2003-076-RES CANVASSING FOR 05.03.03 ELECTION
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-076
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
PARIS, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS FOR THE MAY 3,2003,
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, Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the
10th day of February ,2003, by Resolution No. 2003-027, order the regular municipal election for
the City of Paris to be held on the 3rd day of May, 2003, 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, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, by prior Ordinance No.
2003-013, adopted on April 10, 2003, did, pursuantto 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 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. 2003-013, the candidate for District
4, the same being Jay Guest, and the candidate for District 5, the same being Curtis Fendley, were
declared elected to office; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to prior Resolution No. 2003-027, an election was held by the
qualified voters of District 7 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the 3rd day of May, 2003, for
the purpose of voting for and electing a Council Person to serve as a member of the City Council
from the aforesaid District 7 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 polling places for District 7 and early voting of the City of Paris,
Paris, Texas; 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, 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 247 votes were cast for candidates for
Council Member from District 7 as follows:
(1) IN DISTRICT 7, A TOTAL OF 247 VOTES WERE CAST FOR COUNCIL
MEMBER FROM DISTRICT 7 AS FOLLOWS:
Early
District Voting Total
Brady Fisher 101 ~ --11Q..
Jim Bell 116 ~ 137
Write-In Candidate 0 ---1L 0
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 Jim Bell 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. 2003-013 (which, in compliance with
State law and the certification of the City Clerk, declared elected to office candidates for Council
Districts 4 and 5), 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 4 - Jay Guest and Council Member from District 5 - Curtis Fendley.
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Section s. 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 8th day of May, 2003.
ATTEST:
, Mayor
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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