Ord 16-2008 3/4/2008 ORDINANCE NO. 16-2008
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING A GENERAL-SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON MAY 10, 2008, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR,
COUNCILOR DISTRICT 3, COUNCILOR DISTRICT 4, AND COUNCILOR
DISTRICT 5; 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 THE FINAL 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 in accordance with the TEXAS ELECTION CODE the TExas LocA�
GOVERNMENT CODE Constitution of the State of Texas, City Charter and general laws, a
General/Special Election is hereby called and ordered for the second Saturday in May 2008;
and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has advised the City Council that the next authorized date to
call a General-Special Election is May 10, 2008, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Councilor
District 3, Councilor District 4, and Councilor District 5.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. A General-Special Municipal Election is hereby ordered to be held on the
10th day of May, 2008, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Councilor District 3, Councilor
District 4, and Councilor District 5.
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 elections.
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, 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 28, 2008, and end at 7:00
p.m. on May 6, 2008. 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 the final finro days of the early voting period. On the final 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 E�ECTiorv Co�E,
Section 87.002(b).
SECTION 9. 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 10. 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 — Sharon Kaufhold
d. Clerks - to be named by Presiding Judge.
e. Consultant for Election Systems & Software, as needed.
SECTION 11. 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. Sharon Kaufhold
d. Consultant for Election Systems & Software, as needed.
SECTION 12 . 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 13. The Mayor is authorized to sign an Order of Election and a Notice of
General-Special Municipal Election prescribed by the State of Texas and attached hereto. The
Notice of General-Special Municipal Election shall be published in accordance with the
provisions of the TExAS E�ECTiorv Co�E and the City Charter.
SECTION 14. 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 19 day of February, 2008.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Exhibit A
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
M,4Y 10, 2008
1 40, 43 Sam Houston School Irene Wallace
2500 Grant Street Don Huston
2 35, 36, 41 Region IX Education Eula Robinson
Center Cheryl Craig
301 Loop 11
3 45 Crockett School Steve Draper
3015 Avenue I Bethany Talley
4 37, 38 Martin Luther King Louise Dibble
Center May Green
1100 Smith
5 30, 34 Washington/Jackson Lallora Taylor
1300 Harding Tommie Walker
6 31 WFISD-Education Center Wanda Lame
1104 Broad Street Celia Davis
7 10, 12 M.S.U. Hardin Admin. Barbara Dorman
Bldg. Mildred Dinnin
3400 Taft
8 42, 44 Cunningham School Ann Harper
4107 Phillips Sue Nunn
9 11, 46 Jefferson School Lisa Talley
4628 Mistletoe Dr Barbara Holley
10 16 Fowler School John Enriquez, Jr.
5100 Ridgecrest Ruby Selvidge
11 18 TXDOT-W.F. Training Nel Enriquez
Ctr. Daniel Talley
1601 Southwest Parkway
12 15 Fain School Sue Ramser
1562 Norman Dewayne Robertson
13 13 McGaha School Bill Fortune
1615 Midwestern Dot Fortune
Parkway
14 20, 32, 39 City View High School Annella Evans
1600 City View Drive Frances Munoz
15 21, 22 Kate Haynes Schooi Ella Mae Smith
1705 Katherine Wanda Williams
NOTICE OF GENERAL-SPECIAL ELECTION
(AVISO DE ELECCION GENERAL-ESPECIAL)
To the Registered Voters of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas:
(A los votantes registrados de la Ciudad de Wichita Falls, Texas:)
Notice is hereby given that all the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m., on May 10, 2008 for voting in a General-Special Municipal Election to elect a Mayor,
Councilor District 3, Councilor District 4, and Councilor District 5).
(Notifiquese, por la presente, que las casillas electorales sitadas abajo se abriran de las 7: 00
a. m. hasta las 7: 00 p. m. el 10 de mayo de 2008 para votar en la Eleccion Municipal Genera/ -
Especial para elegir un Alcalde, Consejal Distrito 3, Conseja/ Distrito 4 y Consejal Distrito 5)
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at Municipal
Auditorium 1300 7 Street, Wichita Falls, Texas
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning on April 28, 2008 and ending on May
� 2008, except that the last two davs, Mav 5 and 6, the polls will be open between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m..
(La votacion adelantada en persona se llevara a cabo de lunes a viernes en el Edi�cio
Municipal, 1300 Ca//e 7, Wichita Falls, Texas entre las
8:00 de la manana y las 5:00 de la tarde empezando e128 de Abril 2008 v concluvendo el 6 de
mavo de 2008 con la excepcion de /os ultimos dos dias, Mavo 5 v 6, la votacion
adelantada en persona se llevara a cabo entre las 7:00 de /as manana v las 7:00 de /a
noche.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan enviarse a:)
Mrs. Lydia Ozuna
Early Voting Clerk
P.O. Box 1431
Wichita Falls, Texas 76307
Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on May 2,
2008.
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan recibirse para el
fin de /as horas de negocio el 2 de Mavo 2008.)
LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES (DIRECCIONES DE LAS CASILLAS ELECTORALES)
CITY BOX COUNTY POLLING
COUNCILOR
BOX VOTING PREC. PLACE
DISTRICT
1 40,43 Sam Houston School 1
2500 Grant Street
2 35,36,41 Region IX Education Service Center
1
301 Loop 11
3 45 Crockett School 1
3015 Avenue I
4 37,38 Martin Luther King Center 2
1100 Smith Street
5 30,34 Washington/Jackson Math Science Center 2
1300 Harding
6 31 WFISD Education Center 2
1104 Broad Street
7 10,12 MSU Hardin Administration Bldg 3
3400 Taft Blvd.
8 42,44 Cunningham School 3
4107 Phillips
9 11,46 Jefferson School 3
4628 Mistletoe
10 16 Fowler School 4
5100 Ridgecrest Drive
11 18 TXDOT-W.F. Training Center 4
1601 Southwest Pkwy
12 15 Fain School 4
1562 Norman.
13 13 McGaha School 4
1615 Midwestern Pkwy
14 20,32,39 City View High School
5
1600 City View Drive
15 21,22 Kate Haynes School 5
1705 Katherine
Issued this the 19 day of February, 2008. (Emitada este dia 19 de Febrero 2008.)
Mayor (Alcalde)
ORDER OF ELECTION FOR CITY OF WICHITA FALLS
(ORDEN DE ELECCION PARA LA CUIDAD DE WICHITA FALLS)
A General-Special Election is hereby ordered to be held on Mav 10, 2008 for the purpose of
electing a Mayor, Councilor District 3, Councilor District 4, and Councilor District 5.
(Por la presente se ordena que se llevara a cabo una Eleccion General-Especial e110 de Mavo
2008 con el proposito de elijir un a/ca/de, consejal distrito 3, consejal distrito 4, consejal distrito
5.)
Early voting by personal appearance will be conducted each weekday at
Municipal Auditorium, 1300 7�' Street, Wichita Falls, Texas
(La votacion adelantada en persona se llevara acabo de lunes a viernes en
el Edificio Municipal, 1300 Calle 7, Wichita Falls, Texas)
Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on April 28, 2008 throuqh
May 2,
2008 AND on Mav 5-6, 2008 between the hours of 7;00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M.
(Entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m. el 28 de Abril 2008 hasta el 2 de Mavo 2008 Y
entre las 7:00 a.m, v las 7:00 p.m. el 5 v 6 de Mavo 2008.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to:
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan enviarse a:)
Mrs. Lydia Ozuna
Early Voting Clerk
P.O. Box 1431
Wichita Falls, Texas 76307
Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than the close of business on
Mav 2, 2008.
(Las solicitudes para boletas que se votaran en ausencia por correo deberan recibirse para el
fin de /as horas de negocio el 2 de Mavo 2008. )
Issued this the 19 day of Februarv. 2008
(Emitada el 19 de Febrero 2008)
Mayor (Alcalde)