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Home My Public Portal AboutOrdinance No. 536-85 06-10-1985 ORDINANCE N0. 536 ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER A CHARTER COMMISSION IS TO BE ESTABLISHED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS CALLING A CITY ELECTION ON THE 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1985, FOR THE SUBMISSION OF THE QUESTION, "SHALL A COMMISSION BE CHOSEN TO FRAME A CHARTER" FOR SAID CITY,AND IF A MAJORITY OF THE VOTERS AT SAID ELECTION SHALL HAVE VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, FOR THE ELECTION OF A CHARTER COMMISSION; ESTABLISH ING PROCEDURES, RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR CONDUCTING SUCH ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION; BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: Section 1. An election shall be held in and throughout the City of Richland Hills, Texas, on the 10th day of August, 1985, at which election there shall be submitted to the residents qualified voters of said City, for their action thereupon, the following proposition: 'I SHALL A COMMISSION BE CHOSEN TO FRAP4E A NEW CHARTER? and if a majority of the qualified voters, voting at said election shall have voted in the affirmative, to elect a Charter Commission composed of fifteen (15) members. The polls shall be open from 7 o'clock A.M. to 7 o'clock P.M. i Section 2. That said election shall be held at one polling place for • all qualified voters of said City, and the polling place and presiding officers for said election shall be, to-wit: POLLING PLACE PRESIDING OFFICERS _ 3200 Diana Drive Russ Miller PRESIDING JUDGE The Presiding Judge at such election shall appoint three (3) Clerks. Section 3. That said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified resident voters of the City of Richland Hills, Texas shall be qualified to vote. Section 4. That the ballots of said election shall conform to the re- quirements of Article 1165 and 1166, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, and to the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and the language to be printed thereon shall include the following: OFFICIAL BALLOT Instructions: Place an "X" in the square beside the statement indicating the way you wish to vote. FOR X SHALL A COMMISSION BE CHOSEN TO FRAME A NEW CHARTER? AGAINST X Section 5. That election judges and clerks are directed to comply with Article 6.06, Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, which'pro- vides that a square shall be placed beside each proposition in whichi,the voter is instructed to place an"X" or other clear mark to indicate t~e way he wishes to vote; but which also provides that failure of a vot r to mark his ballot in strict conformity with the directions on the balla,t shall not invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall be counted if t'he intention of the voter is clearly ascertainable, except where the law's expressly prohibits the counting of the ballot. It is specifically pro- vided that the election officers shall not refuse to count a ballot b~e- cause of the voter's having marked his ballot by scratching out the sitate- ment of proposition for which he does not wish to vote. . Section 6. Notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall be given. (a) by publication one time in some newspaper published in the City of Richland Hills, Texas, not less than ten (10) nor more than twenty-five (25) days prior to the date set herein for such election; and (b) by posting such notice at the polling place in each election precinct of the City not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set herein for such election. It is hereby found and determined that the Mid-Cities is a newspaper published within the City of Richland Hills and is a newspaper of general circulation within said City. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 10th DAY OF une 19$5 l / MA ATTE1S T r' J ~ CITY SECRETARY) (CITY CLERK)