From
Cathy DiMaggio
Title
Ordinance calling the May 4, 2019 General and Special Elections
Presenter
Cathy DiMaggio, City Secretary
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The following City Council positions will appear on the May 4, 2019 General Election city ballot: Mayor, Council Member, District 2, and Council Member, District 4
The City Secretary received a petition for "The legal sale of alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages" and the required number of signatures to place this proposition on the May 4, 2019 city ballot have been verified by the City Secretary's Office.
Financial Consideration
Funds are available in Account 111210-61365 to pay Dallas County Elections and Tarrant County Elections for holding this joint election.
Body
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, CALLING A GENERAL AND A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE ON MAY 4, 2019
GENERAL CITY ELECTION TO ELECT A MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, DISTRICT 2, AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT 4
SPECIAL CITY ELECTION FOR THE LEGAL SALE OF ALL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES INCLUDING MIXED BEVERAGES
WHEREAS, The City of Grand Prairie is a home-rule city having its own Charter under the laws and Constitution of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the Uniform Election Date for the City’s General Election has been set as May 4, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City was presented with a petition for “The Legal Sale of All Alcoholic Beverages Including Mixed Beverages” and the required number of valid signatures (35% of the registered voters in the subdivision who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election) or 8,378 signatures have been verified as registered voters of the City of Grand Prairie; and
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds it is in the best interests of the City to order such elections for May 4, 2019, and to contract with Dallas County, Texas, and Tarrant County, Texas, for conducting such elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That a General Election shall be held in the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, on May 4, 2019 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at which the following offices will be on the ballot:
Mayor
Council Member, District 2
Council Member, District 4
SECTION 2. That a Special Election shall be held in the City of Grand Prairie, Texas on May 4, 2019 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at which the following will be on the ballot:
“The Legal Sale of All Alcoholic Beverages Including Mixed Beverages”
SECTION 3. That pursuant to contracts between the City of Grand Prairie and the Dallas County Elections Department and the Tarrant County Elections Department, the election shall be conducted by the Dallas and Tarrant County Elections Departments in precincts of the respective agreements.
SECTION 4. That the early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted by the Dallas County Elections Department and the Tarrant County Elections Department in accordance with provisions of the respective county agreements.
Main Early Voting Locations:
Dallas County Records Building (Dallas County and Ellis County voters only)
509 Main Street
Dallas, Texas 75202
Tarrant County Election Center (Tarrant County voters only)
2700 Premier Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76111
Early voting locations will be provided within the City of Grand Prairie for Dallas County, Ellis County and Tarrant County at the following locations:
DALLAS COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS (INCLUDING ELLIS
COUNTY VOTERS WITHIN GRAND PRAIRIE)
Crosswinds High School (Dallas County voters only)
1100 N. Carrier Parkway
Betty Warmack Library (Dallas County voters only)
760 Bardin Road
DALLAS COUNTY EARLY VOTING DATES AND TIMES
April 22 (Monday - Friday) April 26 8am to 5pm
April 27 (Saturday) 8am to 5pm
April 28 (Sunday) 1pm to 6pm
April 29 (Monday - Tuesday) April 30 7am to 7pm
TARRANT COUNTY EARLY VOTING LOCATION
Asia Times Square (Tarrant County voters only)
2615 W. Pioneer Parkway
TARRANT COUNTY EARLY VOTING DATES AND TIMES
April 22 (Monday - Friday) April 26 8am to 5pm
April 27 (Saturday) 7am to 7pm
April 28 (Sunday) 11 am to 4pm
April 29 (Monday - Tuesday) April 30 7am to 7pm
Application for early voting mail ballots by voters qualified to vote by mail shall be made as follows:
• Dallas County and Ellis County voters may make application for mail ballots directly to the Dallas County Elections Administrator, 2377 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 820, Dallas, Texas 75207;
• Tarrant County voters may make application for mail ballots directly to the Tarrant County Elections Administrator, 2700 Premier Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76111.
• Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than April 23, 2019.
SECTION 5. That said elections shall be held in the following precincts and voting locations:
Dallas County 4517 Eisenhower Elementary School
2102 Carrier Parkway
Dallas County 4509, 4510, 4533, 4534 Young Women’s Leadership Academy at
Arnold Middle School
1204 E. Marshall Drive
Dallas County 4513 Houston Staff Development Center
1502 College Street
Dallas County 4514 Crosswinds High School
1100 N. Carrier Pkwy.
Dallas County 4515, 4516, 4527 Travis World Language Academy
525 NE 15th Street
Dallas County 4506, 4525, 4530, 4538 Johnson (LBJ) Elementary School
650 Stonewall Drive
Dallas County 4059, 4511 Lee Elementary School
401 E. Grand Prairie Road
Dallas County 4512 Charley Taylor Recreation Center
601 Grand Prairie Road
Dallas County 4508, 4531, 4532 Ochoa STEM Academy/
Milam Elementary School
2030 Proctor Drive
Dallas County 4518 Ministerios Cielo en la Tierra
3313 Gilbert Road
Dallas County 4507 Daniels Academy
801 S. W. 19th Street
Dallas County 4500, 4501, 4522 Truman Middle School
1501 Coffeyville Trail
Dallas County 4505, 4520, 4535, 4536 Rayburn Elementary School
2800 Reforma Drive
Dallas County 4503, 4504, 4521 Zavala Academy
3501 Mark Drive
Dallas County 4502, 4529 Warmack Library
760 Bardin Road
Dallas County 4519 Reagan Middle School
4616 E. Bardin
Dallas County 3109 and 3113 , 4523, 4537 Lake Ridge Elementary School
Ellis County 101 (portion within Grand Prairie) 1020 Lake Ridge Parkway
Cedar Hill, TX
Tarrant County 1382, 1404, 2158, 2546 Larson Elementary School
2616, 2681 2620 Avenue K
Tarrant County 2180, 2411, 2413 UAW Local 276
2505 W. E. Roberts Street
Tarrant County 2275, 2349, 2381, 2438 Starrett Elementary School
2466, 2484, 2488, 2299 (Arlington ISD) 2675 Fairmont Drive
Tarrant County 2299 (Mansfield ISD), 2379, Anna Daulton Elementary School
2453, 2488, 2612, 2618, 2644, 2699 2607 N. Grand Peninsula Drive
SECTION 6. That a voting system or systems meeting the standards and requirements of the Texas Election Code, as amended, is hereby adopted and approved for early voting by personal appearance and by mail and for election day voting.
SECTION 7. That the deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the ballot in the General Election shall be February 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.; and
SECTION 8. That the manner of holding said election shall be governed by State Statutes of the State of Texas and the Charter and ordinances of the City of Grand Prairie; and
SECTION 9. That the notice of the election shall be given in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, as amended.
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, JANUARY 8, 2019.