G-00-04-13-9A2 - 4/13/2000ORDINANCE NO. - 00- 07 13 -.9Rai
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. G -00-02-24-10C1 WHICH
PREVIOUSLY CALLED AN ELECTION FOR MAY 6, 2000 AND
DESIGNATED ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES FOR
EARLY AND REGULAR VOTING, BY DELETING CERTAIN
POLLING PLACES FOR EARLY AND REGULAR VOTING DUE TO
ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S
CANCELLATION OF ITS MAY 6, 2000 ELECTION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Round Rock, Texas,
by Ordinance No. G -00-02-24-10C1 previously ordered a city election
for May 6, 2000, for the purpose of electing Councilmember Place 3
and Councilmember Place 5 and for submitting to voters certain
proposed amendments to the home rule charter of the city; and
WHEREAS, such Ordinance No. G -00-02-24-10C1 designated
election precincts and polling places for early and regular voting;
and
WHEREAS, some of such designated polling places for early
and regular voting were Round Rock Independent School District
locations which were so designated because Round Rock Independent
School District had also called its election for May 6, 2000; and
WHEREAS, those specific Round Rock Independent School
District locations were Westwood High School and McNeil High School
for early voting places, and Wells Branch Elementary School for an
official election day polling place, and Westwood High School and
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McNeil High School for official early voting polling places, and
Westwood High School and McNeil High School for early voting by
personal appearance and by mail; and
WHEREAS, Round Rock Independent School District has duly
canceled its election for May 6, 2000 because no proposition was to
appear on its ballot and because each candidate on its ballot was
unopposed for election to office; and
WHEREAS, because of Round Rock Independent School District's
cancellation of its election for May 6, 2000, the City Council of
the City of Round Rock, Texas, hereby determines that it is no
longer necessary to have the aforesaid locations designated as
polling places for early and regular voting;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS, THAT:
I.
Ordinance No. G -00-02-24-10C1 is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section I.2. is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new
subsection is hereby adopted, which shall read as follows:
2. Robertson Elementary School, Gattis Elementary
School, First Baptist Church, Round Rock High School, and
Bluebonnet Elementary School are hereby designated as the
official election day polling places; and Round Rock City
Hall and Round Rock Independent School District
Administration Building are hereby designated as the
official early voting polling places for the May 6, 2000
election; and that the polling places and voting hours
are detailed in the attached Order of Election.
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B. Section I.4. is hereby deleted in its entirety and a new
subsection is hereby adopted, which shall read as follows:
4. Early voting shall be conducted by personal
appearance and by mail at the following places: Round
Rock City Hall, 221 E. Main Street, 3rd Floor, Round
Rock, Texas; Round Rock Independent School District
Administration Building, 1311 Round Rock Avenue, Round
Rock, Texas; and/or at such other places as shall be
designated in writing by John Willingham, Williamson
County Elections Administrator, and approved by the
Williamson County Commissioners Court. During the period
in which early voting is required or permitted by law,
that being April 19 through April 28, 2000 and May 1
through May 2, 2000, the hours designated for early
voting by personal appearance shall be as follows, and/or
as otherwise designated in writing by John Willingham,
Williamson County Elections Administrator, and approved
by the Williamson County Commissioners Court:
April 19 - April 28, 2000 (Weekdays) 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
May 1 - May 2, 2000 (Weekdays) 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Round Rock City Hall, Round Rock Independent School District
Administration Building
April 22 and April 29, 2000 (Saturdays) 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Round Rock City Hall, Round Rock Independent School District
Administration Building
Early voting clerks shall keep the early voting places
open during all such hours for early voting by personal
appearance. The Early Voting Clerk and manager of the
central counting station shall be John Willingham,
Williamson County Elections Administrator, and he shall
appoint additional clerks as necessary to assist in early
voting.
II.
All other provisions of Ordinance No. G -00-02-24-10C1 are
hereby reaffirmed as originally adopted except as amended herein.
All such provisions shall remain in full force and effect, save as
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amended by this ordinance.
III.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written
notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which
this ordinance was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed,
considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended, and
the Act.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for
reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this r ✓ day of
, 2000.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 2000.
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READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of , 2000.
ATTEST:
ANNE LAND, City Secretary
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DATE: April 7, 2000
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — April 13, 2000
ITEM: 9.A.2. Consider an ordinance amending Ordinance No. G -00-02-24-10C1
which previously called an election for May 6, 2000 and designated
election precincts and polling places for early and regular voting, by
deleting certain polling places for early and regular voting due to
Round Rock Independent School District's cancellation of its May 6,
2000 election. (First Reading) Due to the Round Rock Independent
School District not holding a May election an amendment to the
ordinance calling the May 6, 2000 Election is needed. The locations for
early voting will be: Round Rock City Hall, 221 East Main Street, 3rd
Floor and Round Rock Independent School District Administration
Building, 1311 Round Rock Avenue. The locations for Election Day
will be:
City Pct. No. 1 - Robertson Elementary, 1415 Bayland
(Co. Pct. 149 - 308 - 423 — 436 - 484)
City Pct. No. 2 - Gattis Elementary, 2920 Round Rock Ranch Blvd.
(Co. Pct. 424 - 463 - 480 - T-202)
City Pct. No. 3 - First Baptist Church, 306 Round Rock Avenue
(Co. Pct. 150 - 172 - 455)
City Pct. No. 4 - Round Rock High School, 300 Lake Creek Drive
(Co. Pct. 119 - 122 - 382)
City Pct. No. 5 - Bluebonnet Elementary, 1010 Chisholm Valley Dr.
(Co. Pct.: 135 - 137 —138 — T-225)
Staff Resource Person: Joanne Land, Assistant City Manager.