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03-21-11-Ordinance-Ordering the May 14, 2011 General Election-03/07/2011ORDINANCE #03-21-11 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, ORDERING AND PROVIDING NOTICE OF A GENERAL ELECTION PROVIDING FOR DATES, TIMES AND PLACE FOR EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE; APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES WITH DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR; PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS: Section 1. A municipal election is hereby ordered to be held on Saturday, May 14, 2011, such date being a uniform election date as defined in the Texas Election Code 41.001, as amended (the "Code"), for the purpose of electing the following for a two (2) year term. Council Member Place 1 Council Member Place 3 Council Member Place 5 Section 2. The election day polling place where qualified voters shall cast ballots will be at the following location: First Baptist Church 708 S. 5th Street Sanger, Texas 76266 Election polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on the date of election. Section 3. Early voting by personal appearance will be located at the following location beginning Monday, May 2, 2011, through Tuesday, May 10, 2011: First Baptist Church 708 S. 5th Street, Sanger, Texas 76266 The Early voting hours will be: Monday - Friday May 2-6, 20118 am to 5pm Saturday, May 7, 2011 Sam to 5pm Monday - Tuesday May 9 - 10, 2011 lam - 7pm Denton County will be responsible for Early Voting by mail applications. The applications for Early Voting shall be delivered to Frank Phillips, Election Administrator for Denton County at P.O. Box 1720, Denton, Texas 76202. Section 4. Candidates must file for a specific place and adhere to the filing deadlines accordingly, candidate packets are available in the City Secretary's office. The candidate filing periods for the General Election for City Council members are Place 1, Place 3 and Place 5 are as follows: General Election Filing for Council Members Beginning: February 14, 2011 at 8:00 am Ending: March 14, 2011 at 5:00 pm Candidates must file with the City Secretary's office located in City Hall, 502 Elm Street, Sanger, Texas. Section 5. Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting machines shall be used in this election for early voting by personal appearance and election day voting. Section 6. The election precinct and voting places of said election shall be determined by the Denton County Elections Administrator. Section 7. Should any part, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase contained in this ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof other than the part thereof decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid all respects said remaining portion shall be and remain in fall force and effect. Section 8. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to publish and/or post, in the time and manner prescribed by law, all notices required to be published and/or posted in connection with the conduct of this election. The Denton County Election contract shall designate the election judges for the election. The election, including providing notice of the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and other applicable law, and all residents qualified and registered voters of the City shall be eligible to vote at the election. Section 9. The Mayor and City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of the Texas Election Code and any other state or federal law in carrying out and conducting the election,, whether or not expressly authorized herein. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage, and the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide. PASSED AND APPROVED this ay of 114ci&,-c4 -' , 2011 by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas. APPROVED:C, 1,r ATT Lomas Muir, Mayor - TH UTu, �(x Tami Taber, City Secretary 4' ����amataaiata�s9��+ ORDER OF ELECTION CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS An election is hereby ordered to be held on May 14, 2011 for the purpose of: Electing three (3) Council members for Place 1, Place 3 and Place 5 Early Voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at: First Baptist Church of Sanger, 708 S. 5th Street Between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm beginning on May 2, 2011 through May 7, 2011 and from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm May 9, 2011 through May 10, 2011. Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to: Denton County Election Administrator P.O. Box 1720 Denton, Texas 76201 Applications for ballot by mail must be rQc6�Ted no !ter tfiar the close of business on May 6, 2011. Issued this iday of March, 2011. / — omas Muir, Mayor ORDEN DE ELECCION CIUDAD DE SANGER, TEXAS Por to presente se ordena que se llevara a cabo una eleccion el sabado 14 de Mayo de 2011 con el proposito de`. Los puestos 1,3, y 5 del consejo. La votacion adelantada en persona se llevara a cabo de lunes a viernes en Primera iglesia baptista First Baptist Church of Sanger, 708 S. 5th Street Entre las 8:00 am de la manana y las 5:00 pm de la tarde empezando el 2 al 7 de Mayo de 2011 y de -las 7:00 am de la manana y las 7:00 pm de la tarde empezando el 9 y 10 de Mayo de 2011. Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan enviarse a: Denton County Election Administrator P.O. Box 1720 Denton, Texas 76201 R�° 0 v= S,1 Las solicitudes para boletas que se votarar en au or cb4q; deberari recibirse para el fin de las houas de negocio el 6 de Mayo de 2011.. Emitida este dia i''�de Marzo de 2011. •-,, , , �« Muir, Mayor 9'tftlJi741.6sp5,°°�° 11 0 o a0 ao M p .i E c n,o COI Crl p.a t c CD oM �ce-�i�3.s N� CD O M Z, c�0. ��s-c a)y. . a' P. O. Q._0, p=uaEa U- t� H V° >, x 7 'cy o tWc• F Z cm rn>•0) cc'i G' q F Oaoo '. Z=cOsc p C Ind vi E o ca . Z)U' c c01-. 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