Ordinance No. 2015- 9 An ordinance declaring unopposed candidate elected to the office of City Council District 2 and canceling the Joint General Election on May 9, 2015 for this district, providing for severability, declaring an emergency, and providing an effective date. Whereas in accordance with Article II, Section 3 of the City Charter as amended by Agreed Order Nunc Pro Tunc entered in the Voting Rights Acts lawsuit ( Civil Action N. V- 92- 0006, U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Victoria Division), and Chapter 2, Section 2- 1 of the City Code of the City of Victoria, Texas, and the laws of the State of Texas, by Ordinance No. 2015- 3, a joint general election was called for May 9, 2015 for the purpose of electing the City Council District 1, City Council District 2, City Council District 3, and City Council District 4; and Whereas Sections 2. 051 through 2. 053 of the Texas Election Code permit a political subdivision to declare candidates elected to office and cancel the election if no candidates in the election are opposed; and the City Secretary has certified that no candidates have filed for the office of City Council District 2 other than the person who currently holds office in the aforesaid district; Now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Victoria, Texas: 1. The following unopposed candidate is declared elected to the following office for a three- year term: Councilmember, District 2 2. Pursuant to Texas Election Code § Josephine E. Soliz 2. 053, the election scheduled for May 9, 2015 for the aforementioned position is cancelled because that candidate is unopposed. 3. If any provision this of ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or application thereof, of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. 4. Early voting is scheduled to begin on April 27, 2015; therefore, an emergency is declared Article II, § 9 of the City Charter that no ordinance shall be passed finally on the date of its first reading is suspended, and this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval by the City Council of the City of Victoria, Texas. and the requirement of Passed by Emergency Reading, Ayes: 7 Nays: 0 Abstentions: Approved this the 17th day of March, 2015 0 and adopted, this the 17th day of March, 2015 Paul Polasek, Mayor of the at•". ..,_%: Alc %,\ 921, u%,' IrEW:v Page 1 of 2 L\ Ordinances\ 2015 103- 17- 2015\ Cancel District 2 Election Unopposed Candidate docx File 2015- 0058 Approved as to Legal Form: Attest: SwobodT Distribution: ecretary Legal Thomas A. Gwosdz, C. Copies: City Secretary Election Official Page 2 of 2 L: Ordinances\ 2015\ 03- 17- 2015\ Cancel District 2 Election Unopposed Candidate. docx File 2015- 0058 March 18, Attorn; 2015 jr" CITY OF VICTORIA to, y i'' Established 1824, Founded ,. By Congress, Republic of Texas, if 111 1 Office of City Secretary City Hall Square, Main at Juan Linn 4a Certification of Unopposed Candidates by the City Secretary I, Scarlet Swoboda, certify that I am the city secretary of the City of Victoria and the authority responsible for furnishing ballot information to the appointed elections administrator for the May 9, 2015 City Election. I further certify that no person has made a declaration of write-in candidacy, no proposition is to appear on the ballot, and the following candidate is unopposed: Josephine E. Soliz, City Council District 2 0 i.._... y -cretary, 44 ad ' Dal- ity 4 f Victoria pE VIC?, Dated this 2nd day of March 2015. r N OPr 4XAS P. O. BOX 1758 * VICTORIA, TEXAS 77902- 1758 * ( 361) 485- 3040 * FAX( 361) 485- 3045 Joint General Election May 9, 2015 Place Polling Ballot Board Early Voting Hopkins Victoria Trinity Elementary School County Courthouse Presiding N/ A Sally 1 Margaret Dean 2 Karon Barton 3 Episcopal Church Judge Prct Rubio Nancy Baass Alternate Judge Cynthia Pena James Wearden Henry Hauschild, III Nickelasa Al darado Aurora Zepeda 5 Joan Carolina Lara 6 Pauline Janak 7 Rosa Becerra 8 Betty Sutton National Guard 9 John Salas George Elmer, Jr. Victoria Fine Arts Center Annex 10 Laura Kinnison Daniel Jimenez Howell Middle School 17 Andres Vasquez Reuben Petrusek, Jr. 19 Douglas Martin Melba Ortiz 21 Evelyn Nicholson Lou Van Shaw 25 Berenda Donald Jesse Mathis 29 Dawn Dowden Michael Ahlstrom 30 Alex Wesar Jose Canales 31 Sandra Anderson 32 Marjorie Anders Holy Family Dudley Elementary School FW Gross Elementary School 33 Stephen Turner Mary Betty Valenzuela Dorothy Terrell 35 Pattie Dodson Public Health Center N/ A Anne Martin LaVerne Teague School Crain Elementary Family Worship Center O' Connor Elementary School Shields School Elementary Armory School Smith Elementary Vickers Elementary School Rowland Elementary School DeLeon Elementary School Our Saviour' s Lutheran Church Tanglewood Clubhouse Victoria ISD Administration Building Catholic Church Polling places District 2 4, 5, 7& election 34 Ceny Tijerina Maria Nunez 32 will be closed on election day, May 9, 2015, due to the cancellation of the because the candidate for this seat is unopposed. Ordenanza N°. 2015- 9 Una ordenanza que declara un candidato unico elegido para el cargo de Concejal Municipal del Distrito 2 y cancela las elecciones generales conjuntas del 9 de mayo de 2015 para este distrito, estipula divisibilidad, declara una emergencia y estipula una fecha efectiva. Considerando que de acuerdo con el Articulo II, SecciOn 3 del Fuero Municipal en su forma enmendada por la orden nunc pro tunc presentada en el litigio de la Ley de Derecho al Voto ( acciOn civil N.° V- 92- 0006, Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos para el Distrito Sur de Texas, Division de Victoria) y el Capitulo 2, SecciOn 2- 1 del Codigo Municipal de la ciudad de Victoria, Texas, y las leyes del estado de Texas, por Ordenanza N.° 2015- 3, se convocaron elecciones generales conjuntas para el 9 de mayo de 2015 con el fin de elegir Concejo Municipal Distrito 1, Concejo Municipal Distrito 2, Concejo Municipal Distrito 3 y Concejo Municipal Distrito 4; y Considerando que las secciones 2. 051 a 2. 053 del Codigo electoral de Texas permiten que una subdivision politica declare candidatos elegidos al cargo y anule las elecciones si todos los candidatos en las elecciones son Unicos; y si la Secretaria Municipal ha certificado que ningUn candidato se ha postulado para el cargo del Concejo Municipal Distrito 2 aparte de la persona que actualmente ocupa dicho cargo en el distrito mencionado; Ahora, por lo tanto, el Concejo Municipal de la ciudad de Victoria, Texas, ordena que: La siguiente candidata Unica se declare electa para el siguiente cargo por un mandato de 1. tres anos: Josephine E. Soliz Concejal del Distrito 2 Conforme 2. al Codigo Electoral de Texas § 2. 053, se cancelan las elecciones programadas para el 9 de mayo de 2015 para el mencionado cargo, debido a que dicha candidata es Unica. Si cualquier disposiciOn de esta ordenanza, o la aplicacion de esta a cualquier persona o 3. circunstancia, llega a considerarse invalida o inconstitucional por un tribunal de jurisdicciOn competente, dicha nulidad no afectara a las otras disposiciones de esta Ordenanza, ni a la aplicacion de las mismas. La Ordenanza puede entrar en vigencia sin la disposicion o aplicacion invalida, y por este motivo las disposiciones de la presente Ordenanza se declaran divisibles. La votaciOn anticipada esta programada para comenzar el 27 de abril de 2015. Por lo 4. tanto, se declara una emergencia y se anula el requisito del Articulo II, § 9 del Fuero Municipal que estipula que ninguna ordenanza debera ser aprobada finalmente en la fecha de su primera lectura, y esta Ordenanza entrara en vigencia inmediatamente despues de su aprobaciOn por parte del Concejo Municipal de la ciudad de Victoria, Texas. Aprobada por lectura de emergencia, este dia 17 de marzo de 2015 favor: Votos a Votos en contra: 7 0 0 Abstenciones: Aprobada y adoptada, este dia 17 de marzo de 2015 0CTORI w4 . 4. O1 r e* . veo 1 ad( & Paul Polasek, Alcalde de la 1 Ciudad de Victoria, Texas h1 l sf91a S,,,,/ q o Pagina 1 de 2 TE$ L:\ Ordinances\ 2015\ 03- 17- 2015\ SPANISH_ Cancel District 2 Election_ Unopposed Candidate.docx File 2015- 0058 I Doy At. Sc•. Aprobada en cuanto a la forma juridica: fe: 0 aikel et . woboda, DistribuciOn: ecre aria Municipal Legal Thomas A. Gwosdz, Ab._. do Copias: 18 de marzo de 2015 Secretaria Municipal Funcionario electoral Pagina 2 de 2 L: 1Ordinances12015103- 17- 2015\ SPAN[ S1t_ Cancel District 2 Election_ Unopposed Candidate. docx File 2015- 0058 unicipal of vrcyf.6. CIUDAD DE VICTORIA l V~` .: Establecida en 1824, fundada por el Congreso, Republica de Texas, 1839 Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal Plaza del Ayuntamiento, en Main y Juan Linn PE%A5' Certificacion de candidatos unicos por la Secretaria Municipal Yo, Scarlet Swoboda, certifico que soy la Secretaria Municipal de la ciudad de Victoria y la autoridad responsable de suministrar informacibn sobre las boletas de votacion al Administrador Electoral designado para las elecciones municipales del 9 de mayo de 2015. Ademas, certifico que ninguna persona ha hecho una declaracion de candidatura de nominacion directa por escrito, que ninguna proposiciOn aparecera en la boleta y que la siguiente candidata es Unica: Josephine E. Soliz, Concejo Municipal Distrito 2 ti__• t` rar . Fechada este dia. 2 de marzo Mu7. 1041. 44r. ._! 1. 141. 'dad de Victoria 7. OF Vji., de 2015. c' S1.4 4 p rI Il Sz16 \ M^ I is; yv, 4,„ As ,, P. O. BOX 1758 * VICTORIA, TEXAS 77902- 1758 * ( e. ' 361) 485- 3040 * FAX( 361) 485- 3045 Elecciones Generales Conjuntas 9 de mayo de 2015 Sitio de Juez presidente Juez suplente N/ A Sally Rubio Cynthia Pena 1 Margaret Dean Dist. votaci6n Elect. Early Voting Hopkins Victoria Trinity Crain Ballot Board Elementary School County Courthouse Episcopal Church Elementary Family Worship School Center 2 Karon Barton 3 Nancy Baass James Wearden Henry Hauschild, III Nieliolasa Alvarado Aurora Zepeda 5 Jean Carolina Lara 6 Pauline Janak Cenaway O' Connor 7 Rosa Becerra Shields Elementary School Elementary School National Guard Armory 8 Betty Sutton 9 John Salas George Elmer, Jr. Victoria Fine Arts Center Annex 10 Laura Kinnison Daniel Jimenez Howell Middle School 17 Andres Vasquez Reuben Petrusek, Jr. Elementary School Vickers Elementary School Rowland Elementary School DeLeon Elementary School 19 Douglas Martin Melba Ortiz 21 Evelyn Nicholson Lou Van Shaw 25 Berenda Donald Jesse Mathis 29 Dawn Dowden Michael Ahlstrom Our Saviour' s Lutheran Church 30 Alex Wesar Jose Canales Tanglewood Clubhouse 31 Sandra Anderson 32 Marjorie Anders Smith Victoria ISD Administration Building Holy Family Catholic Church Dudley Elementary School FW Gross Elementary School 33 Stephen Turner Maria Nunez 34 Dorothy Terrell 35 Mary Tijerina Betty Valenzuela Pattie Dodson Public Health Center N/A Anne Martin LaVerne Teague Los sitios de votacion 4, 5, 7 y 32 estaran cerrados el dia de las elecciones, 9 de mayo de 2015, debido a la cancelacion de las elecciones para el Distrito 2 a raiz de que la candidata para ese cargo es candidata Unica.