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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, GUADALUPE .
COUNTY; TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL' .MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE:HELD ON SATURDAY; MAY 7, 2022, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF THE ELECTION OF A COUNCIL
MEMBERS TO DISTRICT 2 FOR.THE REMAINDER OF THE
CURRENT TERM.
WHEREAS, the City of Cibolo,Texas, regular municipal election for Council Members
are scheduled in November; and
WHEREAS,the City of Cibolo District Two Councilmember.was elected to a three-year
term in November 2019 and he notified the City. in September 2021 that he no longer
lived in the City of'Cibolo nor the District he was:elected to represent; and
WHEREAS, the-Texas Constitution.and the Cibolo City Charter states.that if there are
365 days or more remaining on the term of.the vacated City Council office, the :City
Council shall call a special election to fill such vacancy; and
WHEREAS, the current representative for District Two has been allowed'to continue to
represent his District-because of the Texas Constitution "Holdover"_provision until the.
City is,able to hold a special election on a uniform election day;
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT_ORDAINED BY'THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF CIBOLO,
GUADALUPE COUNTY,TEXAS.:,
SECTION 1. A municipal special:election'is hereby'ordered to be held.:on Saturday,the
7th of May 2022 at which time shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the City the
following Council Member District elections. Qualified'candidates may file for a place_
on the ballot between January 19, 2022 through February 18, 2022 to fill the District Two
position for the remainder of the current term;
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DISTRICT TWO
VOTE FOR ONE OR NONE
For Council Member District No. 2 ❑
SECTION 2. The Council candidate:for elective office obtaining,the highest number.of
votes in each separate Council:-District shall be elected to: said office when the City
Council has canvassed the election results, and enters an order stating-:the same: Only
registered voters :from council member districts may vote in district elections. The
Mayoral candidate for-elective office receiving a majority;meaning more than fifty (50).
percent, of the votes cast shall be declared the winner When the City Council has
canvassed the election results and enters and order stating the same.-In-the-event that no
Mayoral candidate receives a majority of all votes cast(more than fifty (50)-percent,the
City Council shall, upon completion of the official canvass of the.ballots, issue a call for
a runoff-election.-At such runoff election, the two (2) candidates-receiving the highest
number of votes shall be the candidates in the final runoff election.
SECTION 3. As-soon as practicable-after the election and the declaration by the Council
that the votes. have'been canvassed, the.City Secretary shall certify .to the Secretary of.
State an authenticated copy showing the results of each mayor and council member
district's election by the voters of the elected Council Members.
SECTION 4. The foregoing municipal special election is hereby ordered to be' held on
Saturday, the 7th.of May 2022 in accordance with the laws of Texas, and the provisions
of the Charter oftheCity of Cibol6,, and the official ballots for said election shall be
prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code for the election.
SECTION 5. The election ordered herein shall be held as prescribed by law, at the
following locations and times listed in Attachment A.
SECTION 6. Voting at said election shall be conducted as determined by the County
Elections Officer of Guadalupe County, Texas. The equipment necessary for voting shall
be available at the voting sites for-the purpose of conducting early voting by personal .
appearance and at the Election Day voting sites established for the purpose of voting by
personal appearance on Election Day, Saturday,.May :7, 2022. The County Elections
Officer of Guadalupe County, Texas is authorized and charged to perform the functions
provided by law in the casting of early ballots cast commencing on April 25, 2022 and
ending on May 3, 2022 all in the.method, manner and'time made and provided by the
Statutes of the State of Texas:on this subject. Lisa Adam,Elections:Administrator will be.
appointed as:early voting clerk in compliance Section 271006 of the .Texas Election:
Code. Other.deputy early voting clerks will be appointed as needed to .process early
voting mail and to conduct early voting at the main location and branch locations. Any
qualified voter for the Joint Election may vote early by personal appearance at either the.
main early voting location,,branch locations, or temporary branch locations.
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SECTION 7. The Mayor and City Council shall contract with Guadalupe County
through.the Guadalupe County Clerk's Elections Office for the conduct of this election.
The Guadalupe County Clerk's Elections Department shall appoint the election officers
to hold said election, in:accordance with State Election Law, including an.Early Balloting
Board,: Signature Verification . Committee and the Central Counting Station
representatives which shall count and-canvass the early ballots cast at said election.
SECTION 8. Notice of said election shall be given by publishing a substantial:copy of ..
this ordinance in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in theCity not earlier
than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before the election.
SECTION 9. This ordinance shall be effective upon passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 25th day of January, 2022:
APPROVED:
Stosh Boyle
Mayor .
ATTEST:
-Peggy Cimics, TRMC
City Secretary
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