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Home My WebLink AboutORD 82-14 ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION; ORDERING THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, ON THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL, 1982, AS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, AND THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND FOUR 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 A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE BEAUMONT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE SOUTH PARK INDEPENDENT' SCHOOL DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY. WHEREAS, under the provisions of the City 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 3, 1982. The election shall be for Mayor, 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 City 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 3, 1982, the regular municipal election for said City for the purpose of electing a Mayor, a Councilman for Ward One, a Councilman for Ward Two, a Councilman for Ward Three, and a Councilman for Ward Four for said City. 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 as 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 "All ) 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 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 State 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) 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 A MAYOR AND FOUR 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 3rd day of April, 1982, from 7 : 00 A.M. to 7 : 00 P.M. , for the purpose of electing a Mayor and four Councilmen. " Said Notice shall be filed with the County Clerk and another copy shall be posted on a bulletin board in the office of the County Clerk at least twenty (20) days before the election. - 2 - 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 3, 1982 E FOR MAYOR (Vote for one) FOR COUNCILMAN WARD I (Vote for one) 1 FOR COUNCILMAN WARD II (Vote for one) FOR COUNCILMAN WARD III (Vote for one) FOR COUNCILMAN WARD IV (Vote for one) Section 7. In accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Texas, Tom Jones is hereby appointed Presiding Judge 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 provisions of the laws of the State of Texas, an electronic voting system shall be used for voting on the day of election and also for the casting of absentee votes by personal appearance at this election. (B) In accordance with Article 5. 05, V.A.T.S. 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 - 3 - holiday. Absentee voting by mail shall be at the City Clerk' s Office, City of Beaumont, P. 0. Box 3$27, City Hall, Beaumont, Texas 77704. Absentee voting in person may be accomplished at the above location. Additionally , absentee voting in person in the general Municipal Election and the South Park Independent School District election may be accomplished at the following locations : Pietzsch Elementary School 4301 Highland Avenue Beaumont, Texas Amelia Elementary School 565 Major Drive Beaumont, Texas (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 same by mail immediately following the election to the address designated by such voter. Section 9. This election shall be held jointly with the Trustee Election to be held by the Beaumont Independent School District, in the election precincts set forth in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes, in accordance with the following terms of agreement between Beaumont Independent School District and the City 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 both the School District and the Municipal Election in said joint precincts. (B) A single ballot form shall be used which shall contain the Mayor and Council positions to be voted upon as well as the officers and propositions required by the School District. - 4 - (C) The herein named election officers for the Beaumont Independent School District shall conduct both the City and the Beaumont Independent School District elections in said election precincts, and the herein named election officers for the South Park Independent School District shall conduct both the City and the South Park Independent School District elections in said election precincts. (D) Records for both elections shall be combined. (E) One set of ballot boxes and stub boxes for both 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 voted ballots. Section 10. This election shall be held jointly with the Trustee Election to be held by the South Park Independent School District, in the election precincts set forth in Exhibit "C" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes, in accordance with the following terms of agreement between South Park Independent School District and the City 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 both the School District and the Municipal Election in said joint precincts. (B) A single ballot form shall be used which shall contain the Mayor and Council positions to be voted upon as well as the officers and propositions required by the School District. (C) The herein named election officers for the Beaumont Independent School District shall conduct both the City and the Beaumont Independent School District elections in said election - 5 - precincts, and the herein named election officers for the South Park Independent School District shall conduct both the City and the South Park Independent School District elections in said election precincts. (D) Records for both elections shall be combined. (E) One set of ballot boxes and stub boxes for both 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 voted ballots. Section 11. 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 a 4AW day of _ 1982. e � - Mayor - City Clerk - - 6 - B1 s PRESIDING JUDGE AND ELECTION PRECINCT POLLING PLACE CLOCATION) ALTERNATE PRESIDING JUDGE (1) Edwards School Edwards School Building R. C. Bowers 4401 Detroit Street Presiding Judge Mrs. George Coleman Alternate Presiding Judge (2) French High School French High School Building Mrs. F. W. Forsythe 4415 Concord Road Presiding Judge William Ehrensberger, Alternate Presiding Judge (3) French Elementary School French Elementary School Building Violet Duke 1900 Pope Street rem ng Judge Etta Lois Hope Alternate Presiding Judge (4) Wilbanks School Wilbanks School Building Albert Her (62) 3395 Harrison Street Presiding Judge C. B. Wright Alternate Presiding Judge (6) Beaumont-Charlton- Beaumont-Charlton-Pollard Beverly Morgan Pollard High School High School Building Presiding Judge 88 Royal Purple Drive Vickie Lowrey ternate Presiding Judge (7) Instructional Media ' Averill School Building Mrs. John Venza Center 2330 North Street Presiding Judge Mrs. John Carter Alternate Preceding Judge (8) Gulf Coast Rod, Reel Gulf Coast Rod, Reel , and Mrs. Victoria Crawford and Gun Club Gun Club Building Presiding Judge 2555 Gulf Street Mrs'. Eto Viol ri_e Alternate Presiding Judge (10) Dick Dowling School Dick Dowling School Building Mrs. Loretta Oliver 1300 North Street Presiding Judge Stephen Daigre 'Alternate Presiding Judge (11 ) County Courthouse County Courthouse Building Mrs. W. C. Ross 1149 Pearl Street P e d nJudge John W. Fears Alternate Presiding Judge (12) Dunbar Elementary School Dunbar Elementary School W. W. Como Building reP esiding Judge 820 Jackson Street Mrs. Revordia Williams Alternate Presiding udge (13) Trinity Baptist Church Trinity Baptist Church Building 0. D. Lindsey 1090 Van Buren Street Presiding JuTge Mrs. 0. D. Lindsey Alternate ernate Presiding Judge EXHIBIT "B" PRESIDING JUDGE AND ELECTION PRECINCT POLLING PLACE LOCATION ALTERNATE PRESIDING JUDGE Ogden School Building Mrs. B L. Thompson (14) Ogden School 2300 Victoria Street Presiding Judge Florence Robichau lternate Presiding Judge Mar Smith (15) David Crock Junior HighdSchool eBuilding r residing Judge High School 1400 Royal Street Loulan Blackmon Alternate Presiding Judge Fletcher Elementary School Lance Cisneros (16) Fletcher Elementary Building Presiding urge School 1050 Avenue E Lillian Turner lternate Presiding Judge Guess School Building Jackie Hubbard (22) Guess School 8055 Voth Road Presiding Judge Mabel S. Hogan ternate Presiding Judge Barbara Gibson (23) First Baptist Church Voth tBuilding Church of resZTn9 ru e of Voth 11125 Church Road Wilda Faye Pickering alternate Presid ngi Judge Lucas School Building Mary E. McLauchlan_ (63) Lucas School Presiding Judge 1750 East Lucas Street Louise M. Adams Alternate Presiding Judge Austin Junior High Otis Stracener (68 & Austin Junior High School Building Presiding Judge 89) School 3419 Austin Street Mrs. Frances Strachn ternate Pres ng Judge New Life Tabernacle Church Mrs. A. P. Wenner (72 & New Life Tabernacle Building Presiding Judge 88) Church 6655 Highway 105 A. P._ Wenner Alternate Presiding Judge St. Pius X School Princess Hopson (787) & St. Pius X School 3355 McHale Street res ding Judge Jeraldine Sells ternate Presiding Judge Bevil Oaks Civic Center Dar 1 E. Ferguson (66) Bevil Oaks Civic 7390 Sweetgum Road Presid ng Judge Center + C. R. Marsh, Jr. Alternate Presiding Judge SOUTH PARK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT - CITY OF BEAUMONT PRECINCT JUDGE & ALTERNATE JUDGE 4 Wilbanks Elementary School Albert W. Henry, Presiding Judge Colbert B. Wright, Alternate Judge Voters within the boundaries of Precinct 4 residing within the South Park School District will vote at Precinct 62. Voters of the BISD residing within the boundaries of Precinct 4 will vote at Wilbanks Elementary School. Precinct 62 - Sallie Curtis School Margaret Turner, Presiding Judge Myra Butler, Alternate Judge 5- Caldwood Elementary School Maxine L. Barry, Presiding Judge Annette Riegal, Alternate Judge Voters residing within the boundaries of South Park School District will vote at Precinct 5, Caldwood Elementary School. Voters from Precinct 5, residing within the boundaries of Beaumont Inde- pendent School District will vote at Precinct. 4, Wilbanks School. Precinct 4 - Wilbanks Elementary School Albert W. Henry, Presiding Judge Colbert B. Wright, Alternate Judge 12 - Dunbar Elementary School W. W. Como, Presiding Judge Mrs. Revordia Williams, Alt. Judge Voters from Precinct 12 residing within the boundaries of South Park Independent School District will vote at Precinct 20, Pietzsch Elementary School. Voters residing within the boundaries of Pre- cinct 12 within the Beaumont Independent School District will vote at Precinct 12. Precinct 20 - Pietzsch Elementary School Alma Wilkerson, Presiding Judge Mrs. Claude Luke, Alternate Judge 13 - Trinity Baptist Church 0. D. Lindsey, Presiding Judge Mrs. 0. D. Lindsey, Alternate Judge Voters residing within the boundaries of Beaumont Independent School District will vote at Precintt 13. Voters from Pre- cinct 13 residing within the boundaries of the South Park Independent School District will vote at Precinct 20. Precinct 20 - Pietzsch Elementary School Alma Wilkerson, Presiding Judge Mrs. Claude Luke, Alternate Judge �a r EXHIBIT "C" PRECINCT JUDGE & ALTERNATE JUDGE 17 - Amelia Baptist Church Mrs. V. B. Riley, Presiding Judge 90 Barbara Riley, Alternate Judge 18 - Hebert High School Stella Melonson, Presiding Judge Leanna Mouton, Alternate Judge 19 - Giles Elementary School Elaine P. Porter, Presiding Judge Walter Porter, Alternate Judge 20 - Pietzsch Elementary School Alma Wilkerson, Presiding Judge 12 Mrs. Claude Luke, Alternate Judge 13 21 27 - Amelia Elementary School Margaret A. Clampitt, Presiding Judge 26 Huberta M. Maynor, Alternate Judge 86 39 - Blanchette Elementary School Elizabeth R. Guillory, Presiding Judge Floyd G. Guillory, Alternate Judge 62 - Sallie Curtis School Margaret Turner, Presiding Judge 72 Myra Butler, Alternate Judge Voters residing within the boundaries of South Park School District will vote at Precinct 62, Sallie Curtis School. Voters from Precinct 62 residing within the boundaries of Beaumont Independent School District will vote at Precinct 4 Precinct 4 - Wilbanks Elementary School Albert W. Henry, Presiding Judge Colbert B. Wright, Alternate Judge 65 - Regina Howell Elementary School Vera Gertenberg, Presiding Judge Elaine Valentine, Alt. Presiding Judge 67 - South Park High School J. 0. Keelan, Presiding Judge Mrs. J. 0. Keelan, Alternate Judge 68 - Austin Junior High School Otis I. Stracener, Presiding Judge Frances Strachn, Alternate Judge Voters residing in Precinct 68 within the boundaries of South Park School District will vote at Precinct 65. Voters residing within the boundaries of Precinct 68 within the Beaumont In- dependent School District will vote at Precinct 68. Precinct 65 - Regina Howell Elem. School Vera Gertenberg, Presiding Judge Elaine Valentine, Alt. Presiding Judge 72 - New Life Tabernacle Church Mrs. A. P. Wenner, Presiding Judge A. P. Wenner, Alternate Judge Voters residing within the boundaries of Beaumont Independent School District will vote at 72. Voters residing within the South Park Independent School District of Precinct 72 will vote at Precinct 62. Precinct 62 - Sallie Curtis Elem. School Margaret Turner, Presiding Judge Myra Butler, Alternate Judge PRECINCT y JUDGE & ALTERNATE JUDGE 73 - George C. Marshall Middle School Doris Hastings, Presiding Judge 75 - Lamar University McDonald Gym William Dunshee, Presiding Judge 21 Erma Dunshee, Alternate Judge 78 - Tyrrell Park Elementary School Mildred Neeley, Presiding Judge 28 Fannie Adams, Alternate Judge 64 79 - Drainage District #6 Office Dolores Lawless, Presiding Judge Kathryn Thames, Alternate Judge 84 - Fehl School Catherine Rush Alverson, Presiding Judge Portions of Leroy Calhoun, Alternate Judge 14 15 16 85