11 - GENERAL ELECTION CAVASSING OF RETURNSItem No. 11
memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk
SUBJECT: GENERAL ELECTION CANVASSING OF RETURNS
DATE: May 10, 2016
BACKGROUND: On January 25, 2016, by Resolution Number 2016 -004, City Council ordered
the regular municipal election for the purpose of voters to elect Council Members from Districts
1, 2, 3 and 6. On March 2, 2016, the City Clerk issued a certificate of unopposed candidates for
Districts 1, 2, and 3. On March 14, 2016, by Ordinance No. 2016 -010, City Council declared
Council Members for District 1, 2, and 3 elected to office.
STATUS OF ISSUE: On May 7, 2016, a general election took place for the purpose of electing
a Council Member in District 6. A total of 283 votes were cast, with Cleonne "Holmes" Drake
receiving a total of 148 votes and Edwin Pickle receiving a total of 135 votes. Cleonne
"Holmes" Drake received the majority of votes cast.
BUDGET: N/A
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution declaring Cleonne Holmes Drake elected to
serve as City Council Member for District 6.
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS,
CANVASSING THE RETURNS FOR THE MAY 7, 2016, GENERAL ELECTION
FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 6; 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 3 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 25th
day of January, 2016, by Resolution No. 2016 -004, order the regular municipal election for
the City of Paris to be held on the 7th day of May, 2016, 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 3 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 March 14, 2016, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, by
Ordinance No. 2016 -010 did, pursuant to the authority granted in V.T.C.A. Election Code,
Section 2.053, deem it appropriate that the candidate for election as City Council Members
for District 1, 2, and 3 be declared elected to office and that no election should be held in
those Districts; and,
WHEREAS, as a consequence of said Ordinance No. 2016 -010, the candidate for
District 1, the same being Aaron Jenkins; the candidate for District 2, the same being Billie
"Sue" Lancaster; and the candidate for District 3, the same being Billy Trenado, were
declared elected to office; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 2016 -004, an election was held by the
qualified voters of District 6 of the City of Paris, Texas, on the 7th day of May, 2016, for the
purpose of voting for and electing a Council Person to serve as a member of the City Council
from District 6 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 the specified and designated polling place for District 6 and early
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voting of the City of Paris, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election for District 6, 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 6 a total of 283 votes were cast for candidates
for Council Member positions as follows:
Early Election
Vot ing Mail Da x ii Total Votes
Cleonne (Holmes) Drake 69 32 47 148
Edwin Pickle 55 35 45 135
Section 3. That, from the above and foregoing canvass of the returns of the votes
in Council Member District 6 for the respective voting box in such election, it is declared
and determined that Cleonne (Holmes) Drake is the person receiving the highest number
of votes of the votes cast at such election for Council Member from District 6 and is
therefore elected to serve as a Council Member from District 6 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. 2016 -010 (which, in compliance
with state law and the certification of the City Clerk, declared elected to office the
candidates for Council Districts 1, 2, and 3), 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 1, 2, and 3 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 - Aaron Jenkins; Council Member from District 2 - Billie "Sue" Lancaster; and
Council Member from District 3 - Billy Trenado.
Section 5. 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.
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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 16th day of May, 2016.
A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney
SUMMARY REPT -GROUP DETAIL
City of Paris and
Paris Jr Col
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Joint Election
May 7, 2016
Run Date:05 /07/16 07:22 PM
Report EL45A Page 001
TOTAL VOTES Y
EV
MAIL
ED
PROV
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 5) . . . .
. 5 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . .
. 0
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . .
. 780
318
247
215
0
Board of Regent, Place 2
VOTE FOR 1
Baisha K. Franklin . . . . . .
. 3 25.00
0
3
0
0
Carolyn Lockett . . . . . . .
. 9 75.00
5
4
0
0
Board of Regent, Place 8
VOTE FOR 1
Louise Addison Taylor . . . . .
. 415 85.04
160
144
111
0
Grover Michael Glatfelter . . . .
. 73 14.96
31
32
10
0
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT 6
VOTE FOR 1
Cleonne (Holmes) Drake . . . . .
. 148 52.30
69
32
47
0
Edwin Pickle . . . . . . . .
. 135 47.70
55
35
45
0