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ORDINANCE NO. 86-2651'
AN ORDINANCE CALLING AND ORDERING A RUN-OFF ELECTION IN AND FOR
THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW TO BE HELD ON THEN. SECOND TUESDAY IN .MAY OF
1986,`.THESAME"BEING :THE 13TH DAY OF MAY,: 1986, AS THE DATE. FOR
A RUN-OFF ELECTION BETWEEN `THE TWO CANDIDATES WHO RECEIVED-IN
THE REGULAR .MUNICIPAL. ELECTION HELD ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN
APRIL, 1986', THE. HIGHEST .NUMBER: OF VOTES FOR:`(1)
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SAID OFFICE TO BE FILLED BEING COUNCILMEMBER FOR PLACE -0N
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY`OF PLAINVIEW; DESIGNATING THE
PLACES WHERE SAID ELECTION IS TO BE HELD; AND APPOINTING
PRESIDING OFFICIALS THEREOF.
WHEREAS, at the regular election Yield_in and for the City of
Plainview for the election of officers, there were votes cast
for the election of Mayor; and,.;
WHEREAS,, at the regular election- held in and for the City of
Plainview for the election of officers, there were votes cast
for the. election of Counclmember' for Place on the City
Council of the .City of Plainview and,
WHEREAS, after a canvass of the votes cast at said City election
the Council. has found that none of the candidates for said office of
received a majority_of all the votes cast for said- office at
said election, and that at such election .the. two candidates receiving
the highest number of votes are and
and that therefore it is necessary to
call and conduct a run-off election between said candidates,
and for the purpose
of electinga for the City-of Plainview; and,
WHEREAS, after a canvass of the votes cast at said City election
the Council has found that none of the candidates for said office of
Councilmember for Place on the City Council of the City of
Plainview received -a 'majority of all of the votes.: ca t for said
.office at said election, and that at such election the two candidates
receiving the highest number of votes are
and ~ - and-that. therefore it is necessary
to call. and conduct a run-off electan between said candidates,
and for the
purpose of electing Councilmember for Place on the .City
Council of the City of Plainview;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE' CITY COUNCLL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW:
r" SECTION. 1:_ In accordance with. the Statutes provided and- the
` - Charter of the City of Plainview, a run-off election shall .be held in
and for the City of Plainview on the second Tuesday in May,- 1986, the
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same being the 13th of said"month, for the.. purpose. of conducting a "'
run-off... ,.election between: (1) and ~`"
the two candidates receiving the..highest
~'~ number 'of votes for the office of` of the City of
Plainview at the regular election of said City held on April: 5th,
1985 'neither of them having received a majority of the votes cast for
said office; and, i2) and
the two candidates` receiving the highest
number. of votes for Councilmember for Place °on the City
.Council of the City, of Plainview at the regular election of said
`City, neither of them having. received a majority. of .the votes cast
for said office .
SECTION 2c The City Council of the City'of Plainview .finds that
said candidate and that said candidate
received the highest number of votes' of all of ..the
', candidates for the office of at `said election, but
that neither-of them received a majority of the votes; and that said
candidate and that said candidate
- received the highest number of votes of all of the
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candidates for the office of Councilmember for Place on the
City Council, but.-that neither of them '"received a majority of the
votes; and therefore, it is necessary to'`"call a run-off election to
~i comply with he .Charter.. of the City. of Plainview and the .Statutes of
the State of Texas,
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SECTION.. 3s That 'said election shall 'be`held in each of the `,
election precincts within the City of Plainview and at the: designated"
polling .: places within--each precinct as provided in Ordinance -No.
86-2637' of the'`Cty of Plainview.)
SECTION 4: The of the- City of-Plainview,
Street, Plainview,. Texas`, is hereby designated as
the polling place within Precinct No. 1 of the City of Plainview.
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That the Cit of Plainview, Texas,
located at Plainview, Texas, is hereby'des'gnated
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as the polling place for
SECTION 5: All qualified electors shall vote in the election
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SECTION 6: Said ;election-,shall be .conducted-by the following
who are hereby appointed to hold'said'electon:
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'shall act as Presiding Judge..: of
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PRECINCT
and are hereby appointed as the election officials
of Precinct
Judge of Precinct shall act as Presiding
and and
'shall act as clerks of the election.
is hereby appointed first alternate
judge to act. as Presiding Judge for Precinct in the -event that
is for any reason unable to serve as such Presiding
Judge.;. and is hereby appointed second
alternate judge to serve as Presiding Judge of .Precinct in the
event that both and are
for any reason unable to serve as such Presiding Judge.
The Presiding Judge of said precinct may appoint such additional
clerks as he may. deem necessary to hold the election.
PRECINCT
:and are hereby appointed as the election. officials
of Precinct
Judge of Precinct shall act as .Presiding
_; and and
shall act. as clerks of the election.
is hereby appointed first alternate
judge to act as Presiding Judge for Precinct _ in the event that
is .for. any reason unable to serve as such Presiding
Judge; and is hereby appointed second
alternate 'judge to serve as Presiding Judge of Precinct _ in the
event that both and are
for any reason unable ,to serve assuch Presiding Judge.
The Presiding .Judge of said precinct may appoint such additional
clerks as he may: deem necessary to hold the election.
SECTION 7: This election is called pursuant to the Charter of
the City of Plainview and the Statutes of the .State of Texas as a
,- run-off election between candidates: and
who are the candidates for the office of
of the City of Plainview, they receiving the most votes for
said office-at the regular city election held in and for the City of
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Plainview _on the 1st Saturday in April, and neither. of said %'~''
candidates having xeceved a majority of the votes cast for said
office at said election; and and
who are the candidates for Counclmember on
Place of the'Gity of Plainview, they receiving the mgst votes for
said office at: saidregular city election, and neither of said'
candidates' having' received a majority of the votes cast. for said
office at said election.
' SECTION 8: Said election shall be held under and in accordance
i with the provisions of the- Statutes of the -State of Texas and the
Charter of the. City of-Plainview and'all persons qualified to vote in
said City. under the Elections Laws of the State of Texas. shall be
allowed to '.vote therein. Said election: shall: be held and the, polls
shall be o en'from 7:_00 A.M. to 7c00 P.M.,;:and'all electors shall
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" vote in the.. voting precinct 'in which said voter `resides and at the
place provided for voting in said voting precinct, as provided in
Ordinance No. 86-2637 of the City of Plainview.
SECTION 9: Notice of said election shall be given by posting
I~~ and by publication of a-copy of thin Ordinance,,and at the top of
which shall appear the words "NOTICE OF RUN-OFF ELECTLON FOR THE
PURPOSE OF 'ELECTING A AND A FOR PLACE ON THE CITY
~, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLAINVIEW."
Thirty days' previous notice of `said election shall be given by ~
ostin a co of this Ordinance-in three (3) public places in said. '~ ;J
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City of Plainview in each. of the voting precincts provided for in
Ordinance No. of the City of Plainview, Texas, one of which
'-notices shall be .posted at-the polling place designated for .City
Election, Precinct and one shall be posted at the polling place-
designated for City Election, Precinct
Notice by publication shall also. be made by publishing notice of
said election in the Plainview Daily Herald (a newspaper of general
circulation in" Plainview, Texas), said publication. to be not more
than twenty-five (a25) days nor ;less than ten (10) days prior to the.
election.
SECTION. ID: A copy of this Ordinance shall also be erved upon
~ each of the three election officials iaho have been designated to hold
the election.
:SECTION 11z The fact that the Run-off Election above mentioned
must-be called immediately in order that:. proper notice and pasting
may: be given- prior to election .date, constitutes and creates an
emergency and urgent public necessity, requiring that any rule
providing for ordinances to°be read and voted upon at more than one
meeting of the 'City Council be- suspended, and requiring that this
.'ordinance be'passed and take effect as an'emergency measure, and such
~~ rules and provisions are accordingly suspended, and this Ordinance is
passed'- as an emergency measure and shall take effect: and be in full ,'
force from and after it passage.