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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 18691 CALLING AN ELECTION FOR MAYOR
AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ON APRIL 6, 1905 BY ORDERING AN ELECTION
FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS TO BE HELD JOINTLY IN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WITH THE COUNTY OF NUECE5, TEXAS,
ON APRIL 6, 1965; ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS PERTINENT TO THE
SUBJECT OF A JOINT ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, since the adoption of Ordinance No. 18691 calling an election
for Mayor and Council Members on April 6, 1965, the County of Nueces, Texas, has
requested that such an election be held Jointly with a County $25,000,000
Homeport bond election On April 6, 1985,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 1. That Ordinance No 18691 adopted February 12, 1981, be and
1s hereby amended to read as follows
SECTION 2 That a regular election is hereby ordered to be held on
Saturday, the 6th of April, 1985, Jointly with the County of Nueces, Texas,
which election will be held for purpose of electing Mayor and Council members
and a $25,000,000 County "Homeport" bond issue election.
SECTION 3. Thata t said election, all the qualified voters of the
City of Corpus Christi shall be permitted to vote.
SECTION 4. That the names of candidates for the office Of Mayor and
thecndidates for the office of the City Council members hall be placed n
said ballot in the manner and farm prescribed by law and such election shall be
held Jointly as permitted by the Texas Election Code, V.C.S.
SECTION 5. The expenses Of such election shall be borne by the City
and County on a fifty-fifty basis; a single ballot form containing each
proposition to be voted on shall be used at each Joint polling place, the poll
lists, tally sheets and returns forms for such elections may be combined and
multiple sets of the Joint returns of such election may be made by the election
officials holding such elections, one set of all returns and tally lists shall
be delivered to the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi; and one set of
such returns and tally lists shall be delivered to the County of Nueces; and
only one set of election precincts, voting laces and election officials
(hereinafter designated) shall be used in the conduct of such joint election
SECTION 6. County Clerk, Marion Uehlinger is hereby appointed
Election Manager and Judge of said election, and she Is hereby authorized and
directed to make all necessary arrangements for the holding of saidelectionCity i
accordance with and subject to the laws of this State, and
Acting
Secretary, Dorothy Zahn, is instructed to assist in holding such election in
accordance with the laws of this State
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SECTION 7. Voting machines shall be used for the conduct of said
election on
election day and for conducting absentee voting, except that for
absentee votes cast by mail, paper ballots hall be used. Absentee voting 1n
person fa
from 8 00 a.m be to 5 00 p m.conducteda,t Monday lfloorthe frst h e Nueces Cn
through Friday,beginning anMaCourthouse,
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and ending Tuesday, April 2, 1985. The following official shall conduct the
absentee voting County Clerk, Marion Uehlinger, with the assistance of an
election clerk to be appointed by Acting City Secretary, Dorothy Zahn.
SECTION 8. A special canvassing board shall be used to count the
absentee ballots, and the followingpersons are hereby appointed to serve as
such special canvassing board, to -wit
Mr. John N. Welsh, Chairman
Mr. Frank Medina, Jr.
Mrs Frank Medina, Jr.
Mr Cliff Christine
Mrs Cliff Christine
Mrs. Sofia Leal
SECTION 9 The Acting City Secretary 1s directed to post and publish
such election notices as are required by the Election Laws of the State of
Texas.
SECTION 10. County election precincts and County election judges will
be utilized.
SECTION 11. By approving and signing this ordinance, the Mayor
officially confirms as his action all matters recited in the ordinance which by
law come within his ,jurisdiction.
SECTION 12. If for any reason
any section, paragraph, subdivision,
clause, phrase, ward or provision ofthis ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by final ,judgment of a court of competent Jurisdiction, it
shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word
or provision of this ordinance, fart is he definite intent of this City
Council that every section, paragraph,subdivision, clause, phrase, ward or
provision hereof be given full farce and effect for its purpose.
Section 13. The fact that 1t is necessary and essential that the
governing body of the City of Corpus Christi shall order elections pertaining to
municipal affairs and that the notice of such election should be promptly posted
and published and that a regular City election for the election of the Mayor and
Council members be held ,jointly with the County of Nueces, Texas, in the City of
Corpus Christi on the first Saturday in April, 1985, and that the requirements
of the Federal Voting Rights Act may be timely met, creates a public emergency
and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule
that no ordinance or
r esolution shall be passed finally on the date of its
introduction but that such ordinance or esolution shall be read at three
several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor, having declared that
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such emergency and necessity exist, having requested the suspension of the
Charter rule and thatthis ordinance be passed finally an the date of its
introduction and take effect and be In full force and effect from and after Its
passage, IT IS ACCORDINGLY 50 ORDAINED, this the 5th day of March, 1985.
ATTEST
ActIng ty Se ry MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
APPROVVEEE00y5 1'0AY OF MARCH, 1985
J;ruCe qy Ci ttorney
Corpus Christi, Texas
day of �!X
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Far the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance
or resolution, an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule
as to consideration and voting upon ordinances or esolutions at three
regular meetings; I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule
and pass this ordinance or resolution finally on the date it is introduced,
or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully, Respectfully,
Council Members
The above ordinance was pa
Luther Jones
Betty N. Turner
David Berlanga, Sr.
Welder Brown
Leo Guerrero
Or. Charles W. Kennedy
Joe McComb
Frank Mendez
Mary Pat Slavik
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
15741