RE 2011-0208.2 (English)RESOLUTION NO. 40 / / — Oa0 $ • L
ORDER OF GENERAL ELECTION
May 14, 2011
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT on this the 8 th day of February, 2011, at a duly posted
meeting of the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, a quorum being present, the meeting
was called to order and the Council issued the following order:
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a general election be held on the 14 day of May,
2011, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of electing one Councilmember for Place 1, one
Councilmember for Place 3, one Councilmember for Place 5, and one Councilmember for Place
7. The election shall be held as a Joint Election administered by the Dallas County Elections
Administrator and the Denton County Elections Administrator, respectively, in accordance with
the provisions of the Texas Election Code and a Joint Election Agreement with each of the
respective counties.
The candidate for such office receiving a majority of all votes cast for all candidates for
such office shall be elected to serve such term or until his or her successor is duly elected and
qualified.
In the event any candidate for said office fails to receive a majority of all votes cast for all
the candidates for such office, a run -off election shall be held. If a run -off election becomes
necessary, the run -off election will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2011. The Dallas County
Elections Administrator and the Denton County Elections Administrator, respectfully, will
conduct the Election.
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A Presiding Election Judge and an Alternate Presiding Election Judge shall be appointed
in accordance with the Joint Election Agreements.
Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted at the Town Center Atrium, 255
Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas 75019. Early voting will be conducted on weekdays
beginning Monday, May 2, 2011 through Friday, May 6, 2011, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Saturday,
May 7, 2011, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, May 8, 2011, 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; and Monday,
May 9, 2011 and Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Qualified residents of Coppell may vote early in the Joint Election by personal
appearance at either the Coppell Town Center or at any of the other branch locations, as
published by Dallas County and by Denton County, respectively, in accordance with the Joint
Election Agreements.
Application for a ballot by mail shall be mailed:
for Dallas County, to:
Bruce R. Sherbet
Chief Deputy Early Voting Clerk
Dallas County Elections Department
Health & Human Services Building
2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 820
Dallas, Texas 75207
for Denton County, to:
Frank Phillips
Elections Administrator
Denton County Elections Department
P.O. Box 1720
Denton, Texas 76202
Application for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on April 29,
2011.
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The City Secretary shall present such returns to the City Council for the canvassing of
said election.
The canvass of said election returns shall be conducted by the City Council not earlier
than the 8 th day nor later than the 13 day after the election.
DULY ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas the 8 1h day of
February, 2011.
.OVED:
DOUGLAS NHS' OVER, MAYOR
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ATTEST:
I CHRISTEL PETTINOS. CITY CRETARY
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
APPROVED TO FORM:
ROBERT E. HAGE , CITY ATTORNEY
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