2002-072-RES CANVASSING FOR MAY 4, 2002 GENERAL ELECTION
RESOLUTION N02002-072
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS FOR THE MAY 4, 2002,
GENERAL ELECTION FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 3; DECLARING THE
WINNER IN SAID ELECTION; ACKNOWLEDGING THE RESULTS OF
PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION DECLARING CANDIDATES AS ELECTED TO
OFFICE FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS 1, 2, AND 6 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, Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the
11th day of February, 2002, by Resolution No. 2002-029, which was amended on the 11th day
of March, 2002, by Resolution No. 2002-056, order the regular municipal election for the City
of Paris to be held on the 4th day of May, 2002, by the qualified voters in Districts 1, 2, 3, and
6 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 1, 2, and 6 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, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, by prior Ordinance No.
2002-020, adopted on April 8, 2002, did, pursuant to the authority granted in V.T.C.A. Election
Code, Section 2.053, deem it appropriate that the candidates for election as City Council Members
for Districts 1, 2, and 6 be declared elected to office and that no election should be held in those
Districts; and,
WHEREAS, as a consequence of said Ordinance No. 2002-020, the candidate for District
1, the same being Joe McCarthy; for District 2, the same being Willie J. Weekly; and for District
6, the same being Francine Neeley, were declared elected to office; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to prior Resolution No. 2002-029, as amended by Resolution No.
2002-056, an election was held by the qualified voters of District 3 of the City of Paris, Paris,
Texas, on the 4th day of May, 2002, for the purpose of voting for and electing a Council Person
to serve as a member of the City Council from the aforesaid District 3 for the ensuing two (2)
years; and,
WHEREAS, as required by order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Texas, Paris Division, in Civil Action No. P-75-3-CA, and as provided in the Charter
of the City of Paris and the laws of the State of Texas, such election was conducted and held at
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the specified and designated poling places for District 3 and early voting of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election for District 3, 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, 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 3, a total of 184 votes were cast for candidates for
Council Member from District 3 as follows:
(1) IN DISTRICT 3, A TOTAL OF 184 VOTES WERE CAST FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER FROM DISTRICT 3 AS FOLLOWS:
Early
District Voting Total
Benny Plata 101 ~ 124
Philip Coker 10 4 -H
Jerry L. Griffith 33 ----.ll ----AQ
W rite-In Candidate 0 0 ----1!
Section 3. That, from the above and foregoing canvass of the returns of the votes in
Council Member District 3 for the respective voting box in such election, it is declared and
determined that Benny Plata is the person receiving the highest number of votes of the votes cast
at such election for Council Member from District 3 and is therefore elected to serve as a Council
Member from District 3 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. 2002-020 (which, in compliance with
state law and the certification of the City Clerk, declared elected to office candidates for Council
Districts 1,2, and 6), the following Council Members have heretofore been previously declared
elected to office, certified as having been authorized to serve in said position, and are hereby
designated as Council Members 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 1 - Joe McCarthy; Council Member from District 2 - Willie J. Weekly;
and Council Member from District 6 - Francine Neeley.
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Section 5. That the aforesaid action in canvassing the returns and declaring the results and
recognizing the prior declaration 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.
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, 2002.
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Michael J. P, ste, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk -
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