ORD 2007-19TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2007 - 19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS,
CANVASSING THE RETURNS, INCLUDING THE RETURNS OF
EARLY VOTING BALLOTS CAST IN CONNECTION
THEREWITH, AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE
GENERAL JOINT ELECTION HELD ON MAY 12, 2007. AS SUCH
RETURNS RELATE TO THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR AND
TWO (2) COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS
EACH TO THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB TOWN COUNCIL;
PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES;
PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF VOTE
TABULATIONS; IDENTIFYING THE OFFICIALS ELECTED AND
TERMS OF OFFICE; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF
CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
OF THE CANVASS OF THE GENERAL JOINT ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 8, 2007, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy
Club, Texas (the 'Town") passed and approved Ordinance No. 2007-03 ordering
a General Joint Election, which ordinance was subsequently amended by
Ordinance No. 2007-13, by ordering a General Joint Election between the Town
of Trophy Club, Texas and Denton County for the purpose of electing a Mayor
and two (2) Council Members for two (2) year terms each to the Town Council
and a Constitutional Amendment Election; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2007-03 also ordered the appointment of a
Presiding Election Judge and an Alternate Presiding Election Judge for the
purpose of conducting such election; and,
WHEREAS, the appropriate authority of the Town heretofore caused to be
posted and published, in accordance with the election laws of the State of Texas,
notice of the General Joint Election; and
WHEREAS, it appears that a total of 999 votes were cast in such
elections; and
WHEREAS, the General Joint Election was duly and legally held on May
12, 2007, in the Town and in conformity with the election laws of the State of
Texas, and the results of the General Joint Election, including the early voting
results, have been certified and returned to the proper judges and clerks thereof;
and
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WHEREAS, the official returns of the presiding judges of the General Joint
Election, including the returns of early voting ballots in connection therewith, and
as such returns are related to the election of a Mayor and two (2) Council
Members for two (2) year terms each for the Trophy Club Town Council, have
been presented to the Town Council acting in its capacity as the Canvassing
Board: and
WHEREAS, the Town Council has considered the returns of the General
Joint Election as related to the election of a Mayor and two (2) Council Members
for two (2) year terms each to the Trophy Club Town Council, including the
returns of early voting ballots cast in connection therewith; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to State Law, in order to be declared elected, a
candidate must receive the highest number of votes of the entire Town cast for
the office for which such person is a candidate or be unopposed in the election,
or
WHEREAS, Subchapter C of Chapter 2 of the Election Code authorizes a
governing body to declare each unopposed candidate elected to office; and
WHEREAS, The following candidate, who was unopposed in the May 12,
2007, General Joint Election, is hereby declared elected to office, and shall be
issued a certificate of election:
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB MAYOR FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERM
WHEREAS, the returns of the General Joint Election, including the returns
of the early voting ballots, duly and legally made, showed that each candidate for
the office of Town Council received the following votes:
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS
TOTAL NUMBER
NAME OF
TOTAL NUMBER
OF VOTES
TOTAL NUMBER
CANDIDATE
OF EARLY VOTING
RECEIVED AT
OF VOTES
VOTES RECEIVED
POLL ON
RECEIVED
ELECTION DAY
Nick Sanders
457
299
756
WHEREAS, the returns of the General Joint Election, including the returns
of the early voting ballots, duly and legally made, showed that each candidate for
the office of Town Council received the following votes:
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TWO (2) YEAR TERMS
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TOTAL NUMBER
NAME OF
TOTAL NUMBER
OF VOTES
TOTAL NUMBER
CANDIDATE
OF EARLY VOTING
RECEIVED AT
OF VOTES
VOTES RECEIVED
POLL ON
RECEIVED
ELECTION DAY
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Kathleen Wilson
361
271
632
Greg Lamont
232
135
367
Roger Williams
207
109
316
Jim Moss
276
202
478
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF
THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
Section 1. Incorporation of Premises. The above and foregoing
premises are true and correct and are incorporated into the body of this
Ordinance and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Section 2. Confirmation of Vote Tabulations. The results of the General
Joint Election, as related to the election of a Mayor and two (2) Council Members
for two (2) year terms each to the Town Council, and as canvassed and
tabulated above, reflect the expressed desires of the resident, qualified voters of
the Town.
Section 3. Elected Officials: Terms of Office. In accordance with the
canvass and tabulation of the results of the General Joint Election, the duly
elected Council Members elected on May 12, 2007, and the corresponding terms
of office, subject to the taking of the oaths of office as required by State Law, are
as follows:
OFFICE
TERM
NAME
Mayor
Two (2) Years
Nick Sanders
Council Member
Two (2) Years
Kathleen Wilson
Council Member
Two (2) Years
Jim Moss
Section 4. Issuance of Certificates of Election. The Mayor is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and deliver Certificates of Election to the
successful candidates elected at the General Joint Election, as specified in
Section 3 hereof.
Section 5. Issuance of Canvass of General Joint Election. The Mayor
is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the Canvass of the
General Joint Election, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A", in
accordance with the election laws of the State of Texas, and to take all other
action necessary in connection therewith.
Section 6. Engrossment and Enrollment. The Town Secretary of the
Town of Trophy Club is hereby directed to engross and enroll this Ordinance by
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filing this Ordinance in the ordinance records of the Town as required in the
Town Charter.
Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect from and
after its date of passage in accordance with law, and it is so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy
Club, Texas, this 21St day of May, 2007.
Mayor Nick Sanders
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
Effective
Date:
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Town Secretary, Lisa Ramsey
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Town Attorney, Patricia Adams
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
CANVASS OF GENERAL JOINT ELECTION
I, the undersigned Mayor of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and
Presiding Officer of the Canvassing Authority of the Town, met on 215t day of
May, 2007 with the Town Council of the Town, sitting as the Canvassing Board to
canvass the returns of the General Joint Election held on May 12, 2007, at the
Trophy Club Town Hall Building, 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club, Texas, as
such returns related to the election of a Mayor and two (2) Council Members to
the Town Council.
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the figures on the tally sheets correspond
with the figures on the returns.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas to be affixed hereto, this 21St day of May,
2007.
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