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Home My WebLink About11474 ORD - 05/09/1973R /Mc 7/9/73 r r , AN ORDINANCE a r. ' CALLING A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY AFTER THIS CALL OF ELECTION, THE SAME BEING MAY 22,'1973; DESIGNATING PLACES OF HOLDING SUCH ELECTION; NAMING THE OFFICERS THERE- FOR; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION, AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ' •r WHEREAS, THE CITY CHARTER PROVIDES FOR THE HOLDING OF A REGULAR CITY ELECTION FOR MAYOR AND SIX (6) COUNCILMEN IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY IN ODD — NUMBERED YEARS; AND WHEREAS, ARTICLE 7.16, TEXAS ELECTION CODE, REQUIRES RUNOFF ELERCTIONS <IN ALL CITIES OVER 200,000 TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CALL FOR THE SECOND ELECTION IN THE EVENT THAT ANY CANDI- DATE FOR MAYOR OR COUNCILMAN FAILS TO RECEIVE A MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST FOR x� SUCH OFFICE AT ANY REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION, AT WHICH RUNOFF ELECTION THE TWO CANDIDATES RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR SUCH OFFICE IN THE " FIRST ELECTION SHALL AGAIN BE SUBJECT TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS; AND 0. r WHEREAS, ARTICLE 978A, V.A.C.S., AUTHORIZES THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANY HOME RULE CITY TO SET THE TIME FOR HOLDING ITS ELECTIONS; AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS OF THE REGULAR � -- ELECTION DULY HELD FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN HAS BEEN DULY HAD IN ACCORDANCE !WITH STATE LAW AND CITY CHARTER REQUIREMENTS, AND INASMUCH AS NONE OF THE CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF ALL VOTES CAST AT THE SAID REGULAR ELECTION, HELD ON MAY 5, 1973, FOR SUCH OFFICE, THERE IS HEREBY DECLARED A NECESSITY FOR A RUNOFF ELECTION: 4. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE SELECTION OF MAYOR, IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SHALL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON MAY 22, 19731 WITH THE NAMES OF THE FOLLOWING CANDIDATES TO APPEAR ON SAID t BALLOT: MAYOR: CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ♦• JASON LUBY SECTION 2. THAT AT SAID ELECTION HEREIN ORDERED ALL THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL BE PERMITTED TO VOTE. F * :UZ/4' 4 ,RI tsr /Mc 5/9/73 SECTION 3. THAT THE NAMES OF CANDIDATES FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR SHALL BE PLACED ON SAID BALLOT IN THE MANNER AND FORM PRESCRIBED BY LAW. 4 SECTION . THAT VOTING MACHINES SHALL BE EMPLOYED AT THE ELECTION HEREIN ORDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS ELECTION CODE, ARTICLE 7.14, AND SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AT THE POLLING PLACES IN THE REGULARLY PRESCRIBED PRECINCTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SUCH VOTING PRECINCTS POLLING PLACES, AND THE OFFICERS HEREBY APPOINTED TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION THEREAT BEING AS FOLLOWS: V CITY VOTING PRECINCT COUNTY PRECINCT POLLING PLACE ** ELECTION OFFICIALS 1 1, 3, 4, 21* & 49 Judge Westergren's Mrs. Gordon Grote Courtroom William E. Frey Nueces County Courthouse 2 30, 38 & 78 Crossley School Mrs. Irene Cornelius 2512 Koepke Mrs. Frances E. Glover 3 7 & 8 Oak Park School Mrs. H. A. Tycer 3701 Mueller Mrs. C. B. Guthrie 4 52, 82 & 99 Union Building Mrs. H. H. McCool 801 Omaha Mrs. Frank Ryan 5 81, 51 & 24* Weldon Gibson School Mrs. Edward Whelan 5723 Hampshire Mrs. Catherine Kelly 6 34* & 100* Tuloso Jr. High School Bob Gulley 1925 Tuloso Road LaVerne Bain 7 29* & 103* Tuloso- Midway High Sch. Mrs. D. D. Bramblett 9760 LaBranch Alyne W. Dodds '8 9* & 101* County Building, Earl Hodges Annaville Mrs. Gordon Bickham 11,000 Block Leopard 9 44, 79 & 76 Zavala School Santos de la Paz 925 Francesca Ignacio Villanueva 10 33, 46 & 47 Lamar School Mrs. E. M. Jimenez 2212 Morris Mrs. Jack Mayfield 11 31, 32 & 45 George Wiggins Mrs. Ralph Duran Recreation Center Mrs. Raul Santos 2320 Buford 12 6, 39 & 40 Ayers St. Church of Frank C. Allen, Jr. Christ Mrs. Elizabeth R. Clemons 2610 Lawnview 13 62, 85 & 88 Wynn Seale Jr. High Mrs. Lillie May Hurst Annex Mrs. Lawrence Perrigue 1800 S. Staples 14 41 & 83 Nueces National Bank Mrs. Grady 0. Smith 1434 s. Port Mrs. A. L. Ayala 15 75 David Crockett School Mrs. Robert M. Leal, Sr. 3302 Greenwood Mrs. Moses De Alejandro 16 61 & 77 Lozano School George Elizondo 650 Osage Mary Edens 17 60 Austin School Elias Vasquez 3902 Morgan Rachel Rodriguez . 18 42, 58 & 59 Incarnate Word Convent Dolly Carroll Utilities Room Ruth B. Gill 2917 Austin 19 50 & 86 Lindale Recreation Center Mrs. Valerie Voeste 3133 Swantner Mrs. I. C. Kerridge 20 57 & 67 Del Mar Auditorium Mrs. M. H. Davis Baldwin & Ayers Mrs. C. E. Beardsley *That portion lying within the city limits * *First name listed is the Judge and the second name listed is the Alternate Judge _ a CITY VOTING PRECINCT COUNTY PRECINCT POLLING PLACE * *'ELECTION OFFICIALS 21 43 & 56 Travis School Mrs. Ada J. Lane 1645 Tarlton Mrs. Marina Sanchez 22 74 Cunningham Jr. High Mrs. M. A. Ruiz 4321 Prescott Mrs. Rodolfo Gaona 23 80 Skinner Elementary Mrs. Santos Galvan, Sr. 1001 Bloomington Ofelia Keever 24 63 1st Christian Church Agnes H. Gregory Scout Hut L. G. Lipsey 3401 Santa Fe 25 66 Fischer School Mrs. Ivan H. Spoor, Jr. 601 Texan Trail Dewey A. Nix 26 69 Baker Jr. High Jessie Jordan 3445 Pecan Elsie Spencer 27 68 & 96 Garage Mrs. Gladys Kirton 3031 Brawner Parkway Mrs. Joe K. Stephens • 28 53 & 97 Sam Houston School Yolanda R. Peronis 363 Norton Esther Aleman 29 98 Prescott School Mrs. Vanilla Guy 1945 Gollihar Mrs. Josue Quintanilla 30 73 Fannin School M. R. Zepeda 2730 Gollihar Mrs. L. S. Cantu 31 71 Lexington School Mrs. Cleo Fulton 2901 McArdle Yvonne Martinez 32 15* & 20* Kostoryz School Mrs. Charles Foyt 3602 Panama W. E. Brandesky 33 64 Santa Fe Swimming Club Mrs. M. A. Cage 4100 Santa Fe Mrs. C. B. Potter 34 5 & 93 Wilson Elementary Sch. Mrs. Catherine Cox 3925 Fort Worth Mrs. A. C. Pierce 35 87 Carroll Lane School Mrs. Joe 0. Marcom 4120 Carroll Lane Mrs. E. H. Mosteller 36 94 Calk Elementary School Mrs. Ift. P. Smith 4621 Marie Mrs. Charles H. Hoyer 37' 72 & 95 Central Park School Mrs. Victor Dlabaja 3602 McArdle Mrs. Luis A. Polasek 38 106* Tom Browne Jr. High Mrs. Jan H. Patton 4301 Schanen Valorie Surface 39 112* Sciianen Elementary Sch. Judy Maples 5717 Killarmet Dorothy Carr 40 48 & 84 Parkdale Elementary W. B. Loftin . 4801 Everhart Catherine B. Arntz 41 2 Windsor Park School Dorothy Corcoran 4525 S. Alameda Sophie Valenta *That portion lying within the city limits * *First name listed is the Judge and the second name listed is the Alternate Judge CITY VOTING COUNTY PRECINCT POLLING PLACE * *ELECTION OFFICIALS PRECINCT 42 65 Montclair School Mrs. G. E. Mulle 5241 Kentner Mrs. J. M. Jordan 43 92 Cullen Place Jr. High F. L. Youngs 5225 Greely Mrs. Cam Parsley 44. 89 & 90 Fraser Elementary School Mrs. Dorothy T. Sherwin Airline & McArdle Mrs. James B. Brewster 45 70* Blanche Moore School Dorothy Schmiedeltamp Williams Drive Mrs. William Hosford 46 91 WOOdlawn School Mrs. Nancy Esparza 1110 Woodlawn Dr. W. W. Wiltshire 47 17* Shannon Jr. High Mrs. August C. Allen Airline & Padre Island Dr.Mrs. Sharon Deel F 48 18* Fire Station John H. Kennedy Belma & Waldron Road Mrs. Margaret Kerbow * That portion lying within the city limits. * *First name listed is the Judge and the second name listed is the Alternate Judge THE PRESIDING JUDGES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO SELECT SUCH CLERKS OR OTHER ASSISTANTS PROVIDED BY LAW, AND AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY, AND SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. THE POLLS SHALL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. ON THE DATE OF THE SAID ELECTION. - ABSENTEE VOTING SHALL BE CONDUCTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY AT HIS OFFICE IN THE CITY HALL, AND THE RESULTS CANVASSED AND RETURNS MADE AS IS PROVIDED BY LAW. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS RUNOFF ELECTION THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY IS DECLARED TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE THAT AREA IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CITY HALL ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE LOBBY IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING DIVISION INFORMATION DESK AND THE REGULAR OFFICE HOURS ARE DECLARED TO BE FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. ON REGULAR OFFICE DAYS INCLUDING SATURDAYS SO THAT THE PERIOD OF ABSENTEE VOTING SHALL BE FROM , MAY lO , 1973, THROUGH FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1973, INCLUDING SATURDAY, MAY 12, 19731 BUT EXCLUDING SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1973• A SPECIAL CANVASS BOARD IS HEREBY APPOINTED AS FOLLOWS: MRS. DORA VETTERS MRS. EDNA MEADOR MRS. DOROTHY ZAHN Mrs. Lola Moore +1 SECTION 5. A SUBSTANTIAL COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ATTESTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY, SHALL CONSTITUTE DUE NOTICE OF SAID GENERAL ELECTION, AND THE MAYOR IS HEREBY AUTHO- RIZED AND DIRECTED TO CAUSE A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE SIGNED BY HIM TO BE POSTED AT THE CITY HALL AND EACH OF THE VOTING PLACES IN EACH OF THE ELECTION PRE- CINCTS PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION, AND TO CAUSE A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE SIGNED BY HIM TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI TIMES, THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER, BEING A NEWSPAPER IN GENERAL CIRCULATION, PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SAID PUBLICATION TO BE MADE AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER PASSAGE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND TO BE MADE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. SECTION 6. THE FACT THAT IT IS NECESSARY AND ESSENTIAL THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL ORDER ELECTIONS PERTAINING TO 14UNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND THAT THE NOTICE OF SUCH RUNOFF ELECTION SHOULD BE PROMPTLY POSTED AND THAT A REGULAR CITY RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR IN THE CITY OF •CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY AFTER THIS CALL CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION BUT THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE 9TH DAY OF MAY, 1973• r ATTES O CITY SECRETA Y / MAYOR- THE CITY OF ORPUS STI, TEXAS APPROVED: DA F MAY, 1973: i CCIIFY� ,T/Q RNEY 0 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF V , 192—L i TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY •CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN- SION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; I, THEREFORE, REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI- NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. R LY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CO S HRISTI,, TEXAS TY.E CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDEfi BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: . RONNIE SIZEMORE CHARLES A. BONNIWELL ^•'�`f` ^-__( =` =� ROBERTO BosQuEz, M.D. REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH ✓ // THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. /o J. HOWARD STARK THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: RONNIE SIZEMORE .. CHARLES A. BONNIWELL . ROBERTO BOSQUEZ, M.D. REV. HAROLD T. BRANCH / THOMAS V. GONZALES GABE LOZANO, SR. J. HOWARD STARK