Res 1796 4/9/1976RESOLUTION NO. 1796
RESOLUTION ORDERING A FULL RECOUNT OF ALL VOTES
CAST FOR THE OFFICE OF ALDERMAN, POSITION NO. 6
AT THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 3, 1976,
APPOINTING THE RECOUNT COMMITTEE, AND SETTING THE
DATE FOR THE RECOUNT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS , THAT:
The written application requesting a full recount
of all votes cast for the position of Alderman, Position
No. 6, at the municipal election held on April 3rd, 1976,
which application was filed by Roy W. Parish with the Mayor
on April 6th, 1976, is proper and in compliance with
Article 9. 38a of the Texas Election Code. It is therefore
ordered that such recount shall be conducted; the recount
shall begin at 8 : 00 o' clock A. M. on Monday, April 12th,
1976 and shall be completed as soon as practicable there-
after. The report of the Recount Committee shall be
presented to the Mayor on April 19th, 1976; the Board of
Aldermen shall, at its meeting on April 20th, 1976,
consider the report of the Recount Committee, and shall
declare the result of the election for the office of
Alderman, Position No. 6, on the basis of the revised
returns as shown by said report.
The recount will be conducted in the office of the
Deputy City Clerk in the Memorial Auditorium Building.
The Recount Committee shall be composed of Mrs.
Elwyn Ponder, Mrs. Raymond Sims and Mrs. Vance Harbor;
Mrs. Elwyn Ponder is designated to serve as chairman
of such committee.
The City Clerk and the City Attorney are directed to
prepare and distribute all necessary notices and orders
as required by the Texas Election Code, in order legally
to carry out the recount.
The City Clerk is directed to deliver to the Chairman
of the Recount Committee the ballot boxes containing the
ballots, and the Police Chief is directed to deliver to
such Chairman the keys to such ballot boxes. After the
recount is completed, the Chairman shall deliver the
locked ballot boxes with the original contents intact
to the City Clerk, and the ballot box keys to theYY
Police Chief.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 9th day of April, 1976.
M Y O
ATTEST:
CITY LERK
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