2023-024 - Canvassing the returns for the May 2023 General ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 2023-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
CANVASSING THE RETURNS FOR THE MAY 6, 2023, GENERAL ELECTION
FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 7; DECLARING THE WINNER IN SAID ELECTION;
ACKNOWLEDGING THE RESULTS OF PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION
DECLARING CANDIDATES AS ELECTED TO OFFICE FOR COUNCIL
DISTRICTS 4 AND 5 AS A RESULT OF HAVING BEEN UNOPPOSED FOR
ELECTION 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 23rd
day of January, 2023, by Resolution No. 2023-003, order the regular municipal election for
the City of Paris to be held on the 6th day of May, 2023, 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, the City Clerk, being the authority responsible for having the official
ballot prepared, has previously certified, in writing, that the candidates for election as City
Council Members for Districts 4 and 5 were unopposed for election to office with no
write-in candidates being declared and there were no propositions to appear on the ballot;
and,
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2023, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, by
Ordinance No. 2023-012 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 4 and 5 be declared elected to office and that no election should be held in
those Districts; and,
WHEREAS, as a consequence of said Ordinance No. 2023-012, the candidate for
District 4, the same being Mihir "Mark" Pankaj and the candidate for District 5, the same
being Rebecca Norment were declared elected to office; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2023-003, an election was held by the
qualified voters of District 7 of the City of Paris, Texas, on the 6th day of May, 2023, for the
purpose of voting for and electing a Council Person to serve as a member of the City Council
from District 7 for the ensuing two (2) years; and,
WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election for District 7, made by the duly appointed
and designated election officials of and for the respective voting box, having been made to
the Mayor and City Council of the City of Paris, as required by law, which returns after due
and deliberate review and canvass thereof, show the results as summarized herein;
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 in Council District 7 a total of 145 votes were cast for candidates
for Council Member positions as follows:
Total
Rudy Kessel 137
Steve Thompson 8
Absentee E rel Voti ectipD Day
3 115 19
0 6 2
Section 3. That, from the above and foregoing canvass of the returns of the votes
in Council Member District 7 for the respective voting box in such election, it is declared
and determined that Rudy Kessel is the person receiving the highest number of votes of
the votes cast at such election for Council Member from District 7 and is therefore elected
to serve as a Council Member from District 7 and a member of the City Council of the City of
Paris for the next ensuing two (2) years.
Section 4. That, in accordance with Ordinance No. 2023-012 (which, in compliance
with state law and the certification of the City Clerk, declared elected to office the
candidates for Council Districts 4 and 5, ), the following Council Members have been
previously declared elected to office, certified as having been authorized to serve in said
position, and are hereby designated as Council Members for Districts 4 and 5 in accordance
with state law for the next ensuing two (2) years, such term to begin immediately following
the adoption of this resolution as follows: Council Member from District 4 - Mahir
"Mark" Pankaj; Council Member from District 5 - Rebecca Norment.;
Section S. That the aforesaid action in canvassing the returns and declaring the
results and recognizing the prior declarations of election to office of the aforementioned
Council Members shall be and is hereby conditioned upon the aforesaid candidates
otherwise complying with all the requirements of state law and the City Charter, following
the administration of any and all necessary oaths and other requirements as shall be
specified by City Charter or State law.
Section 6. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage.
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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 9th day of May, 2023.
.�` jHE CITY ,
ATTEST: �, =
I' mice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
St phnie H. Harris,
City Attorney
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Paula Portugal, Mays