R-2015-2536 - 3/26/2015RESOLUTION NO. R-2015-2536
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, CALLING
AN ELECTION FOR MAY 9, 2015 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
CERTAIN OFFICIALS; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND
POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION
DAY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR PERFORMANCE OF REQUIRED
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE
CONDUCT OF SUCH ELECTION; CERTIFYING PROVISION OF
REQUIRED ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS AT EACH POLLING
PLACE; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED TO SUCH
ELECTION.
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF TRAVIS
AND WILLIAMSON
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Election Code (as amended), other
related statutes, and its Home Rule Charter, the City Council of the City of Round Rock, Texas,
is authorized to order a city election for the purpose of electing Councilmember Place 3 and
Councilmember Place 5; and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2015, the City of Round Rock approved Resolution No. R-
2015-2196 calling an election for May 9, 2015 for the purpose of electing certain officials;
designating election precincts and polling places; providing for early voting and election day
voting; providing for performance of required administrative duties; making provisions for the
conduct of such elections; certifying provision of the required accessible voting systems at each
polling place; and providing for other materials related to such election; and
WHEREAS, subsequent to the adoption of Resolution No. R-2015-2196, Williamson
County agreed to perform all of election responsibilities designated to Travis County in
Resolution No. R-2015-2196, requiring the approval of a new Resolution and Order of the
Election.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. ELECTION DATE, PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES, AND
ELECTION JUDGES.
Election Date. An election shall be held between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
on Saturday, May 9, 2015, in accordance with the attached Order of Election, which Order of
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Election is labeled as Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for all
purposes.
Precincts and Polling Places. For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, the
City hereby designates the election precincts and polling places designated by the Williamson
County Elections Administrator and approved by the Williamson County Commissioners Court
for Election Day voting, and same are delineated on Exhibit "A" attached to the Order of
Election and incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Election Judges. For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, the Williamson
County Elections Administrator is conducting such election for the City pursuant to the terms of
a Contract for Election Services. The City Council hereby appoints, for the term of such
election, the presiding election judge(s) and alternate election judge(s) as being those designated
by the Williamson County Elections Administrator.
Section 2. ELECTION CLERKS.
The presiding election judge is hereby authorized to appoint the number of election clerks
necessary to assist in the proper conduct of the election, and such election clerks shall be
qualified voters of the City of Round Rock, Texas. If the election is conducted by the regularly
appointed presiding election judge, then the alternate presiding election judge shall be appointed
to serve as one of the clerks. The appointment of such clerks shall include a person fluent in the
Spanish language to serve as a clerk to render oral aid in the Spanish language to any voter
desiring such aid at the polls on the day of the election.
Section 3. EARLY VOTING.
Early Voting Clerk. For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, the City
Council hereby appoints the Williamson County Elections Administrator as the City of Round
Rock Election Officer and Early Voting Clerk. The Early Voting Clerk's mailing address to
which applications for ballots by mail may be sent, for voters residing in Williamson County, is
as follows:
Kay Eastes
Interim Williamson County Elections Administrator
Post Office Box 209
Georgetown, TX 78627
Applications for ballots by mail must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday,
February 27, 2015.
Dates for Early Voting. Early voting shall commence on Monday, April 27, 2015 and
continue through Tuesday, May 5, 2015, as provided by the Texas Election Code and as shown
on attached exhibits.
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Places for Early Voting. For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, early
voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by mail at the early voting polling places
and temporary polling places designated by the Williamson County Elections Administrator and
approved by the Williamson County Commissioners Court for early voting, and same are
delineated on Exhibit `B" attached to the Order of Election and incorporated herein by reference
for all purposes.
Times for Early Voting. For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, during
the period in which early voting is required or permitted by law, that being April 27, 2015
through May 5, 2015, the hours designated for early voting by personal appearance shall be
designated in writing by the Williamson County Elections Administrator, and approved by the
Williamson County Commissioners Court.
Section 4. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD.
For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, an Early Voting Ballot Board is
hereby created to process early voting results, and the City hereby appoints the presiding judge
of the Early Voting Ballot Board as appointed by the Williamson County Elections
Administrator. Such presiding judge shall appoint not less than two (2) other qualified members
to serve on such Board.
Section 5. CUSTODIAN OF ELECTION RECORDS.
For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, pursuant to the Texas Election Code
and the applicable Contract for Election Services, the Williamson County Elections
Administrator shall serve as the custodian of voted ballots, and the City Clerk of Round Rock,
Texas shall be appointed as custodian of all other election records.
Section 6. CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD.
In accordance with Section 143.007(c)(2) of the Texas Election Code, the deadline for
filing an application for a place on the ballot for this election is declared to be 5:00 p.m. on
Friday, February 27, 2015.
Section 7. VOTERS.
All resident, qualified voters of the City shall be entitled to vote at the election.
Section 8. NOTICE.
Posting. Notice of this election, including a Spanish translation hereof, shall be given by
posting the appropriate documentation on the bulletin board used for posting notices of City
Council meetings, and same shall be posted not later than Friday, April 18, 2015 and shall
remain posted through Election Day.
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Publication. Notice of this election, including a Spanish translation hereof, shall be
published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, the publication to appear not
earlier than April 9, 2015 or later than April 29, 2015.
Authorization to City Clerk. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to
publish and post the required notices in the manner and for the time periods required by law.
Section 9. VOTING DEVICES.
For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, pursuant to the Election Code and
the applicable Contract for Election Services, the Williamson County Elections Administrator
may use electronic voting systems and corresponding voting devices and equipment in
conducting the election. The Williamson County Elections Administrator is currently using
election systems and software certified by the Texas Secretary of State.
The Williamson County Elections Administrator may also utilize a central counting
station as provided by Texas Election Code Section 127.000 et seq., as amended.
The City Council of the City of Round Rock, Texas, finds as follows:
Section 61.012, Texas Election Code, requires that at least one accessible voting station
must be provided in each polling place used in a Texas election. Such system must comply with
state and federal laws setting the requirements for voting systems that (i) fully comply with
applicable laws relating to accessible voting systems which make voting accessible for disabled
voters; and(ii) provide a practical and effective means for voters with physical disabilities to cast
a secret ballot. The Office of the Texas Secretary of State has certified that the DRE - Election
Systems and Software iVotronic is an accessible voting system that may legally be used in Texas
elections.
Sections 123.032 and 123.035, Texas Election Code, authorize the acquisition of voting
systems by local political subdivisions and further mandate certain minimum requirements for
contracts relating to the acquisition of such voting systems. For voters in Williamson County
and for voters in Travis County, as chief elections officer for the City of Round Rock, the
Williamson County Elections Administrator shall provide at least one DRE - Election Systems
and Software iVotronic in each polling place at every polling location used to conduct any
election. The DRE - Election Systems and Software iVotronic may be acquired by any legal
means available to the City of Round Rock, including but not limited to lease or rental from
Williamson County or from any other legal source, as authorized or required by Sections
123.032 and 123.035 of the Texas Election Code.
Section 10. CONDUCT ACCORDING TO STATUTES.
In all substantive respects, the election shall be conducted in accordance with applicable
provisions of the Texas Election Code, any other applicable statutes, and the City of Round
Rock's Home Rule Charter.
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Section 11. ELECTION RESULTS.
For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, the Williamson County Elections
Administrator shall conduct an unofficial tabulation of results after the closing of the polls on
May 9, 2015.
The official canvass, tabulation and declaration of the results of the election shall be
conducted by the City Council at a regular or special council meeting held in accordance with
provisions of the Texas Election Code.
Section 12. MISCELLANEOUS.
The provisions of this Resolution are severable; and in case any one or more of the
provisions of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance should be
held to be invalid, unconstitutional, or ineffective as to any person or circumstance, then the
remainder of this Resolution nevertheless shall be valid, and the application of any such invalid
provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be
affected thereby.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place
and subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such
meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and
the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all in accordance
with and as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as
amended, and the Act.
RESOLVED this 26"' day of March, 2015.
ATTEST: CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
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SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk ALAN McGRAW, Mayor
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EXHIBIT "A"
ORDER OF ELECTION
CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
An election is hereby ordered to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 for the purpose of
electing Councilmember Place 3 and Councilmember Place 5.
For voters in Williamson County and Travis County, early voting by personal appearance
will be conducted at the locations designated by the Williamson County Elections Administrator
and approved by the Williamson County Commissioners Court, all as are delineated on Exhibit
"B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
For voters in Williamson County, applications for ballots by mail shall be mailed to:
Kaye Eastes
Post Office Box 209
Georgetown, TX 78627
For voters in Travis County, applications for ballots by mail shall be mailed to:
Gail Fisher
5501 Airport Road
Austin, TX 78751
Applications for ballot by mail must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Friday,
February 27, 2015.
Issued this 12t" day of February 2015.
ALAN McGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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EXHIBIT "A"
(ANEXO "A')
ELECTION DAY PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES
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subject to change Joint General and Special Elections Saturday, May 9, 2015
sujeto a cambio Elecciones generales y especiales conjuntas 9 de mayo del 2015
Registered voters of the jurisdictions participating in the May 9, 2015 election may vote at any location listed below.
Los votantes registrados en las juridicciones participantes en la eleccidn del 9 de mayo del 2015, podran votar en
cualquiera de los lugares de votacion listados abajo
Polling Location Address City Zip Code
lugares de votacion direccion ciudad codigo postal
Bartlett Town Hall 140 W Clark St Bartlett 76511
Cedar Park Public Library 550 Discovery Blvd Cedar Park 78613
Cedar Park Randalls 1400 Cypress Creek Rd Cedar Park 78613
Vista Ridge High School 200 S Vista Ridge Blvd Cedar Park 78613
Florence City Hall 106 S Patterson Ave Florence 76527
County Central Maintenance Facility 3151 SE Inner Loop Georgetown 78626
Cowan Creek Amenity Center 1433 Cool Springs Way Georgetown 78633
First Baptist Church 1333 W University Ave Georgetown 78628
Georgetown ISD Admin Bldg 603 Lakeway Dr Georgetown 78628
The Caring Place Annex 2001 Railroad Ave Georgetown 78626
Williamson County Inner Loop Annex 301 SE Inner Loop Georgetown 78626
Granger ISD 300 N Colorado Granger 76530
Hutto City Hall 401 W Front St Hutto 78634
Hutto ISD Administration Bldg 200 College St- back entrance Hutto 78634
Leander High School 3301 S Bagdad Rd Leander 78641
Pat Bryson Municipal Hall 201 N Brushy St Leander 78641
Rouse High School 1222 Raider Way Leander 78641
Liberty Hill High School 16500 W SH 29 Liberty Hill 78642
Baca Senior Center 301 W Bagdad Ave Bldg 2 Round Rock 78664
Caldwell Heights Elementary School 4010 Eagles Nest St Round Rock 78664
JB & Hallie Jester Annex 1801 E Old Settlers Blvd Round Rock 78664
Old Town Elementary 2200 Chaparral Dr Round Rock 78681
Round Rock Randalls 2051 Gattis School Rd Round Rock 78664
Paseman Elementary School 2809 North Dr Taylor 76574
Taylor City Hall 1400 Porter St ITaylor 76574
St.John's Lutheran Church 1409 S Main St IThrall 176578
EXHIBIT "B"
(Anexo "B')
EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS,DATES AND TIMES
(L UGARES, FECHAS Y HORARIOS DE VOTACION ANTICIPADA)
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Williamson County Early Voting Schedule
Horario de la Votacion Adelantada del Condado de Williamson
Joint General and Special Elections—May 9, 2015
Elecciones Generales y Especiales Conjuntas—9 de mayo del 2015
Dates and Times for Full-Time Locations:
Fechas y horarios para localidades de tiempo completo
Monday,April 27 through Saturday, May 2 Del Lunes 27 de abril al Sabado 2 de mayo
8:00 am to 6:00 pm 8:00 am—6:00 pm
NO Sunday Voting Domingo NO habra votaci6n
Monday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 5 Lunes 4 de mayo y Martes 5 de mayo
7:00 am to 7:00 pm 7:00 am-7:00 pm
Main Location- Localidad Central:
Williamson County Inner Loop Annex, 301 SE Inner Loop, Georgetown
Branch Locations-Otras localidades:
Georgetown School District Administration Building, 603 Lakeway Drive, Georgetown
Cowan Creek Amenity Center, 1433 Cool Springs Way, Georgetown
Baca Senior Center, 303 W. Bagdad Avenue, Round Rock
Round Rock Randalls, 2051 Gattis School Road, Round Rock
JB and Hallie Jester Annex, 1801 E. Old Settlers Boulevard, Round Rock
Cedar Park Public Library, 550 Discovery Boulevard,Cedar Park
Cedar Park Randalls, 1400 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park
Pat Bryson Municipal Hall,201 N. Brushy Street, Leander
Taylor City Hall,400 Porter Street,Taylor
Temporary Location—localidades temporal
Hutto School District Administration Building, 200 College Street, Hutto Friday, May 1 Viernes 1 de mayo
Back Entrance—entrada trasera Saturday, May 2 Sabado 2 de mayo
Monday, May 4 Lunes 4 de mayo
Tuesday, May 5 Martes 5 de mayo
Mobile-Temporary Locations, Dates and Times:
Fechas y horario de las Localidades mdviles temporales
Monday,April 27 through Saturday, May 2 Del Lunes 27 de abril a Sabado 2 de mayo
10:00 am to 6:00 pm 10:00am—6:00 pm
Thrall School District Admin Office, Board Room, 201 S. Bounds St.,Thrall Monday,April 27 Lunes 27 de abril
Granger City Hall, 303 S. Commerce St., Granger Tuesday,April 28 Martes 28 de abril
Florence City Hall, 106 S Patterson Ave, Florence Wednesday, April 29 Miercoles 29 de abril
Liberty Hill High School, 16500 W SH 29, Liberty Hill Thursday,April 30 Jueves 30 de abril
Thrall School District Admin Office, Board Room, 201 S. Bounds St.,Thrall Friday, May 1 Viernes 1 de mayo
Bartlett Town Hall, 140 W Clark St., Bartlett Saturday, May 2 Sabado 2 de mayo
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