HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 89-7 ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A GENERAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
ON THE 6TH DAY OF MAY, 1989, AS PROVIDED BY
LAW, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING WARD
COUNCILMEMBERS FOR WARDS I, II, III AND IV;
PROVIDING FOR PLACES WHERE SUCH ELECTION
SHALL BE HELD; APPOINTING OFFICERS TO PRESIDE
OVER SAID ELECTION; APPOINTING AN ABSENTEE
BALLOT 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;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING FOR
REPEAL.
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 May 6, 1989. 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
May 6, 1989, a regular municipal election for said City for the
purpose of electing Ward Councilmembers for Wards I, II, III and
IV.
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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 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the
places listed in Exhibit "A11 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 the City Clerk may appoint as many
additional clerks as are deemed necessary for the proper conduct
of the election.
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
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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. "
"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 6th day of May, 1989,
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
MAY 61 1989
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD I
(Vote for None or One)
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD II
(Vote for None or One)
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD III
(Vote for None or One)
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD IV
(Vote for None or One)
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Section 7.
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 at the Central Counting Station which is hereby established
at the Jefferson County Mid-County Building: Manager of the
Central Counting Station, Tom Lawrence; 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. Absentee voting shall
be conducted by a clerk for Absentee Voting, namely Rosemarie
Chiappetta, the City Clerk, and the place in which the absentee
voting by personal appearance shall be conducted as designated at
the City Hall, Room 180, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701
or City Clerk' s Office, P. O. Box 3827, Beaumont, Texas, 77704,
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 Section 85.005(a) , 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
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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 personal appearance and by mail shall
be counted by an absentee ballot board consisting of a presiding
judge and two (2 ) clerks. Dolores Lawless, 495 Yorktown, is
hereby appointed Presiding Judge of the Absentee Ballot Board and
she shall appoint the two (2) clerks.
Section 8.
The election shall be held jointly with the Trustee
Election of the Beaumont Independent School District and the
Commissioner' s Election for the Port of Beaumont Navigation
District. The Beaumont Independent School District will hold an
election jointly with the City of Beaumont in twelve ( 12)
election precincts as set out in the Order calling such election
for two (2) trustees for the Beaumont Independent School
District. The Port of Beaumont 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. 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 each governmental
entity paying an equal share of said expenses.
b) Single ballot forms shall be used which shall
contain the Councilmember positions, BISD trustee
positions and the Port of Beaumont Navigation
District commissioner positions.
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c) The herein-named election officers shall conduct
the elections in said election precincts.
d) Records for all elections shall be combined.
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 State law, the first such publication to be
made not less than fourteen (14 ) days before the date of said
election.
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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.
Section 11 .
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 12.
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 14th day of February , 1989.
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- Mayor -
ATTEST:
Rosemar, e Chiappet
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JUDGES AND POLLING PLACES -- MAY 6, 1989
PRECINCTS POLLING PLACES JUDGES ALTERNATES
1 Region 5 Education Ctr. R.G. Fones Thelma L. Coleman
2295 Delaware 4290 Harding 2375 Pierce
(03) (03)
2 Central 9th Grade Center Louis B. DeSoto Gertrude Walling
4415 Concord 3250 Willowood 2810 Dogwood
(03) (03)
3 French Elementary Etta Lois Hope John Ray
1900 Pope 3486 Magnolia 2355 Primrose
(03) (03)
4 BISD Administration Dr. Bruce Drury Donna Drury
3395 Harrison 3555 Long 3555 Long
(06) (06)
5 Caldwood Elementary Nancy Snedden Scott Snedden
102 Berkshire Lane 4385 W. Broadway 4385 W. Broadway
(02) (02)
6 Central Sr. High School Beverly Morgan Ermelinda Nolan
88 Royal Purple Drive 2490 Liberty 3930 Broadmoor
(02) (07)
7 Career Center/BISD Chris Vieser Walter S. Pigford
2330 North 2425 Evalon 2395 Louisiana
(02) (02)
8 Gulf Coast Rod & Reel Victoria Crawford Melissa Sweet
2555 Gulf Street 480 Lethia P. 0. Box 2624
(03) (04)
10 Dick Dowling Elementary Ms. Jerrie Allen Leslie Cantue
1300 North Street 1404 Evalon 1075 Long
(01) (01)
11 Jefferson Cty. Courthouse Brenda Barthell Steven B. Lunceford
1149 Pearl 995 Royal 1415 Johns
(01) (01)
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12 Dunbar Elementary Revordia Williams Rhonda B. Crain
820 Jackson 1414 Sherman 860 Schwarner
(01) (01)
13 Dunbar Elementary Dora Jean Chatman
820 Jackson 780 Doucette
(01)
14 Ogden Elementary School Ms. B.L. Thompson Florence Robichau
2300 Victoria 2250 Avenue A 1877 Terrell
(01) (01)
15 David Crockett Harvey Smith Loulan Blackmon
Middle School 1498 Orange St. 2227 Avenue E
1400 Royal (01) (01)
16 Fletcher Elementary School Lance R. Cisneros Lillian B. Turner
1050 Avenue E 650 Avenue B 1043 Avenue E
(01) (01)
17 Amelia Baptist Church Mildred Brown Jerry Browning
8055 Brighton 1075 Glendale 8830 Blaylock
(07) (07)
18 West Brook 9th Grd. Ctr. Stella Melonson Leanna Mouton
3443 Fannett Road 4445 Booker 3175 Elinor Ave.
(05) (05)
19 BISD Admin. Annex Elaine P. Porter Walter W. Porter
1025 Woodrow 4145 Chaison 4145 Chaison
(05) (05)
20 Pietzsch Elementary Alma H. Wilkerson Lois Luke
4301 Highland Avenue 4285 Kenneth 3935 Howard
(05) (05)
22 Guess Elementary School Ms. Jackie Hubbard Mable S. Hogan
8055 Old Voth Road 10875 Old Voth Rd. 5660 Rosedale
(06) (08)
23 LNVA Gladys Eller Paul Miller
7850 Eastex Frwy. 6895 Concord 5265 Margaret Ln.
(08) (08)
26, 90 Municipal Airport
Highway 90
27 Amelia Elementary Ms. Huberta Maynor Wanda Lowell
Major Drive 575 Eldridge 575 Blanton
(07) (07)
39 Blanchette Elementary Elizabeth Guillory Floyd Guillory
2400 Lela 2465 Potts 2465 Potts
(05) (05)
62 Sallie Curtis Elementary Naldia Reeves Myra Butler
6225 North Circuit 725 Yount 5970 N. Circuit Dr.
(06) (06)
63 Lucas Elementary Mrs. Timmie Sam Ms. Thelma Nobles
1750 East Lucas 1230 Fairway 325 E. Lucas
(03) (03)
64 Tyrrell Park Recreation Mildred Neeley Katie Muirhead
21, 28, 31, Center 5530 Seale Rd. 5410 Seale Rd.
35, 74, 92 6090 Babe Zaharias Dr. (05) (05)
65 Regina-Howell School James L. Noble Peter J. Bevlagua
5850 Regina 1335 Rikisha 1985 Howell
(06) (06)
66 Bevil Oaks Civic Center Denise Collins Georgia Wing
Rt. 1, Box 293 Rt. 3, Box T149B Rt. 1, Box 978
(13) (13)
67 South Park High School J. 0. Keelan Viola Koenig
4500 Highland Avenue 675 Zavalla 5665 S. Kenneth
(05) (05)
68 Austin Middle School Otis I. Stracener Frances Strachn
3410 Austin 4745 Ebonwood Dr. 3780 Empire Row
(06) (06)
72 Commissioner's Precinct Marne Meynig Olita Holmes
#1 Service Center 6815 Marshall Pl. 5840 Scenic Drive
c/o Commissioner Norman Troy (06) (06)
4650 N. Major Drive
P. 0. Box 4025 (04)
73 George Marshall Mary Weis Ken Weis
Middle School 1055 Stacewood 1055 Stacewood
6455 Gladys (06) (06)
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75 Lamar University Mrs. Clotiaux James H. Clotiaux
4400 MLK, Jr. Pkwy. 655 E. Florida 655 E. Florida
(05) (05)
77 St. Pius X Church Princess Hopson Jeraldine Sells
3355 McHale 5080 Helbig, #65 5080 Helbig
(08) (08)
78 Amelia Elementary Margaret Clampitt Judy Richardson
Major Drive 8775 Phelan (07) 9340 Gross (07)
79 Water Utilities Will Carter Jessie Cooper
Building 382 Georgetown 446 Georgetown
1350 Langham (07) (07)
84 Fehl School Catherine Alverson Vietta Collins Evans
3350 Blanchette 3026 Corley 2480 S. 9th Street
(01) (01)
85 Binswanger Glass Co. Mr. Vernon Durden Alice Dyes
4225 College Street 4035 Parrish St. 4665 Corley
(05) (07)
86 Oaks Educational Center Susan F. Lampson Judy Matherneux
850 Major Drive 8350 Collier Rd. 8150 Collier Rd.
(06) (06)
87, 88 Pine Burr Baptist Church Mary Ehrensberger Martha Zellers
5095 Pine Burr 5670 Pineburr 5410 Concord
(08) (08)
89 Ridgewood Center LaTanda Y. Renfro
Church of Christ 2343 Roman St.
2455 Commerce (03)
2/2/89