2021-013 - Acknowledging Results of Prior Council Action Declaring Candidates Canvassing the Election for District 4RESOLUTION NO. 2021-013
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
ACKNOWLEDGING THE RESULTS OF PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION
DECLARING CANDIDATES AS ELECTED TO OFFICE FOR COUNCIL
DISTRICTS 5 AND 7, AS A RESULT OF HAVING BEEN UNOPPOSED FOR
ELECTION TO OFFICE; DECLARING CANDIDATES FOR COUNCIL
DISTRICTS 4, 5, AND 7 ELECTED TO OFFICE; DECLARING THE TERMS OF
OFFICE FOR THE AFORESAID CANDIDATES; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS
AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the 25th
day of January, 2021, by Resolution No. 2021-001, order the regular municipal election for
the City of Paris to be held on the 1st day of May, 2 02 1, by the qualified voters in Districts 4,
5, and 7 of the City of Paris, for the purpose of electing City Council Members from said
Districts; and,
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2021, the City Clerk, being the authority responsible for
having the official ballot prepared, certified, in writing, that the candidates for election as
City Council Members for Districts 5 and 7 were unopposed for election to office with no
write-in candidates being declared and that there were no propositions to appear on the
ballot; and,
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2021, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, by
Ordinance No. 2021-005 did, pursuant to the authority granted in the Texas Election Code
Section 2.053, deem it appropriate that the candidates for election as City Council Members
for Districts 5 and 7 be declared elected to office and that no election should be held in
those Districts; and,
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2021, a General Election was held in the City of Paris for the
purpose of electing one Council Member to District 4; and
WHEREAS, a total of 205 votes were cast, with James O'Bryan receiving a total of 79
votes and Mihir "Mark" Pankaj receiving a total of 126 votes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby
in all things approved.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby declares the candidate for District 4, the
same being Mihir "Mark" Pankaj; the candidate for District 5, the same being Linda Su
Knox; and the candidate for District 7, the same being Paula Portugal; are declared elected
to office.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Paris in
regular session convened pursuant to the directions of the Election Code of the State of
Texas and the Open Meetings Act of the State of Texas, this 10th day of May, 2021.
ate® Stev4-i CliffoA d, M.D., Mayor
Ellis, City Clerk
A PROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
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Summary Results Report
20210501_Cityof Paris
March 25, 2021
City of Paris District No. 4
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Lamar County, Texas
Statistics
TOTAL Absentee
Early
Election
Voting
Day
Registered Voters -Total
0
Ballots Cast -Total
205 5
128
72
Ballots Cast - Blank
0 0
0
0
Voter Turnout - Total
0.00%
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER
Vote For 1
James 0' Bryan
Mihir 'Mark" Pankaj
TOTAL Absentee
79 1
126 4
Early Election
Voting Day
47 31
81 41
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