by Agreed Order Nunc Pro Tunc entered in the

Ordinance No. 2015-
9
An ordinance declaring unopposed candidate elected to the office of City Council
District 2 and canceling the Joint General Election on May 9, 2015 for this district,
providing for severability, declaring an emergency, and providing an effective date.
Whereas in accordance with Article II, Section 3 of the City Charter as amended
by Agreed Order Nunc Pro Tunc entered in the Voting Rights Acts lawsuit ( Civil Action
N. V- 92- 0006, U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Victoria Division),
and Chapter 2, Section 2- 1 of the City Code of the City of Victoria, Texas, and the laws
of the State of Texas, by Ordinance No. 2015- 3, a joint general election was called for
May 9, 2015 for the purpose of electing the City Council District 1, City Council District
2, City Council District 3, and City Council District 4; and
Whereas Sections 2. 051 through 2. 053 of the Texas Election Code permit a
political subdivision to declare candidates elected to office and cancel the election if no
candidates in the election are opposed; and the City Secretary has certified that no
candidates have filed for the office of City Council District 2 other than the person who
currently holds office in the aforesaid district;
Now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Victoria, Texas:
1.
The following unopposed candidate is declared elected to the following office for a three-
year term:
Councilmember, District 2
2.
Pursuant to Texas Election Code §
Josephine E. Soliz
2. 053, the election scheduled for May 9, 2015 for the
aforementioned position is cancelled because that candidate is unopposed.
3.
If any
provision
this
of
ordinance,
or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances, shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions, or application thereof, of this Ordinance which can be
given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance
are declared to be severable.
4.
Early voting is scheduled to begin on April 27, 2015; therefore, an emergency is declared
Article II, § 9 of the City Charter that no ordinance shall be passed finally on the
date of its first reading is suspended, and this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage
and approval by the City Council of the City of Victoria, Texas.
and the requirement of
Passed
by Emergency Reading,
Ayes:
7
Nays:
0
Abstentions:
Approved
this the
17th
day of March, 2015
0
and adopted, this
the
17th
day of March, 2015
Paul Polasek, Mayor of the
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Attest:
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Distribution:
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Thomas A. Gwosdz, C.
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March
18,
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CITY OF VICTORIA
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Certification of Unopposed Candidates
by the City Secretary
I, Scarlet Swoboda, certify that I am the city secretary of the City of Victoria and the authority
responsible for furnishing ballot information to the appointed elections administrator for the May
9, 2015
City
Election.
I further certify that no person has made a declaration of write-in
candidacy, no proposition is to appear on the ballot, and the following candidate is unopposed:
Josephine E. Soliz, City Council District 2
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Joint General Election
May 9, 2015
Place
Polling
Ballot Board
Early Voting
Hopkins
Victoria
Trinity
Elementary School
County Courthouse
Presiding
N/ A
Sally
1
Margaret Dean
2
Karon Barton
3
Episcopal Church
Judge
Prct
Rubio
Nancy
Baass
Alternate Judge
Cynthia Pena
James Wearden
Henry Hauschild, III
Nickelasa Al darado
Aurora Zepeda
5
Joan
Carolina Lara
6
Pauline Janak
7
Rosa Becerra
8
Betty Sutton
National Guard
9
John Salas
George Elmer, Jr.
Victoria Fine Arts Center Annex
10
Laura Kinnison
Daniel Jimenez
Howell Middle School
17
Andres Vasquez
Reuben Petrusek, Jr.
19
Douglas Martin
Melba Ortiz
21
Evelyn Nicholson
Lou Van Shaw
25
Berenda Donald
Jesse Mathis
29
Dawn Dowden
Michael Ahlstrom
30
Alex Wesar
Jose Canales
31
Sandra Anderson
32
Marjorie Anders
Holy Family
Dudley Elementary School
FW Gross Elementary School
33
Stephen Turner
Mary
Betty Valenzuela
Dorothy Terrell
35
Pattie Dodson Public Health Center
N/ A
Anne Martin
LaVerne Teague
School
Crain
Elementary
Family Worship Center
O' Connor Elementary School
Shields
School
Elementary
Armory
School
Smith
Elementary
Vickers Elementary School
Rowland Elementary School
DeLeon Elementary School
Our Saviour' s
Lutheran Church
Tanglewood Clubhouse
Victoria ISD Administration
Building
Catholic Church
Polling
places
District 2
4, 5, 7&
election
34
Ceny
Tijerina
Maria Nunez
32 will be closed on election day, May 9, 2015, due to the cancellation of the
because the
candidate
for this
seat
is
unopposed.
Ordenanza N°. 2015-
9
Una ordenanza que declara un candidato unico elegido para el cargo de Concejal
Municipal del Distrito 2 y cancela las elecciones generales conjuntas del 9 de mayo
de 2015 para este distrito, estipula divisibilidad, declara una emergencia y estipula
una fecha efectiva.
Considerando que de acuerdo con el Articulo II, SecciOn 3 del Fuero Municipal
en su forma enmendada por la orden nunc pro tunc presentada en el litigio de la Ley de
Derecho al Voto ( acciOn civil N.° V- 92- 0006, Tribunal de Distrito de Estados Unidos
para el Distrito Sur de Texas, Division de Victoria) y el Capitulo 2, SecciOn 2- 1 del
Codigo Municipal de la ciudad de Victoria, Texas, y las leyes del estado de Texas, por
Ordenanza N.° 2015- 3, se convocaron elecciones generales conjuntas para el 9 de mayo
de 2015 con el fin de elegir Concejo Municipal Distrito 1, Concejo Municipal Distrito 2,
Concejo Municipal Distrito 3 y Concejo Municipal Distrito 4; y
Considerando que las secciones 2. 051 a 2. 053 del Codigo electoral de Texas
permiten que una subdivision politica declare candidatos elegidos al cargo y anule las
elecciones si todos los candidatos en las elecciones son Unicos; y si la Secretaria
Municipal ha certificado que ningUn candidato se ha postulado para el cargo del Concejo
Municipal Distrito 2 aparte de la persona que actualmente ocupa dicho cargo en el distrito
mencionado;
Ahora, por lo tanto, el Concejo Municipal de la ciudad de Victoria, Texas, ordena
que:
La siguiente candidata Unica se declare electa para el siguiente cargo por un mandato de
1.
tres anos:
Josephine E. Soliz
Concejal del Distrito 2
Conforme
2.
al
Codigo Electoral de Texas § 2. 053, se cancelan las elecciones programadas
para el 9 de mayo de 2015 para el mencionado cargo, debido a que dicha candidata es Unica.
Si cualquier disposiciOn de esta ordenanza, o la aplicacion de esta a cualquier persona o
3.
circunstancia, llega a considerarse invalida o inconstitucional por un tribunal de jurisdicciOn competente,
dicha nulidad no afectara a las otras disposiciones de esta Ordenanza, ni a la aplicacion de las mismas. La
Ordenanza puede entrar en vigencia sin la disposicion o aplicacion invalida, y por este motivo las
disposiciones de la presente Ordenanza se declaran divisibles.
La votaciOn anticipada esta programada para comenzar el 27 de abril de 2015. Por lo
4.
tanto, se
declara
una emergencia
y
se
anula
el requisito
del Articulo II, § 9 del Fuero Municipal que
estipula que ninguna ordenanza debera ser aprobada finalmente en la fecha de su primera lectura, y esta
Ordenanza entrara en vigencia inmediatamente despues de su aprobaciOn por parte del Concejo Municipal
de la ciudad de Victoria, Texas.
Aprobada por lectura de emergencia, este dia 17 de marzo de 2015
favor:
Votos
a
Votos
en contra:
7
0
0
Abstenciones:
Aprobada y adoptada, este dia 17 de marzo de 2015
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CIUDAD DE VICTORIA
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Establecida en 1824, fundada por el Congreso, Republica de Texas, 1839
Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, en Main y Juan Linn
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Certificacion de candidatos unicos
por la Secretaria Municipal
Yo, Scarlet Swoboda, certifico que soy la Secretaria Municipal de la ciudad de Victoria y la
autoridad responsable de suministrar informacibn sobre las boletas de votacion al Administrador
Electoral designado
para
las
elecciones municipales
del 9 de
mayo
de 2015.
Ademas, certifico
que ninguna persona ha hecho una declaracion de candidatura de nominacion directa por escrito,
que ninguna proposiciOn aparecera en la boleta y que la siguiente candidata es Unica:
Josephine E. Soliz, Concejo Municipal Distrito 2
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Elecciones Generales Conjuntas
9 de mayo de 2015
Sitio de
Juez
presidente
Juez suplente
N/ A
Sally
Rubio
Cynthia Pena
1
Margaret Dean
Dist.
votaci6n
Elect.
Early Voting
Hopkins
Victoria
Trinity
Crain
Ballot Board
Elementary School
County Courthouse
Episcopal Church
Elementary
Family Worship
School
Center
2
Karon Barton
3
Nancy
Baass
James Wearden
Henry Hauschild, III
Nieliolasa Alvarado
Aurora Zepeda
5
Jean
Carolina Lara
6
Pauline Janak
Cenaway
O' Connor
7
Rosa Becerra
Shields
Elementary School
Elementary School
National Guard Armory
8
Betty Sutton
9
John Salas
George Elmer, Jr.
Victoria Fine Arts Center Annex
10
Laura Kinnison
Daniel Jimenez
Howell Middle School
17
Andres Vasquez
Reuben Petrusek, Jr.
Elementary School
Vickers Elementary School
Rowland Elementary School
DeLeon Elementary School
19
Douglas Martin
Melba Ortiz
21
Evelyn Nicholson
Lou Van Shaw
25
Berenda Donald
Jesse Mathis
29
Dawn Dowden
Michael Ahlstrom
Our Saviour' s Lutheran Church
30
Alex Wesar
Jose Canales
Tanglewood Clubhouse
31
Sandra Anderson
32
Marjorie Anders
Smith
Victoria ISD Administration
Building
Holy Family Catholic Church
Dudley Elementary School
FW Gross Elementary School
33
Stephen Turner
Maria Nunez
34
Dorothy Terrell
35
Mary Tijerina
Betty Valenzuela
Pattie Dodson Public Health Center
N/A
Anne Martin
LaVerne Teague
Los sitios de votacion 4, 5, 7 y 32 estaran cerrados el dia de las elecciones, 9 de mayo de 2015, debido a
la cancelacion de las elecciones para el Distrito 2 a raiz de que la candidata para ese cargo es candidata
Unica.