Ord 10-2009 2/3/2009 . .
ORDINANCE NO. Ib"�t
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2009, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
COUNCILOR AT LARGE, COUNCILOR DISTRICT 1, AND COUNCILOR
DISTRICT 2; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS; APPOINTING
ELECTION OFFICIALS; ESTABLISHING PAY RATES FOR ELECTION
WORKERS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; PROVIDING FOR
EARLY VOTING; ESTABLISHING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS OF
THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE ON TWO DAYS OF EARLY VOTING BY
PERSONAL APPEARANCE;.; FINDING AND DETERMINING THAT THE
MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED WAS OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS Ifl accordance Wlth the TEXAS ELECTION CODE, the TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE Constitution of the State of Texas, City Charter and general laws, a
General Election is hereby called and ordered for the second Saturday in May 2009;
and;
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has advised the City Council that the next authorized
date to call a General Election is May 9, 2009, for the purpose of electing a Councilor at
Large, Councilor District 1, and Councilor District 2.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. A General Municipal Election is hereby ordered to be held on the
9th day of May, 2009, for the purpose of electing a Councilor at Large, Councilor District
1, and Councilor District 2.
SECTION 2. Such election shall be held at the polling places with the election
judges and alternate election judges shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto for all
purposes. The polls for said election shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is expressly authorized to obtain election supplies
and equipment required by law and necessary to conduct said election.
SECTION 4. The judges and clerks shall be compensated at the rate of nine
dollars ($9.00) per hour. No judge or clerk shall be paid for more than one hour of work
before the polls open and no period of time subsequent to one hour after voting is
concluded by all voters offering themselves for voting during regular voting hours,
whichever is later. The judge who delivers the returns of the election shall be paid an
additional twenty-five dollars ($25.00), provided he/she also returns unused ballots,
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election supplies, and ballot boxes when he/she makes delivery of the returns of the
election.
SECTION 5. iVotronic Voting System (Direct Recording Electronic {DRE})
equipment shall be used for voting at the foregoing election precincts, and electronic
counting devices and equipment shall be used for counting the ballots at said election.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk is designated as the Early Voting Clerk. Early voting
shall be conducted at the Municipal Building, 1300 Seventh Street, Wichita Falls,
Texas. Optical scan ballots shall be used for early voting by mail and iVotronic (Direct
Recording Electronic {DRE} voting machines shall be used for early voting by personal
appearance. Early voting by personal appearance for the election shall commence at
8:00 a.m. on April 27, 2009, and end at 7:00 p.m. on May 5, 2009. Early voting by
personal appearance shall be conducted during the regular business hours of the City
Clerk's Office each weekday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., except for May 4, 2009 and
May 5, 2009 of the early voting period. On those two days of early voting by personal
appearance, the City Clerk's regular business hours are hereby designated as 7:00 a.m.
until 7:00 p.m.
SECTION 7. An Early Ballot Board is hereby designated to canvass the early
votes cast by mail and provisional ballots. Iwilda Mitchell is duly appointed as Presiding
Judge of said Board, and she shall appoint such other members as provided in the
TEXAS ELECTION CODE, Section 87.002(b).
SECTION 8. The County Clerk's Office, located in the County Courthouse, 700
Seventh Street, Wichita Falls, Texas, is hereby established as the Central Counting
Station to receive and tabulate votes and ballots cast in said election.
SECTION 9. The following persons are hereby authorized and approved as
persons employed and designated to handle the ballots, operate the tabulating
equipment, count the ballots, and be present in the Central Counting Station:
a. Central Counting Station Presiding Judge - Gordon Wallace
b. Central Counting Station Manager - City Clerk Lydia Ozuna
c. Tabulation Supervisor — Penny Baxley
d. Clerks - to be named by Presiding Judge.
SECTION 10. A committee is hereby established of the following persons to
hold three computer accuracy tests. The first test shall be conducted at least 48 hours
before the count of voted ballots. The second test shall be conducted immediately prior
to the start and the third test immediately subsequent to the count of voted ballots to
ascertain that the computer will accurately count the votes cast for the offices to be
voted upon in said election:
a. Gordon Wallace
b. Lydia Ozuna
c. Penny Baxley
SECTION 11 . The election materials as outlined in Section 272.005, TExas
ELECTION CODE shall be printed in both English and Spanish for use at the polling
places and for early voting for said election.
SECTION 12. The Mayor is authorized to sign an Order of Election and a Notice
of General Municipal Election prescribed by the State of Texas and attached hereto.
The Notice of General Municipal Election shall be published in accordance with the
provisions of the TExAS E�ECTiorv Co�E and the City Charter.
SECTION 13. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3� day of February 2009.
MAYO
ATTEST:
City Clerk
w • CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
MAY 9 2009 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
�. "EXHIBIT A"
CITY YOTING PRESIDING JUDGE
BOX Pcts POLLING PLACE ALTERNA7'E JUDFE
1 40, 43 Sam Houston School Irene Wallace
2500 Grant Street Don Huston
2 35, 36, 41 Region IX Ed. Center Cheryl Craig
301 Loop 11 Eula Robinson
3 45 Crockett Schooi Steve Draper
3015 Avenue I Betty Welch
4 37, 38 MLK Center Louise Dibble
1100 Smith Mae Green
5 30, 34 Washington/Jackson Lallora Taylor
1300 Harding Tommie Walker
6 31 WFISD-Education Wanda Lame
Center Celia Davis
1104 Broad Street
7 10, 12 M.S.U. Hardin Bldg. Barbara Dorman
3400 Taft Mildred Dinnin
8 42, 44 Cunningham School Ann Harper
4107 Phillips Sue Nunn
9 11, 46 Jefferson School Lisa Talley
4628 Mistletoe Dr Barbara Holly
10 16 Fowler School John Enriquez, Jr.
5100 Ridgecrest Ruby Selvidge
11 18 TXDOT-Training Cntr Nel Enriquez
1601 Southwest Parkway Daniel Talley
12 15 Fain School Sue Ramser
1562 Norman Dewayne Robertson
13 13 McGaha School Manuel Esparza
1615 Midwestern Pkway.
14 20, 32, 39 City View High School Annella Evans
1600 City View Drive Frances Munoz
15 21, 22 Kate Haynes School Ella Mae Smith
1705 Katherine John Ritchie
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