Resolution 2008-04 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-04(R)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, ORDERING THE GENERAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD JOINTLY WITH THE WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT AND COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
ADMINISTERED BY THE COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS
ADMINISTRATOR ON MAY 10, 2008, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
THE POSITION OF MAYOR AND TWO (2) MEMBERS, (PLACE 5 AND 6),
TO THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD OFFICE FOR A PERIOD OF
THREE YEARS; DESIGNATING LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES;
DESIGNATING FILING DEADLINES; ORDERING 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 jointly with the Wylie Independent
School District and Collin County Community College on Saturday, May 10, 2008, for the purpose of
electing a Mayor and two (2) City Council members to fill the following expiring terms on the Wylie
City Council; Mayor and Place 5 and Place 6.
SECTION 2: The Election Day polling places where qualified voters shall cast ballots at such
locations in the City of Wylie, 2008 General Municipal Election are as follows:
Countv Election Precincts- Polling Place
Precinct 25, 144, 153 & 159 (Collin Co.) Southfork Mobile Home Park
216 Southfork Blvd.
Wylie, Texas
Precincts 27, 33, 41, ~6, 83,133 (Collin Co.) Wylie Bible Church
Precincts lA (Rockwall Co.) 109 W. Jefferson
Precinct 2601 (Dallas Co.) Wylie, Texas
Election polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. unti17:00 p.m. on the date of the election.
SECTION 3: Early voting by personal appearance shall be available at the Collin County
Elections Office, 2010 Redbud Blvd. Suite 102, McKinney, Texas, and Wylie Municipal Complex,
2000 N. Highway 78, Wylie, Texas, beginning on Monday, Apri128, 2008 through Tuesday, Mav 6,
, 2008 during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to ~:00 p.m. with extended voting hours on
Thursday, May 1, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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and May 5, 2008 and May 6, 2008 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Applications for ballot by mail shall be
requested from and mailed to the Collin County Elections Administration Office, Attn: Elections
Administrator, 2010 Redbud Blvd., Suite 102, McKinney, Texas 75069. Applications for ballots by
mail must be received no later than the close of business on May 2, 2008.
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 Mayor and Place 5 and 6 are as follows:
General Election Filin~ for Mavor and Place 5 and 6
Beginning: February 1 l, 2008 at 8:00 a.m.
Ending: March 10, 2008 at 5:00 p.m.
Candidates must file in the City Secretary's Office located at 2000 Highway 78
North, Wylie, Texas.
SECTION 5: Direct Record Electronic (DRE) voting machines shall be used in this election
for early voting by personal appearance and Election Day voting. Optical-scan ballots shall be used for
early voting by mail.
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 Collin County Election contract shall designate the election
judges for the joint election. The election, including providing notice of the election, sha11 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 12th day of February, 2008.
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