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AN ORDER
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HELD
ON THE 2ND DAY OF APRIL, 1977.
WHEREAS, heretofore on the 2nd day of March, 1977, the Mayor
of the City of Corpus Christi caused to be published a proclamation
announcing the general election to be held on the 2nd day of April, 1977;
and
WHEREAS, notice of said election was actually given as required
by law and as directed in said proclamation, as is shown by affidavit
properly filed in the office of the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, said election was duly and legally held on the 2nd
day of April, 1977, in conformity with the election laws of the State of
Texas, and the results of said election have been certified and returned
by the proper judges and clerks thereof; and
WHEREAS, this Council has today considered the returns of said
election held on the 2nd day of April. 1977; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the Council, and the Council so finds,
that the said election was in all respects lawfully held; and
WHEREAS, it appears to the Council, and the Council so finds,
that the City Secretary has tabulated the results of said election and
certified such tabulation to the Council, and that such tabulation is
correct:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, ORDERS that the tabulation of votes cast in the general election
held on the 2nd day of April, 1977, made and certified to by the City
Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, a copy of which is attached hereto
and made a part hereof, be and the same is hereby adopted as the official
tabulation of the votes cast at said election and that said tabulation be
filed and recorded in the official records of the City of Corpus Christi
as the official canvass of said election.
SECTION 2. That the said official canvass of the returns of the
said election reflects the following:
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That the official canvass of the returns of said election
reflects that the following was duly elected Council Member:
Council Member, Place 4 Eduardo de Ases
That none of the candidates for the office of Mayor nor for
the office of Council Member of Places 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6 received a majority
of all votes cast at said election for such respective office, thereby
necessitating a runoff election, in compliance with the terms of the State
law and the City Charter.
Dated this the day of April, 1977.
ATTEST-
'City Secretary
APP&WED:
[& DAY OF APRIL, 1977:
J. BRUCE AYCOCK, CITY ATTORNEY
By Ql" ax-./?4
Ass stant City At V rney
MAY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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_day of April, 1977
The above Order was passed by the following vote:
Jason Luby
Dr. Bill Tipton
Eduardo de Ases
Ruth Gill
Bob Gulley Ili .
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
Edward L. Sample
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' INTER- OFFICE COMUMCATION •
Dept. City' SecrAtarv's Office
To Mayor and Members of the City Council
From Bill G. Read, City Secretary Date April 6, 1977
Subject Canvassing of Election of April 2, 1977.
The following were the discrepancies found on the General Return Sheets
from the election judges as compared to the telephone report Saturday
night.
1. In Precinct 020, Del Mar Auditorium, in Place 1, Mr.
Douglas "Buzzy" Elliff was reported as having received,
50 votes on Machine 011361. A re- reading of the machine
indicated Mr. Elliff received only 15 votes changing the
total in that precinct from 86 to 51 and his total for
the election from 1,732 to 1,698.
2. In Precinct 051, Corpus Christi Country Club, the return
by phone Saturday night indicated that in Place 5, Mr.
Edward L. Sample had received 227 votes on Machine 011927
but the total votes cast an said machine was only 182.
Reinspection of the machine disclosed a malfunction of the
machine for in fact, the counter for Edward Sample indicated
227 votes while only 182 votes was indicated by the public
counter has having been cast on that machine. The counter
on the machine apparently jumped 100 votes. Mr. Sample's
total from that precinct was 683 including the error and his
total votes received was 170143.
3. In Precinct 056, King High School, Machine 011998 was reported
to have shown 132 votes for Mr. David Perry for Mayor and
140 votes for Dr. Bill Tipton for Mayor. The total votes
cast on this machine with these figures for these candidates
would be greater than the total number of votes cast on the
machine. A reinspection of this machine disclosed that
Mr. David Perry received 32 votes instead of the 132 and that
Dr. Bill Tipton received 49 votes instead of 140 as was first
reported. The total votes received by these candicates in
this precinct were 95 for Mr. Perry and 195 for Dr. Tipton,
changing the total received by these two candidates by the
election to 8,440 votes for David Perry and 13,304 for Bill
Tipton.
Other than a few minor addition mistakes, there were no other discrepancies
and the attached tally sheet accurately reflects the votes cast on the
April 2, election.
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Bill G. Read
BGR:rr City Secretary