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Home My WebLink About12610 ORD - 05/07/1975JKH:5 -6 -75; 1st - ! I AN ORDINANCE CALLING A RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND TUESDAY AFTER THIS CALL OF ELECTION, THE SAME BEING MAY 20, 1975; DESIGNATING PLACES OF HOLDING SUCH ELECTION; NAMING THE OFFICERS THEREFOR; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF NOTICE OF ELECTION, AND ENACT- ING PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATING TO THE SUBJECT AND PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Charter provides for the holding of a regular City election for Mayor and six (6) Council Members 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 elections in all cities over 200,000 to be held on the second Tuesday follow- ing the issuance of the call for the second election in the event that any candidate for Mayor or Council Member fails to receive a majority of all votes cast for 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 quali- fied voters; and 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 Council Members 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 and none of the candidates for office of Council Member in Places 1, 3, 4 and 5 received a majority of all votes cast at the said regular election, held on May 3, 1975, for such office, there is hereby declared a necessity for a runoff election: 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 and Council Members in Places 1, 3, 4 and 5, in the City of Corpus Christi, shall be held in the City of Corpus Christi on May 20, 1975, with the names of the following candidates to appear on said ballot for the respective offices as follows: 12610 MAYOR: Luther G. Jones Jason Luby COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 1: Bob Gulley Raymond A. Rodriguez COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3: Rogerio Lopez Gabe Lozano, Sr. COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 4: Mrs. Edith Coffey Bill Tipton COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 5: Edward L. Sample Ricardo Gonzalez SECTION 2. That at said election herein ordered all the qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi shall be permitted to vote. SECTION 3. That the names of the candidates for the offices of Mayor and City Council Members for the respective places shall be placed on said ballot in the manner and form prescribed by law. SECTION 4. 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 place, and the officers hereby appointed to conduct the election thereat being as follows: -2- CITY VOTING PRECINCT COUNTY PRECINCT POLLING'PLACE 1 1, 3, 4, 21* & 49 County Court at Law #3 Nueces County Courthouse 2 30, 38 & 78 Crossley School 2512 Koepke 3 7* & 8* Oak Park School 3701 Mueller 4 52, 82 & 99 Union Building 801 Omaha 5 81, 51 & 24* Weldon Gibson School 5723 Hampshire 6 34* & 100* Tuloso Jr. High School 1925 Tuloso Road 7 29* & 103 Tuloso- Midway High School 9760 LaBranch r 8 9* & 101* County Building Annaville 9 44, 79 & 76 Zavala School 925 Francesca 10 33, 46 & 47 Lamar School 2212 Morris 11 31, 32 & 45 George Wiggins Recreation Center - 2320 Buford 12 6, 39 & 40 Ayers St_ Church of Christ 1610 Lawnview 13 62, 85 & 88 Wynn Seale Jr. High Annex 1800 S. Staples 14 41 & 83 Nueces National Bank 1434 S. Port 15 75 David Crockett School. 3302 Greenwood .16 61 & 77 Lozano School 650 Osage 17 60 Austin School 3902 Morgan 18 42, 58 & 59 Rec. Room, First Baptist Church - 3115 Ocean Drive 19 50 & 86 Lindale Recreation Center 3133 Swantner 20 57 & 67 Del Mar Auditorium Baldwin & Ayers 21 43 & 56 Travis School 1645 Tarlton 22 74 Cunningham Jr. High School 4321 Prescott * *JUDGE'& ALTERNATE Mrs. Gordon Grote William E. Frey Mrs. Irene Cornelius Mrs. Frances Glover . Mrs. H. A. Tycer Mrs. Robert Clarke Mrs: H: H. McCool' Mrs. Frank Ryan Mrs. Catherine Kelly Mrs. Jean Casbeer Mrs. Tony Botello Joe Garcia, Jr. Mrs. D. D. Bramblett Mrs. Avis Bowles Earl Hodges Patricia Bickham Santos de la Paz Ignacio Villanueva Joe Rodriguez Mrs. Joe Hinojosa Mrs. Ralph Duran Mrs. Raul Santos Mr. Frank C. Allen, Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth R. Clemons V. E. Crawford Mrs. Eva P. Hook Mrs. Grady 0. Smith Mrs. A. L. Ayala Mrs. Rosa Gonzales Mrs. Moses De Alejandro George Elizondo Mary Edens Mrs. Belia Canales Mrs_ Margarita Ayala Mrs. Phyllis Lewis Mrs. Dolly Carroll Mrs_ Valerie Voeste Mrs. I. C_ Kerridge Mrs. M. H. Davis Mrs. Vernon Platt Mrs. Marina Sanchez Mrs_ W. C. Sugarek Mrs. M. A. Ruiz Mrs. Rodolfo Gaona *That portion lying within the city limits. **First name listed is the Judge; the second name listed is Alternate Judge. -3- CITY VOTING PRECINCT COUNTY PRECINCT POLLING PLACE * *JUDGE & ALTERNATE 23 80 Skinner Elementary Miguel Gonzalez 1001 Bloomington Yvonne Brown 24 63 1st Christian Church - Scout Mrs. Agnes H. Gregory Hut - 3401 Santa Fe L. G. Lipsey 25 66 Fischer School Mrs. Ivan H. Spoor, Jr. 601 Texan Trail Dewey A. Nix 26 69 Baker Jr. High School Elsie Spencer 3445 Pecan Mrs. I. B. Ault 27 68 & 96- Garage Mrs. Gladys Kirton 3031 Brawner Parkway Ruth Scarlett 28 53 & 97 Sam Houston School Blanch DeLos Santos 363 Norton Joe Witzche 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 Mrs. Yvonne'Martinez 32 15* & 20* Kostoryz School Mrs. Charles Foyt 3602 Panama Mrs. Jerry Regmund 33 64 Santa Fe Swimming Club Mrs. M. A. Cage 4100 Santa Fe Mrs. C. B. Potter 34 5 & 93 Wilson Elementary School Mrs. Catherine Cox 3925 Fort Worth Leloise Green 35 87 Carroll Lane School Mrs. Oran D. Smith 4120 Carroll Lane Fredric L_ Smith 36 94 Calk Elementary School Mrs. William P. Smith 4621 Marie Mrs. Charles Hoyer 37 72 & 95 Central Park School Mrs. Victor Dlabaja 3602 McArdle Mrs. Mary Kucera 38 106* Tom Browne Jr. High School Mrs. Jesse Patton 4301 Schanen Mrs. Alice Hammond 39 112* Schanen Elementary School Judy Maples 5717 Killarmet Marsha Darlington 40 48 & 84 Parkdale Elementary School W. B. Loftin 4801 Everhart Catherine B. Arntz 41 2 Windsor Park School Dorothy Corcoran 4525 S. Alameda Sophie Valenta 42 65 Montclair School Mrs. G. E. Mulle 5241 Kentner Mrs. J. M. Jordan 43 92 Cullen Place Jr. High School F. L. Youngs 5225 Greely Mrs_ Cam Parsley *That portion lying within the city limits. * *First name listed is the Judge; the second name listed is Alternate Judge. -4= 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 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 hours for conducting such'absentee voting shall be as follows, with absentee voting to commence on May 8, 1975, and extending through Friday, May 16, 1975, including Saturday, May 10, 1975, but excluding Sunday, May 11, 1975: May 8 and May 9, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. May 10, 1975, from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. May 12 and May 13, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. May 14 and May 15, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. May 16, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. A special canvass board is hereby appointed as follows: Mrs. Dora Vetters Mrs. Betty Harris Ms. Kay Burkhardt -5- CITY VOTING PRECINCT COUNTY PRECINCT POLLING PLACE * *JUDGE & ALTERNATE 44 89 & 90 Fraser Elementary School Mrs. Dorothy T. Sherwin , Airline & McArdle Mrs. James B. Brewster 45 70* Blanche Moore School Mrs. Bennie A_ Schmiedekamp Williams Drive Margie Archer 46 91 Woodlawn School Mrs. Celso Martinez 1110 Woodlawn Drive Mrs. Leroy J. Steinocher 47 17* Shannon Jr. High School Mrs. August C. Allen Airline & Padre Island Dr_ Mrs. Sharon Deel 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; the second name listed is 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 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 hours for conducting such'absentee voting shall be as follows, with absentee voting to commence on May 8, 1975, and extending through Friday, May 16, 1975, including Saturday, May 10, 1975, but excluding Sunday, May 11, 1975: May 8 and May 9, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. May 10, 1975, from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. May 12 and May 13, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. May 14 and May 15, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. May 16, 1975, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. A special canvass board is hereby appointed as follows: Mrs. Dora Vetters Mrs. Betty Harris Ms. Kay Burkhardt -5- 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 ' authorized 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 elec- tion precincts 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 pertain- ing to municipal 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 and Council Members for Places 1, 3, 4 and 5 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 suspen- sion of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date of its introduction but that such ordinance or resolu- tion 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 7th day of May, 1975. ATTEST: ecretary MAYO THE ITY OF CORPUS CH I, TEXAS APPROVED: 6th DAY OF MAY,, 1975: Act'In�ney Corpus Christi, Texas day of 19 r-s' 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. Respectfully, MAYOR THE ITY OF CORPUS CHRIS I, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Jason Luby James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Jason Lvb; James T. Acuff Rev. Harold T. Branch Thomas V. Gonzales Ricardo Gonzalez Gabe Lozano, Sr. J. Howard Stark PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT STATE OF TEXAS, lss: County of Nueces. 1 Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came... ..... .......... Gary.G hn .............................................. who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the Class -., Adyprtip z...-- _- „ . ....................... .. of the Corpus Christi Caller and The Corpus Christi Times, Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christi, Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of Legal.. R -.,� -„ ORDINANCE .- .l.`14a.,.�,�E�lp„y�A -- RUNOFF,- �LECTION.,FOFj, _THE - _OFFICE -.CF MAYOR_..., of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in ............. Time s..................................... ..........................._ on the 13 day of ........... Hay .................... 19-- Z. 5-, aad: mxwxm= h .......................... Ibmwaft menr......----•---......._.... 7CR=09 X .......................... ............................... / ................ 1 .............. Times. �� a----------- .717.2 _.!.••L%L^ -V`...... ...... -••--------------------------•-------- Gary Gran Class. Adv. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14 f........... May ... ............................. .. 19 ... 2- 5-..... Betty Myers _ - -.. Wot . -.. P ub c, Nueces County, Texas IS) Jason LWY MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHI XAS APPROVED: 6th DAY OF MAY.1975: (s) MkMal Mav, ACUM Ae tl M CI it AtlorCw W s GAftl, Teas 7theavel Mar,197S TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CorPUS CMUtl, Texas Fa the reasons sat ft M the emergency clause M the Iae.Nre erEI 'e i W.IIC flnergellCY a10 Imoentive tleressllr azla tar tle reyu rel W01- fml Vt -' bf. -� M1Ilse a .. 1 . I.o..d. ir aa l loch ocalnaeoa or reSOA- Nall ee ry read al tnm meetlref N Ma Cl CWp n: sold Charter rule or susoene self Cherl1 rule or mulremelrt IN Pass tMs W rVI re liroliY on Rla Wall H Intrc&Xod, or al fhe Present meat'.. of Ole CIN CaunCll.•� —•��— — NesoxOU7TY. ._ —_ UI Je>� THE CITY OF CORPUS CHESTS The Charter rule was- -mrdsd br the rollowlmrota: Jason Lu AYe Janes T.ADY OUH A, Rev. Harold T. Branch Ave .n. V. GOnales Ave Rlcareo GMS.1.. A" Gabe Lera..15r. Aro J Howard The M_. orolrunrewu wsleOlM