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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 07-016 Ordinance No. 07-016 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 12T" OF MAY, 2007 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR, FOUR (4) COUNCILMEMBERS (WARD I, II, III AND IV) AND TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBERS-AT-LARGE; DESIGNATING POLLING PLACES AND APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING THE FORM OF THE BALLOT AT SUCH ELECTION; DIRECTING THE GIVING OF NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR AJOINT ELECTION WITH THE BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE PORT OF BEAUMONT; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1. In accordance with the City Charter, the Constitution, and general laws of the State of Texas, a general municipal election is hereby called and ordered for the second Saturday in May, 2007, the same being the 12th day of said month, at which election all qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City may vote for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Councilmembers to Wards I, II, III and IV and two (2) Councilmembers- At.-Large for full term. Section 2. No person's name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for any of the above-mentioned position unless such person has filed his or her sworn application, as provided by Section 141.031, Section 143.004, and Section 143.007 of the Texas Election Code, and Article IV, Section 5 of the Charter of the City of Beaumont, with the City Clerk, not later than five o'clock(5:00) p.m. on the sixty-second (62nd)day before the date of such election. The City Clerk shall note on the face of each such application the date and time of its filing. A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with the City Clerk as provided by SE;ction 146.054 of the Texas Election Code, not later than five o'clock (5:00) p.m. on the fifth (5th) day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed, except as otherwise provided in the case of a deceased or ineligible candidate. Section 3. Said election shall be held jointly with the Beaumont Independent School District and the Port of Beaumont in accordance with Chapter 271 of the Texas Election Code; and tho City Clerk of the City of Beaumont,Texas, agrees to coordinate, supervise, and handle all aspects of administering said joint election in accordance with the provision of the Texas Election Code and as outlined in their terms of agreement contained herein: a) The expenses of the election shall be divided with each governmental entity paying an equitable share of said expenses. b) Single ballot forms shall be used which shall contain the Mayor, four (4) Ward Councilmembers and two (2) Councilmembers-At-Large, two (2) Beaumont Independent School District Trustee positions and two (2) Port of Beaumont Commissioners. c) The City of Beaumont shall be responsible for the appointment of all election judges. d) Location of polling places is attached hereto as Exhibit "A." e) One set of ballot boxes shall be used and records for all elections shall be combined. f) The City Clerk of the City of Beaumont is designated as the general custodian of election records for the joint election. g) Early voting shall be held jointly, and the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont shall serve as the joint early voting clerk. The joint early voting shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. including any extended or weekend hours, at the early voting place or places at which the early voting clerk regularly conducts early voting for the City. The regular early voting clerk shall receive applications for early voting ballots to be voted by mail in accordance with Texas Election Code, Section 81.001, et. Seq. The remaining procedures for conducting early voting by mail shall be completed by the City Clerk of the City of Beaumont. h) Each participating entity will be responsible for all required election orders, resolutions, notices, and any other pertinent documents required by its respective governing body, including making the submissions required by the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and any other changes which require pre-clearance by the United States Department of Justice. Preparation of necessary bilingual materials and notices will also be the responsibility of each participating entity. i) The judges and clerks shall be compensated at a rate of$8.00 per hour. No judge or clerk shall be paid for more than one hour of work before the polls open and no period of time subsequent to two hours after voting is concluded by all voters offering themselves for voting during regular voting hours. The election official who delivers the returns of the election shall be paid an additional $25.00 provided he/she also returns unused ballots, elections supplies, and ballot boxes when he/she makes delivery of the returns of the election. Section 4. Legally qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of the City of Beaumont shall be entitled to a vote at said election for the respective candidate(s). Section 5. 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. The persons whose names appear in the Exhibit "A" are appointed presiding judges and alternates for the respective polling places with authority to:select and appoint clerks. Pursuant to Sections 32.032 and 32.033 of the Texas Election Code, the presiding judge for each election precinct shall appoint a minimum of one (1) clerk, and the City Clerk may authorize as many additional clerks as are deemed necessary for the proper conduct of the election. Section 6. The notice and order of said election shall be given by posting and publishing said notice and order as provided by the Texas Election Code. Section 7. That an electronic voting system, as described by Title 8 of the Texas Election Code, shall be used for said election. Section 8. That the following are hereby appointed officers of said election to serve at the Central Counting Station, which is hereby established at the Mid-County Office Building, 2748 Viterbro Road, Nederland, Texas: Manager of the Central Counting Station; Tabulation Supervisors, Paul Helejda and Ken Seholm; Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station, Rose Ann Jones, City Clerk. Section 9. The official ballots, ballot cards, and ballot labels, respectively,for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Section 10. That the City Clerk is hereby appointed clerk for early voting; and pursuant to Sec. 83.034 of the Texas Election Code, the appointment of Tina Broussard as Deputy Early Voting Clerk is approved, said appointment being without additional compensation. The City Clerk may authorize as many additional clerks as are deemed necessary for the proper conduction of the election. Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the main early voting location at City Hall, City Clerk's Office, Room 125, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas, 77701 or at one of the following branch early voting locations: Wesley United Methodist Church, 3810 N. Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77703; Rogers Park Community Center, 1465 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, Texas 77706; Sterling Pruitt Activity Center, 2930 Gulf Street, Beaumont, Texas 77703; or Theodore R. Johns Library, 4255 Fannett Road, Beaumont, Texas 77705. Early voting ballot applications and ballots voted by mail shall be sent to the City Clerk's Office, P.O. Box 3827, Beaumont, Texas, 77704-3827. The clerk shall keep the 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 except for both Tuesdays of early voting which said office hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday of early voting which said office hours are between Noon and 5:00 p.m., or an official State Holiday beginning on the seventeenth (17'h) day through the fourth (4`h)day preceding the date of such election; 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. Section 11. That early votes by personal appearance and by mail shall be counted by an early voting ballot board consisting of a presiding judge and one clerk, and the City Clerk may authorize as many additional clerks as are deemed necessary. Lucille Bryant is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board;and she shall appointthe clerk. Early votes shall be canvassed and returned by the Early Voting Ballot Board to the Central Counting Station by 7:00 p.m. on election day. Section 12. If any person or persons appointed herein do not appear,are unable to perform their duties, or fail to perform their duties, the Mayor shall have the discretion and authority to appoint any substitute personnel to fill the position(s). Section 13. The order in which the names of the candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall be determined by a drawing by the City Clerk, as provided by Section 52.094 of the Texas Election Code. The City Clerk shall post a notice in the office, at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to the date on which the drawing is to be held, of the time and place of the drawing, and shall also give personal notice to any candidate who makes written request for such notice and furnishes to the City Clerk a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Each candidate involved in the drawing, or a representative designated by the candidate, shall have a right to be present and observe the drawing. Section 14. That is 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 or adjudged unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, 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; and the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, declares it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, or whether there be one or more parts. Section 15. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 13th day of February, 2007. 10, O UmONT tT III - Mayor Pro a Nancy Beaulieu - 0 � u 11 EXHIBIT "A" -2007 GENERAL ELECTION ORDINANCE PRECINCT/BISD POLLING LOCATION JUDGE ALTERNATE /PORT 001-1 French Elementary School Don E. Hegele Yvonne Smith 3525 Cleveland Ave. Beaumont,TX 77703 002-1 Smith Middle School Mary S.Williams Jerrie Mathis 4415 Concord Beaumont,TX 77703 003-2 Brown Alternative Center Roselyn Isadore Thelma Fielder 1900 Pope St. Beaumont,TX 77703 004-6 Administration Building Dr. Bruce Drury Donna Drury 3395 Harrison Avenue Beaumont,TX 77703 00,15-5 Caldwood Elementary Bettie Norwood Michael Parker 102 Berkshire Lane Beaumont,TX 77707 006-5 Central Senior High Sch. Celeste Johnson Evangeline Geroge 88 Jaguar Beaumont, TX 77702 007-2 O.C. "Mike"Taylor Career Judy Boutte Jean Runnels Center 2330 North Street Beaumont, TX 77702 008-2 Magnolia Baptist Church Jo Helen Stephens Roma Roberts 2830 Pine St. Beaumont, TX 77703 010-2 Scott Olive Baptist Church Nanette Cantue Leslie Cantue 1050 Ewing Beaumont, TX 77701 011-3 Jefferson County Crt. Rose O. Solomon Lorenzo Lee Owens House 1149 Pearl Beaumont,TX 77701 012,013-3 Dunbar Elementary Lena Winn Katherine Fontenot 825 Jackson Beaumont, TX 77701 0143 Ogden Elementary Lillian Frye Marilyn Frye 2300 Victoria Beaumont, TX 77701 015-3 King Middle School Annie Pumphrey Olivia Gonzales 1400 Avenue A Beaumont,TX 77701 016-2 Fletcher Elementary School Katherine Campbell Marvie Jackson 1055 Avenue F Beaumont,TX 77701 017,026,090-5,7 Municipal Airport Kathie Walker Marion Hickman 455 Keith Rd., Hwy 90 Beaumont,TX 77713 018-4 Ozen High School Dorothy S. Thomas Raymond Ambres 3443 Fannett Rd. Beaumont,TX 77705 019-3 BISD Administration,Annex Sandra Casmore Betty Hall 1025 Woodrow Beaumont,TX 77705 020-3 Pietzsch Elementary Grace DeMary Isdora Thomas 4301 Highland Ave. Beaumont, TX 77705 021, 067-4,5 South Park Middle School Willmeretta Lowe Sonya Pickens 4500 Highland Ave. Beaumont,TX 77705 022-1 Guess Elementary School Brenda Green Sandra Moore 8055 Old Voth Rd. Beaumont,TX 77713 0213-1 Rosedale Baptist Church James Boykin Karlene Boykin 7110 Concord Beaumont,TX 77708 025,066-7 Bevil Oaks Civic Center Mildred J. Jones Shirley Collins 7390 Sweetgum Road Beaumont,TX 77713 027,078,086-5,7 Amelia Elementary School Huberta Maynor Maedell Janecka 565 South Major Drive Beaumont,TX 77707 039-4 Blanchette Elementary Maudry Plummer Isabelle Sonnier 2400 Lela Beaumont,TX 77705 062-7 Sallie Curtis Elementary Ward McCurtain Edna McCurtain 6225 North Circuit Dr. Beaumont,TX 77706 063••2 Lucas Elementary School Thelma Noble Sallie Cannon 1750 East Lucas Beaumont, TX 77703 O64-5 Beaumont Community Mary B. Francis Janet Dietz Players 5515 Phelps Beaumont, TX 77705 065-6 Regina-Howell School Sharon Hughes Eloise Sole 5850 Regina Lane Beaumont, TX 77706 068-6 Austin Middle School Helen Stone Anna Fertitta 3410 Austin Beaumont,TX 77706 07.2-6 Wesley United Methodist Oleta Holmes Lenora Caffey 3890 Dowlen Rd. Beaumont,TX 77726 07:3-7 George Marshall Middle John O. Clayton Pat Humphrey School 6455 Gladys Beaumont,TX 77706 075-4 Lamar University Willie Marrow Kathleen Wright Women's Gym Corner of Univ. Dr. & East Lavaca Beaumont,TX 77705 077-2 St. Pius X Church Lucille Bryan Wallace Bryan 5075 Bigner Road Beaumont, TX 77708 079,100-5 Tennis Center John Mistrot Mary Malone 6455 College Beaumont,TX 77707 084-4 Fehl School Ora J. Magee Carolyn Calhoun 3350 Blanchette Beaumont,TX 77701 0854 Pace Union Hall Alice M. Dyes Verlene Davenport 2490 South 11t'Street Beaumont,TX 77701 087,088,099-1,6 Pine Burr Baptist Church Sherrie Fitzgerald Darlene Guidry 5095 Pine Burr Blvd. Beaumont,TX 77708 089-1 Ridgewood Retirement Ctr. Ruth T. Cole Jackqueline Goodie 2520 IH 10E Beaumont,TX 77703 104-6 Calvary Baptist Church Marie Clark Christine Gavrelos 3650 Dowlen Rd. Beaumont, TX 77706 116-6 West End YMCA Janice Marrou Jimmie O'Neal 3625 Dowlen Rd. Beaumont, TX 77706 Early Voting Beaumont City Hall Lucille Bryant Wallace Bryan 801 Main St. Rm. 125 Beaumont, TX 77701 Branch I Wesley United Meth. Church Kathie Walker Dan Duncan 3810 N. Major Drive Beaumont,TX 77703 Branch II Rogers Park Comm. Center Helen Stone Bill Skinner 1455 Dowlen Road Beaumont,TX 77706 Branch III Sterling Pruitt Activity Center Rose Solomon Lorenzo Lee Owens 2930 Gulf Street Beaumont,TX 77703 Branch IV Theodore R. Johns Library Katherine Campbell Sandra Moore 4255 Fannett Road Beaumont,TX 77705