RE 2018-0626.1 CanvassRESOLUTION NO. 2018-0626.1
MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION
Coppell, Texas
June 26, 2018
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF
RESULTS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT on this the 26th day of June 2018, at a meeting of
the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, a quorum, pursuant to § 67.004(a) of the
TEXAS ELECTION CODE, being present, the meeting was called to order and the following
business was transacted.
Upon motion it was unanimously ordered that the City Council consider the official
returns of a municipal runoff election held in the City on June 16, 2018, for the election of one
Councilmember Place 6.
WHEREUPON said official returns were opened, examined, canvassed and the results
declared as follows:
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
WHEREAS, heretofore, the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, called a
municipal runoff election under the TEXAS ELECTION CODE to be held in the City on
June 16, 2018,
WHEREAS, immediately after said election the Presiding Judge and other officials
holding said election made their returns of the results thereof to the City Council as follows, and
said returns being made according to law, and duly authenticated, and it being shown that written
notice of said elections were posted for the time and in the manner provided by law, and all other
proceedings pertaining to said election having been shown to have been done and performed at
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and within the manner provided by law, and all papers pertaining thereto having been returned
and filed with the City Council and no protest or objection being made to or regarding any matter
pertaining to said election.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas,
after examining said returns and opening and canvassing the votes of said election, that the
results of said runoff election are as follows:
That the following number of votes were cast for the following named candidate for the
office of Councilmember Place 6, to wit:
NAME EARLY ELECTION DAY TOTAL
VOTES VOTES VOTES
Biju K. Mathew 798 356 1,158
John Jun 649 206 859
It appearing that Biju Mathew received a majority of all votes cast for the office of
Councilmember Place 6, therefore Biju Mathew is hereby declared to be elected to serve a
three-year term after qualifying.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this canvass and declaration of results of said
election shall be entered in the Minutes of the City Council and that said officers, after being
qualified and having taken the oath, shall serve during the term commencing June 27, 2018
and thereafter until a successor is duly elected and qualified.
This Resolution, declaring the results of the municipal elections shall become effective
immediately after its passage.
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DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the 26th day
of June 2018.
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APPROVE)-A%TO FORM:
ROBERT -F. I IAGCR, COY ATTORNEY
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