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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. Hunt, Ma AT T: _ s Christel Pettinos, City ecretary 144, 01E)J( 4. aper, City�,orney