HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 95-29 ORDINANCE NO. 9�
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF
THE REGULAR CITY ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT ON THE 6TH DAY OF MAY, 1995, DECLARING
THE NUMBER OF VOTES CAST; RATIFYING A PREVIOUSLY
ORDERED RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, ON THE 20TH DAY OF MAY, 1995, TO
DETERMINE WHO SHALL BE COUNCILMEMBER, WARD IV;
NAMING THE PLACES WHERE SAID ELECTION SHALL BE
HELD; APPOINTING OFFICERS TO PRESIDE OVER SAID
ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE FORM OF BALLOT FOR
USE IN SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, in session, duly called the regular
city election to be held on the 6th day of May, 1995, and the election returns of the votes cast in
said election were canvassed for the following officials:
For the officer for the office of
Councilmember, Ward I;
For the officer for the office of
Councilmember, Ward II;
For the officer for the office of
Councilmember, Ward III;
For the officer for the office of
Councilmember, Ward IV;
WHEREAS, after duly canvassing said returns, the City found that the 5,294
votes cast at said election for the several candidates for said offices were as follows:
For Councilmember, Ward I• Votes Percentage
Lulu L. Smith 1,101 85.28
Erik Tolpo 190 14.72
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For Councilmember, Ward II:
Guy N. Goodson 1,173 87.80
Bruce M. James 103 7.71
Jude Paredez 60 4.49
For Councilmember, Ward III:
John K. Davis 672 100.00
For Councilmember, Ward IV:
Thomas T. P. Louis 83 5.46
Bobbie Patterson 393 25.87
Get Williams 511 33.64
Robert E. Cummings 304 20.01
Mary Como Randall 191 12.57
Allen Lee 37 2.44
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT the results of said regular City election be, and the same are hereby, declared to have
been as herein set out, and the following named persons were elected to the following offices:
For Councilmember, Ward I Lulu L. Smith
For Councilmember, Ward II Guy N. Goodson
For Councilmember, Ward III John K. Davis
The City Council of the City of Beaumont fiuther finds that notice of said election was duly
and properly given as required by law and provided in the ordinance calling for said election, and
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that said election was duly and regularly held and returns thereof were duly and regularly made
by the proper officials of said election and in all things according to law.
Section 2.
That in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of Beaumont, the
laws of the State of Texas relating thereto, and Ordinance No. 95-9, there shall be held in the City
of Beaumont on the 20th day of May, 1995, a runoff election for the purpose of electing an officer
for the office of Councilmember, Ward IV. The election shall be held in accordance with
Ordinance No. 95-9 and such ordinance No. 95-9 is ratified and approved hereby.
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 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 2 clerks and the City Clerk may
appoint as many additional clerks as are deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the election.
Section 4.
That an electronic voting system, as described by Title 8 of the Texas Election Code, shall
be used for said election and the following are hereby appointed officers of said election to serve
the Central Counting Station which is hereby established at the Jefferson County Mid-County
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Building: Manager of the Central Counting Station, Byron Broussard; Tabulation Supervisor, Bob
Crane; Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station, Rosemarie Chiappetta. The official ballot
cards and ballot labels, respectively, for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the
Texas Election Code. Early voting shall be conducted by a clerk for Early Voting, namely
Rosemarie Chiappetta, the City Clerk, and the place in which the early voting by personal
appearance shall be conducted is designated at the City Hall, Room 125, 801 Main Street,
Beaumont, Texas, 77701. Early voting ballot applications and ballots voted by mail shall be sent
to the City Clerk's Office, P. O. Box 3827, Beaumont, Texas, 77701. Said clerk shall keep said
office open for at least eight (8) hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each day for early
voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, for an official State holiday; provided, however, except
as authorized by Section 85.005(a), Texas Election Code, said clerk shall not permit anyone to
vote early 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 early by personal appearance
at any time when her office is not open to the public.
Early votes by personal appearance and by mail shall be counted by an early voting ballot
board consisting of a presiding judge and two clerks and the City Clerk may authorize as many
additional clerks as are deemed necessary. Dolores Lawless, 495 Yorktown, is hereby appointed
Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board and she shall appoint the clerks.
Section 5.
This ordinance shall be finally passed on the date of its enactment and shall take effect
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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.
Section 6.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason be held
to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and to such
end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 7.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the extent of the
conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day of
1995:
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. - Mayor -
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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WARD IV
JUDGES AND POLLING PLACES -- MAY 6 , 1995
PRECINCTS POLLING PLACES JUDGES ALTERNATES
18 West Brook 9th Grd. Ctr. Dorothy S . Thomas Stella Melanson
3443 Fannett Road 3089 Donohue 4445 Booker
(05) 842-0650 (05) 842-1741
19 BISD Admin. Annex Leonie Bodin Leo Lemell
1025 Woodrow 1704 Harriot 4110 Chaison
(05) 833-1843 (05) 835-0369
20 Pietzsch Elementary Mary Le Blanc James LeBlanc
4301 Highland Avenue 315 E. Alma 315 E. Alma
(05) 838-4979 (05) 838-4979
39 Blanchette Elementary Maudry Plummer Isabelle Sonnier
2400 Lela 4315 Bob St . 2305 Harriott
(05) 842-0588 (05) 833-4929
64 Tyrrell Park Recreation Mildred Neely Katie Muirhead
Center 5530 Seale Rd. 5410 Seale Rd.
Tyrrell Park (05) 842-3033 (05) 842-1308
67, 21, South Park Middle School Viola Koenig Willie Mae Horelica
35 4500 Highland Avenue 5665 S. Kenneth 195 Charlotte
(05) 833-7696 (05) 833-5991
75 Lamar University, Henry Goodman James Landry
McDonald Gym 4210 S . 5th 2335 Roberts
4400 MLK, Jr. Pkwy. (05) 842-2043 (01) 833-4826
84 Fehl School Ora Magee Carolyn Calhoun
3350 Blanchette 1145 Condon 3036 Corley
(01) 835-5074 (01)
85 OCAW Hall Alice Dyes Verlene Davenport
2490 S . 11th Street 4665 Corley 4390 Cartwright
(07-4220) 842-0955 (07) 842-4907