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Resolution 2022-03RESOLUTION NO. 2022-03(R) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, COLLIN, DALLAS AND ROCKWALL COUNTIES, TEXAS, O' 1 ERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 7, 2022, IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE POSITIONS OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS (PLACE 1 AND PLACE 3) OF THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL, TO HOLD OFFICE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS; DESIGNATING LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES; DESIGNATING FILING DEADLINES; AND O 1 ERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1: An election is hereby ordered to be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, for the purpose of electing two Council members to fill the following expiring terms on the Wylie City Council: Place 1 and Place 3. SECTION 2: The election shall be administered by the elections administrators of Collin, Dallas and Rockwall Counties. The election officers and maximum number of clerks for said polling place shall be determined and appointed in accordance with the provisions of the contracts for election administration services. The designated Election Day polling places are as follows: The closest Election Day locations for Collin County voters are Collin College Wylie Campus, 391 Country Club Road, Wylie, Texas 75098 and Wylie Senior Recreation Center, 800 Thomas Street #100, Wylie, Texas 75098. The closest Election Day locations for Dallas County voters are Chase Oaks Church -Woodbridge Campus, 2709 3rd Street, Sachse, Texas 75048; Sachse Senior Center, 3815 Sachse Road, Building A, Sachse, Texas 75048; and BG Hudson Middle School, 4405 Hudson Drive, Sachse, Texas 75048. The closest Election Day location for Rockwall County voters is The Center at Rockwall City Place, 108 E Washington St., Rockwall, 75087. Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall County voters may vote at any of the additional election day voting locations open under full contract services with the County Elections Administration for each respective county. Election polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on the date of the election. SECTION 3: The election shall be administered by the elections administrators of Collin, Dallas and Rockwall Counties. The election officers and maximum number of clerks for said polling place shall be determined and appointed in accordance with the provisions of the contracts for election administration services. The designated Early Voting polling places, dates, and hours, and information for applications for ballot by mail are as follows: Wylie early voting locations for Collin County voters are Collin College Wylie Campus, 391 Country Club Road, Wylie, Texas 75098, and Wylie Senior Recreation Center, 800 Thomas Street Resolution No. 2022-03(R) Ordering May 7, 2022 General Election Page 1 of 3 #100, Wylie, Texas 75098. The main Early Voting location for Collin County voters is Collin County Elections, 2010 Redbud Blvd, Ste. 102, McKinney, Texas 75069. For more information regarding the City early voting locations within Collin County, please contact the Collin County Elections Department at (800) 687-8546 or www.collincountytx.gov/elections. The closest early voting location for Dallas County voters is Sachse Senior Center, 3815 Sachse Road, Building A, Sachse, Texas 75048. The main Early Voting location for Dallas County voters is George L Allen Sr. Courts Building, Main Lobby, 600 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas 75202. For more information regarding the City early voting locations within Dallas County, please contact the Dallas County Elections Department at (469) 627-8683 or www.dallascountyvotes.org. The main Early Voting location for Rockwall County voters is the Rockwall County Library at 1215 E Yellowjacket Ln., Rockwall, Texas 75087. For more information regarding the City early voting locations within Rockwall County, please contact the Rockwall County Elections Department at (972) 204-6200 or wwvv.rockwal I votes.com. Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall County voters may vote at any of the additional early voting locations open under full contract services with the County Elections Administration for each respective county. Early voting for Collin County voters will begin on April 25, 2022 and continue through April 29, 2022 during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with extended voting hours on April 30, 2022, May 2, 2022, and May 3, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting for Dallas County voters will begin on April 25, 2022 and continue through April 30, 2022 during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with extended voting hours on May 1, 2022 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and, May 2, 2022 and May 3, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Early voting for Rockwall County voters will begin on April 25, 2022 and continue through April 29, 2022 during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with extended voting hours on April 30, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and, May 2, 2022 and May 3, 2022 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For Collin County voters, applications for ballot by mail shall be requested from and mailed to Collin County Elections, Attn: Bruce Sherbet, 2010 Redbud #102, McKinney, Texas 75069 or bsherbet@collincountytx.gov. For Dallas County voters, applications for ballot by mail shall be requested from and mailed to Dallas County Elections, Attn: Michael Scarpello, 1520 Round Table Drive, Dallas, Texas 75247 or evapplications@dallascounty.org. For Rockwall County voters, applications for ballot by mail shall be requested from and mailed to Rockwall County Elections, Attn: Christopher Lynch, 915 Whitmore Drive, Suite D, Rockwall, Texas 75087 or clynch@rockwallcountytexas.com. Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on April 26, 2022. SECTION 4: Candidates must file for a specific place and adhere to the filing deadlines accordingly. Candidate Packets are available in the City Secretary's Office. The candidate filing periods for the General Election for Council seats, Place 1 and Place 3 are as follows: Resolution No. 2022-03(R) Ordering May 7, 2022 General Election Page 2 of 3 General Election Edina For Council Seats Places 1 and 3 Beginning: January 19, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. Ending: February 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Candidates must file in the City Secretary's Office located at 300 Country Club Road, Building 100, Wylie, Texas 75098. SECTION 5: Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting machines shall be used in this election for early voting by personal appearance and Election Day voting for Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall County Voters. SECTION 6: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to publish and/or post, in the time and manner prescribed by law, all notices required to be so published and/or posted in connection with the conduct of this election. The election, including providing notice of the election, shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and other applicable law, and all resident qualified and registered voters of the City shall be eligible to vote at the election. SECTION 7: The Mayor and the City Secretary of the City, in consultation with the City Attorney, are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of the Texas Election Code and any other state or federal law in carrying out and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized herein. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall Counties, Texas, on this the 8th day of February, 2022. ATTEST: Stephanie Storm, City Secretary (1,0- Matthew Porter, Mayor OF Resolution No. 2022-03(R) Ordering May 7, 2022 General Election Page 3 of 3