01-01-21-Ordinance-Calling the May 1, 2021 General Election-01/04/2021ORDINANCE #01-01-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD JOINTLY WITH OTHER DENTON COUNTY POLITICAL
SUBDIVISIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) CITY COUNCIL
MEMBERS: CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 1; CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE
3; CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 5; DESIGNATING LOCATIONS OF POLLING
PLACES; PROVIDING FOR DATES; TIMES AND PLACE FOR VOTING AND EARLY
VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PROVIDING DEADLINE FOR
APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOT BY MAIL; ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO
BE POSTED AND PUBLISHED; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW THEREFORE, 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 1, 2021, as
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:
City Council Member Place 1
City Council Member Place 3
City Council Member Place 5
Should a runoff election be required following the canvass of the May 1, 2021 election,
the City Council hereby orders that a runoff election be held within the qualified period required.
Section 2. The election day polling place where qualified voters shall cast ballots will be
at the following location (subject to change):
City of Sanger Community Center
101 Freese
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, April 19, 2021 through Tuesday April 27, 2021:
City of Sanger Community Center
101 Freese
Sanger, Texas 76266
Denton County Elections Administrator shall select and arrange for the use of Early
Voting and Election Day voting locations. Voting locations will be, whenever possible, the usual
voting location for each election precinct. In the event a voting location is not available, or
appropriate, the Elections Administrator will arrange for use of an Alternate location. Notice will
be provided at the entrance to any previous polling places in the jurisdiction stating that the
polling location has changed and stating the polling place names and addresses in effect for the
May 1, 2021 Election.
The Early Voting hours will be (subject to change):
Monday through Saturday April 19, 2021 — April 27, 2021 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sunday April 25, 2020 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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 701 Kimberly Drive, Suite A101, Denton, Texas 76208.
Section 4. Candidate 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 Member, Place 1; City Council Member, Place
3; City Council Member, Place 5, are as follows:
Beginning: January 13, 2021 at 7:30am
Ending: February 12, 2021 at 5:00pm
Section 5. An electronic voting system, the Hart InterCivic Verity Voting System 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 full 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 are 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.
Section 10. This ordinance will take effect immediately from and after its passage, and
the publication of the caption, as the law and Charter in such case provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Sanger, Texas on the
4th day of January, 2021.
APPROVED:
Thomas E. Muir, Mayor
ATTEST:
Staton, Deputy City Secretary