RE 2012-0522.3 (English)RESOLUTION NO. 2012-0522.3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL,
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, ORDERING A RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON JUNE 23, 2012, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY
COUNCILMEMBER FOR PLACE 3; DESIGNATING LOCATION OF
POLLING PLACE; ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN
AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, a special election was held by the City of Coppell, Texas on May 12, 2012, to
fill an unexpired term for Councilmember Place 3; and,
WHEREAS, the candidates for Councilmember Place 3 received less than a majority of all
votes cast; and,
WHEREAS, a run-off election is now required, under state law, to fill Councilmember Place
3; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COPPELL, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. A municipal runoff election is hereby ordered for June 23, 2012, for the purpose of
electing a City Councilmember for Place 3 for a an unexpired term. The only candidates for said
runoff election shall be the two candidates for Place 3 who received the highest and second highest
number of votes for said office at the Municipal Officers Election for the City conducted on May 12,
2012 and canvassed on May 22, 2012. According to the official canvass of said election, no
candidate for said Place 3 received a majority of the votes cast for said office and the candidate
receiving the highest number of votes was as follows:
1. Wes Mays 1,062 Votes
2. Greg Garcia 975 Votes
SECTION 2. The Presiding Election Judge and Alternate Presiding Election Judge appointed to
serve the authorized polling place and the early voting clerk (City Secretary) and deputy early voting
clerk shall be those election officials who served at the regular election on May 12, 2012. A voting
system or systems meeting the standards and requirements of the Texas Election Code, as amended,
is hereby adopted and approved for early voting by personal appearance, by mail and for Election
Day voting.
SECTION 3. The entire City shall constitute one election precinct for the election and the Coppell
Town Center Building, 255 E. Parkway Blvd. Coppell, Texas 75019, is hereby designated the
polling place for Election Day. The election officers and maximum number of clerks for said
polling place shall be determined by the Presiding Election Judge.
On Election Day, the polls shall be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
The Office of the City Secretary in the Coppell City Hall, 255 E. Parkway Blvd.
TM 55472
Coppell, Texas 75019, is hereby designated the early voting place. Applications
for ballot by mail shall be received and processed by the City Secretary by
5:00 p. m. on June 19, 2012.
Early voting for the Runoff Election shall begin on June 11, 2012, and end on
June 19, 2012, and the dates and hours designated for early voting by personal
appearance at the early voting locations shall be as set forth below:
Dates
Hours
June 11 (Monday through Friday) June 15
8 AM to 5PM
June 16 (Saturday)
8AM to 5 PM
June 17 (Sunday)
1 PM to 6 PM
June 18 (Monday through Tuesday) June 19
7 AM to 7 PM
For purposes of processing ballots cast in early voting, the election officers for the early voting
ballot board for this election shall be the Mayor and City Secretary.
SECTION 4. The run-off election shall be conducted by Dallas County in accordance with an
interlocal agreement between Dallas County and the City of Coppell and the in-person early voting
places for residents of Coppell in Dallas and Denton Counties shall be at the following:
Coppell Town Center
255 Parkway Blvd.
Coppell
75019
Duncanville Library
201 James Collins
Duncanville
75116
Garland City Hall
200 N Fifth
Garland
75040
Glenn Heights City Hall
1938 South Hampton Road
Glenn Heights
75154
Irving City Hall
825 W Irving Blvd.
Irving
75060
Lakeside Activity Center
101 Holley Park Dr
Mesquite
75149
Sachse City Hall
3815 Rd Building B
Sachse
75048
SECTION 5. All resident qualified electors of the City shall be permitted to vote at said election.
This election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Texas Election Code,
and as may be required by law, all election materials and proceedings shall be printed in both
English and Spanish.
SECTION 6. The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause notice of said election to be published
at least once, not earlier than the 30th day nor later than the 15th day, before election day as
provided in Section 4.003(a) (1) of the Texas Election Code; and shall be posted on the bulletin
board used for posting notices of the City Council meetings not later than the 15th day before
election day. A copy of the published notice that contains the name of the newspaper and the date of
publication shall be retained as a record of such notice, and the person posting the notice shall make
a record at the time of posting stating the date and place of posting in accordance with Texas
Election Code Section 4.005.
SECTION 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the f�ity of Co ell this 22 2d day of May
2012.
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Christel Pettinos, City ecretary
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