RESOLUTION 2016-R-56 CANVASSG T RETURNS OF T SPECIAL CITY RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016, TO FILL A VACANCY FOR COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT IL WREAS, by Resolution 2016-R-25 ordering and proclaiming a Special Runoff Election to be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, to fill a vacancy for Council Member for District II; designating a runoff date; designating polling places; providing for publication; and authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Webb County Elections Administrator for the purpose of conducting the election; WREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including ordering, giving notice, and the election officers holding and making retu of said general election; and WREAS, the City Council hereby officially found and determined that said meeting was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was given, all in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Resolution calling said general election. NOW, TREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY T CITY COUNCIL OF T CITY OF LAREDO THAT: Section 1: The City Council finds and determines that said election was duly called and ordered; that proper notice was duly given; that proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said election; that said election was duly held; that due rets of the results of said election were made and delivered to the City of Laredo in accordance with the Texas Election Code; the order calling said special runoff election; and that the City Council has duly canvassed said retus, all in accordance with the law and the Resolution calling said election. Section 2: The City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were cast at said election, as per attached tabulation retus included in this Resolution, for the following candidates by the resident, qualified electors of the City of Laredo, who voted at said election with the following results: CANDATE Vidal Rodriguez Jose R. Perez III EARLY VOTING 872 666 PERCENT TOTAL (EV+ Election Day Votes) 56.67% 1063 43.33% 925 PERCENT 53.47% 46.53%
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RESOLUTION 2016-R-56
CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL CITY RUNOFF ELECTION HELD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016, TO FILL A VACANCY FOR COUNCIL MEMBER FOR DISTRICT IL
WHEREAS, by Resolution 2016-R-25 ordering and proclaiming a Special Runoff
Election to be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, to fill a vacancy for Council Member for District
II; designating a runoff date; designating polling places; providing for publication; and
authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Webb County Elections Administrator
for the purpose of conducting the election;
WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters pertaining to said election,
including ordering, giving notice, and the election officers holding and making return of said
general election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby officially found and determined that said meeting
was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place, and purpose of said meeting was
given, all in accordance with the Texas Election Code and the Resolution calling said general
election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LAREDO THAT:
Section 1: The City Council finds and determines that said election was duly called and
ordered; that proper notice was duly given; that proper election officers were duly appointed
prior to said election; that said election was duly held; that due returns of the results of said
election were made and delivered to the City of Laredo in accordance with the Texas Election
Code; the order calling said special runoff election; and that the City Council has duly canvassed
said returns, all in accordance with the law and the Resolution calling said election.
Section 2: The City Council officially finds and determines that the following votes were
cast at said election, as per attached tabulation returns included in this Resolution, for the
following candidates by the resident, qualified electors of the City of Laredo, who voted at said
election with the following results:
CANDIDATE
Vidal Rodriguez
Jose R. Perez III
EARLY VOTING
872
666
PERCENT TOTAL (EV+ Election Day Votes)
56.67% 1063
43.33% 925
PERCENT
53.47%
46.53%
Section 3: The above returns of said special runoff election are hereby approved and
declared to be in due form as required by law, and that the candidate shown above receiving a
majority of the votes for the respective office, and that said successful candidate is entitled to fill
the respective office by qualifying therefore as required by law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY,,b MAYOR ON THIS THE
12TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016.
ATTEST:
DOANH "ZONE" T. NGUYEN ACTING CITY SECRETARY
RAUL CASSO CITY ATTORNEY
Prescribed by Secretary of State
Section 65.014, V. T. C. A., Election Code
Authority Conducting Election City of Laredo Date of Election April 2, 2016 Type of Election: Runoff Election
Return Sheet Name of Candidate ( Nombre def Candida/a)
Vidal Rodriguez
Jose R. Perez III
Office Sought ( Puesto oficiat so/icitado)
Council, District II (Unexpired Term)
Council, District II (Unexpired Term)
Total Number of Voters who Voted as indicated by Poll Lists:
No. of votes received ( Numero de votos recibidos )
1063
925
1,991
Percentage ( Porcentage )
53.47%
46.53%
I, Oscar Villarreal, Elections Administrator for the County of Webb, Texas, do hereby certify that the above
return is a true and correct return for the City of Laredo's District II Runoff Election held on the 2nd day
of April, 2016. (Yo.Oscar Villarreal, Administrador de Elecciones de! Condado de Webb, Tx, par lo presente certifico que las datos de arriba son las resultados verdaderos ycorrectos de la Eleccion De Desemate de! Dislrito fl de la Ciudad de Laredo que se celebro el dia 2 de Abril de! ano 2016.)
Dated this 5th day of April, 2016 ( Fechada este dia .J.... de Abril def aiio 2016)
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SUMMARY REPT·GROUP DETAIL Special District II Runoff Report EL45A Page 001 City of Laredo. Texas April 2. 2016
2016-R-56 Canvassing the returns of the Special City Runoff Election held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, to fill a vacancy for Council Member for District II and approving the results.
