02-06-16-Ordinance-Ordering the General Election May 7, 2016, Mayor and Place 2 and Place 4-02/01/2016ORDINANCE 02-0646
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
COUNCIL MEMBERS; DESIGNATING
ELECTING A MAYOR AND TWO CITY
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES;
PROVIDING FOR DATES; TIMES AND PLACE FOR EARLY VOTING BY
PERSONAL APPEARANCE; ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE POSTED
AND PUBLISHED; AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE NOTICE AND ORDER
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 7, 2016,
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:
Mayor
Council Member Place 2
Council Member Place 4
Should a runoff election be required following the canvass of the May 7, 2016 election,
the City Council hereby orders that a runoff election be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016.
Section 2. The election day polling place where qualified voters shall cast ballots will be
at the following location:
Church of Christ
400 Locust 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, April 30, 2016, through Tuesday, May 3, 2016:
Church of Christ
400 Locust Street
Sanger, Texas 76266
The Early Voting hours will be:
Monday - Friday April 25, 2016 —April 29, 2016 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday April 30, 2016 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Monday and Tuesday May 2 and 3, 2016 7:00 am to 7#00 pm
Denton County will be responsible for Early Voting by mail applications. The
applications for Early Voting shall be delivered to Lannie Noble, Election Administrator for
Denton County at 701 Kimberly, Suite A101, Denton, Texas 76208.
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 Mayor, Place 2 and Place 4 are as follows:
General Election Filing for Council Members
Beginning: January 20, 2016 at UO am
Ending: February 19, 2016 at 5000 pm
Candidates must file with the City Secretary's office located in City Hall, 502 Elm Street,
Sanger, Texas.
Section 5. An electronic voting system, the Hart InterCivic eSlate/eScan 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.
This ordinance will take effect immediately fiom and after its passage, and the publication of the
caption, as the law and Charter in such cases provide.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of February, 2016 by the City Council of the City
of Sanger, Texas.
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APPROVED:
Thomas Muir, Mayor
ORDER OF ELECTION
ORDEN DE ELECCION
CITY OF SANGER, TEXAS
CIUDAD DE SANGER, TEXAS
An election is hereby ordered to be held on May 7, 2016 for the purpose of:
(Por la presente se ordena que se levara a Cabo una eleccion el 7 de mayo 2016 con el proposito de:
Electing a Mayor and two (2) Council members for Place 2 and Place 4
Early Voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at:
(La votacion adelantada en persona se llevara a cabo de lunes a viernes en)
Church of Christ
400 Locust Street
Sanger, Texas
Monday through Friday Apri125, 2016 —April 29, 2016 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday April 30, 2016 8#00 a.m. to 5*00 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday May 2 and 3, 2016 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan enviarse a:)
Denton County Election Administrator
701 Kimberly, Suite Al01
Denton, Texas 76208
Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on Apri122, 2016.
(Las solicitudes para boletas de votacion adelantada por correo deberan recibirse para el fin de as horas
de negocio el: 22 deabril 2016.
Issued this lSt day of February, 2016.
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