ORD 2008-13TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2008-13
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 10, 2008 AS SUCH RETURNS RELATE TO THE
ELECTION OF THREE (3) COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR TWO (2) YEAR
TERMS EACH TO THE 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 ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR ENGROSSMENT AND ENROLLMENT; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on February 4, 2008, the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club,
Texas (the 'Town") passed and approved Ordinance No. 2008-04, which ordinance was
subsequently repealed by Ordinance No. 2008-07, which ordered a General Joint
Election of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, for the purpose of electing three (3) Council
Members for two (2) year terms each to the Town Council; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2008-07 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, the General Joint Election was duly and legally held on May 10,
2008, 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
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; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2008-07, which ordered a General Joint Election of the
Town of Trophy Club, Texas, for the purpose of electing a three (3) Council Members
for two (2) year terms each to the Town Council, has been presented to the Town
Council acting in its capacity as the Canvassing Board; and
WHEREAS, the returns of the General Joint Election, including the returns of
early voting ballots, duly and legally made, showed that there were cast at the Election
the following valid and legal votes: and
WHEREAS, the returns of the General Joint Election, including the returns of the
early voting ballots, duly and legally made, showed that each candidates for the office of
three (3) Town Council Members for two (2) year terms received the following votes:
TOTAL EARLY
TOTAL VOTES
ELECTION
VOTING
CAST AT POLL
TOTAL VOTES
CANDIDATE
VOTES CAST
ON ELECTION DAY
CAST
General Joint
VOTES RECEIVED
POLL ON
RECEIVED
Election
565
516
1081
WHEREAS, the returns of the General Joint Election, including the returns of the
early voting ballots, duly and legally made, showed that each candidates for the office of
three (3) Town Council Members for two (2) year terms received the following votes:
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, and
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 three (3) 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.
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
Susan Edstrom
292
346
638
Joseph Boclair
232
219
451
Philip H. Sterling
300
281
581
Glenn Strother
251
250
501
Michael Zerger
135
129
264
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, and
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 three (3) 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 10, 2008, 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
Council Member
Two (2) Years
Susan Edstrom
Council Member
Two (2) Years
Philip H. Sterling
Council Member
Two (2) Years
Glenn Strother
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 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 copying the
Caption and Effective Date in the minutes of the Town Council and by filing this
Ordinance in the ordinance records of the Town.
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 19th day of May, 2008.
Mayor
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
Effective May 23, 2008
Date:
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EXHIBIT "A"
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
CANVASS OF GENERAL ELECTION
I, the undersigned Mayor of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, and Presiding
Officer of the Canvassing Authority of the Town, met on 19th day of May, 2008 with the
Town Council of the Town, sitting as the Canvassing Board to canvass the returns of
the General Joint Election held on May 19 , 2008, at the Trophy Club Town Hall
Building, 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club, Texas, as such returns related to the
election of three (3) Council Members for two (2) year terms each 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 19th day of May, 2008.
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Mayor and Presiding Officer of the Canvassing
Authority Trophy Club, Texas