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MAY 10, 2008 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF GENERAL ELECTION
ORDINANCE No. 2986
AN ORDINANCE CANCELLING THE MAY 10, 2008, GENERAL
ELECTION OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, AND
DECLARING EACH UNOPPOSED CANDIDATE ELECTED TO OFFICE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
| WHEREAS, | the City of North Richland Hills, Texas is a home rule municipality located in Tarrant County, operating pursuant to the enabling legislation of the State of Texas; and | |||||||||||||
| WHEREAS; | in accordance with law a general election has been ordered for May 10, 2008, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and council members to serve on the City Council in the City of North Richland Hills; and | |||||||||||||
| WHEREAS; | no proposition is to appear on the ballot in that election; and | |||||||||||||
| WHEREAS; | the City Secretary has pursuant to Section 2.052, Texas Election Code, certified in writing that each candidate on the ballot is unopposed for election to office; and | |||||||||||||
| WHEREAS; | the filing deadlines for placement on the ballot and declaration of write-in candidacy have passed; and | |||||||||||||
| WHEREAS; | in these circumstances Section 2.053, Texas Election Code authorizes a governing body to declare each unopposed candidate elected to office and cancel the election; NOW, THEREFORE, | |||||||||||||
| BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS: | ||||||||||||||
| Section 1: | THAT the following candidates, who are unopposed in the May 10, 2008 General Election are hereby declared to office, and shall be issued a certificate of election:
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| Section 2: | The election previously ordered for May 10, 2008 for election to city offices shall not be held and the City Secretary is directed to post a copy of this ordinance at each designated polling place on May 10, 2008. | |||||||||||||
| Section 3: | This ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon passage. | |||||||||||||
AND IT IS SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th day of March, 2008.
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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS
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General Election Information
The Mayor and Council members in Places 2, 4, and 6 shall be elected for two (2) year terms at the general election in even-numbered years and Council members in Places 1, 3, 5 and 7 in the general election in odd-numbered years.
The City Secretary's Office is responsible for conducting municipal elections as prescribed by the Election Code of the State of Texas. The next municipal election will be held on May 9, 2009 to elect Council Members in Places 1, 3, 5 and 7 for a two year terms.
Qualifications
Each of the seven Council members and Mayor shall, on the date of the election, be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, a citizen of the United States of America and a registered, qualified voter of the State of Texas; shall reside and shall have resided for at least one year preceding the election at which he is candidate, within the corporate limits of North Richland Hills; and shall not be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other liability due the City, or be disqualified by reason of any provision of any other section of the City Charter. A member of the Council ceasing to possess any of the qualifications specified in this section, or any other sections of the City Charter, or convicted of a felony before or while in office, shall immediately forfeit his office. No Council person shall hold any other public office except that of Notary Public, member of the National Guard or any Military Reserve, or a retired member of the Armed Services.