen (14) days before the date of said election. Section 10. This ordinance shall be finally passed on the date of its enactment and shall take effect immediately upon its passage and signature by the Mayor. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to attest to same and to affix the seal of the City of Beaumont hereto. - 6 - PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the //' day of .-L�t�.c-.rte , 1987. Mayor - - 7 - JUDGES AND POLLING PLACES--APKIL 4, 1987 PRECINCTS POLLING PLACES JUDGES ALTERNATES Precinct 1 Edwards Education Center R. C. Bowers Mrs. George Coleman 4401 Detroit 4699 Steelton 2375 Pierce Precinct 2 French High School Louis B. DeSoto Raymond Brown 4415 Concord 3250 Willowood 3015 Dogwood Precinct 3 French Elementary Etta Lois Hope John Ray 1900 Pope 3486 Magnolia 2355 Primrose Precinct 4 Wilbanks Elementary Albert W. Henry Colbert Wright 3395 Harrison 875 Central Drive 2925 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 8 Gulf Coast Rod & Reel Victoria Crawford Melissa Sweet 2555 Gulf Street 480 Lethia P. 0. Box 2624 Precinct 10 Dick Dowling Elementary Loretta Oliver Leslie Cantue (7) 1300 North Street 2248 Pecos 1075 Long Precinct 11 Jeff. County Courthouse Brenda Barthell Steven B. Lunceford 1149 Pearl 995 Royal 1415 Johns Precinct 12 Dunbar Elementary School Revordia Williams 820 Jackson 1414 Sherman Precinct 13 New Day Church Dalton Dominque Peaches Chatman 1305 Fulton 760 Fulton 1440 Fulton Precinct 14 Ogden Elementary School Ms. B. L. Thompson Florence Robichau 2300 Victoria 2250 Avenue A 1877 Terrell Precinct 15 David Crockett Mddl School Harvey Smith Lulan Blackmon 1400 Royal 2344 Avenue C 2227 Avenue E Precinct 16 Fletcher Elementary School Lance R. Cisneros Lillian B. Turner 1050 Avenue E 650 Avenue B 1043 Avenue E Precinct 17 Amelia Baptist Church Mildred Brown Jerry Browning 8055 Brighton Drive 1075 Glendale 8830 Blaylock Precinct 18 West Brook 9th Grd Cntr Stella Melonson Leanna Mouton 3443 Fannett Road 4445 Booker 3175 Elinor Ave Precinct 19 Giles Education Center Elaine P. Porter Walter W. Porter 3500 Chaison 4145 Chaison 4145 Chaison Exhibit "A° JUDGES & POLLING PLACES Page 2 Precinct 20 Pietzsch Elementary School Alma H. Wilkerson Lois Luke 4301 Highland Avenue 4285 Kenneth 4935 Howard Precinct 22 Guess Elementary School Jackie Hubbard Mable S. Hogan 8055 Old Voth Road 10875 Old Voth Rd. 5660 Rosedale Precinct 23 1st Baptist Church of Voth Barbara Gibson Gladys Chambless 11125 Church Road Rt. 3, Box A-29, 09 Rt. 3, Box A9 Precinct 27 Amelia Elementary Huberta Maynor Wanda Lowell (78) Major Drive 575 Eldridge 575 Blanton Precinct 39 Blanchette Elementary Elizabeth Guillory Floyd Guillory 2400 Lela 2465 Potts 2465 Potts Precinct 62 Sallie Curtis Elementary Naldia Reeves Myra Butler 6225 North Circuit 725 Yount Precinct 63 Lucas Elementary School Ms. Timmie Sam Ms. Honor Nobles 1750 East Lucas 1230 Fairway 325 E. Lucas Precinct 64 Tyrrell Park Elementary Mildred Neely Fannie Adams 21-28-31-35 5515 Phelps Road 5530 Seale Road 74-90-92 Precinct 65 Regina-Howell School James L. Noble Nolme Noble 5850 Regina 1335 Rikisha 1335 Rikisha Precinct 66 Bevil Oaks Civic Center Shirley Collins Rt. 2, Box 210 Precinct 67 South Park High School J. 0. Keelan Ruth Keelan 4500 Highland Avenue 675 Zavalla 675 Zavalla Precinct 68 Austin Middle School Otis I. Stracener Frances Strachn (89) 3410 Austin 4745 Ebonwood Dr. 3780 Empire Row Precinct 72 Commissioner's Precinct X61 Olita Holmes Service Center 5840 Scenic Drive 4650 N. Major Drive Precinct 73 George Marshall Middle Schl Suzanne Weis Ken Weis 6455 Gladys 1.045 Stacewood 1045 Stacewood Precinct 75 Lamar University William C. Dunshie Erma Dunshie (33) 4400 Pt. 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 79 Tennis Center Dolores Lawless 6455 College Street 495 Yorktown JUDGES & POLLING PLACES Page 3 Precinct 84 Fehl School Catherine Alverson Vietta Collins Evans 3350 Blanchette 3026 Corley S. 9th Street Precinct 85 Binswanger Glass Company Vernon Durden Verlene Davenport 4225 College Street 4035 Parrish St 4390 Cartwright 842-5206 Precinct 86 Oaks Educational Center Susan F. Lampson Judy Matherneux (26) 850 Major Drive 8350 Collier Road 8150 Collier Road Precinct 87 Pine Burr Baptist Church Mary Ehrensberger Martha Zellers (88) 5095 Pine Burr 5670 Pineburr 5410 Concord