Ordinance 2019-12ORDINANCE NO. 2019-12
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE MAY 4,
2019 GENERAL ELECTION; DECLARING THE ELECTION
RESULTS FOR CITY COUNCIL PLACE 1 AND PLACE 3; AND
PROVIDING A SAVINGS/REPEALING CLAUSE, SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wylie, Texas ("City Council") duly authorized an
election to be held within the City of Wylie, Texas ("City") on May 4, 2019 ("Election") for the purpose
of electing two members of the City Council, Place 1 and Place 3, for a term of three years each; and
WHEREAS, the Collin County Elections Administrator administered the Election for Collin
County voters, and the City administered the Election for Rockwall County and Dallas County voters;
and
WHEREAS, the Collin County Elections Administrator and the City Election Administrator
have made the return of the Election results and delivered them to the City Council in the time and
manner required by law; and
WHEREAS, Election returns lawfully submitted to the City Council and filed with the City
Secretary are set forth in Exhibit A and incorporated herein for all purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Election was duly called; that notice of the Election
was given in accordance with the law and City Charter; that the Election was held in accordance with
the law and City Charter; that the Election returns were duly and legally made and delivered; and that
there were cast at the Election valid and legal votes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds and declares that the meeting at which this Ordinance is
considered is open to the public as required by law, and that the public notice of the time, place and
purpose of the meeting was given as required by Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, as
amended; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, having canvassed the combined early voting and Election Day
accumulated totals, finds that the votes cast result in the following:
CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 1
David R. Duke received 659 or 51.44% of the votes cast.
Keith Stephens received 622 or 48.56% of the votes cast.
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CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 3
Jeffrey Forrester received 877 or 100% of the votes cast.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: Findings Incorporated. The findings set forth above are incorporated into the
body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: Election Results. The Election returns as set forth herein are declared to be
official. Accordingly, David R. Duke is hereby declared elected to City Council Place 1 and Jeffrey
Forrester is hereby declared elected to City Council Place 3.
SECTION 3: Approval of Elections Results. The City Council hereby finds and determines, as
a result of the canvass held on May 14, 2019, that a combined Election Day and early voting total of
1,373 votes were cast in the Election, with 872 early votes cast, as indicated by the poll list for the
Election held on May 4, 2019. It is hereby declared that the City approves and accepts the results of the
Election for City Council Place 1 and Place 3 as set forth in the returns attached hereto as Exhibit A, as
determined by the majority vote of the qualified voters of the City.
SECTION 4: Severability. Should any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance be declared unconstitutional and/or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it is
expressly provided that any and all remaining portions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and
effect. Wylie hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance, and each section, subsection,
clause and phrase thereof regardless of whether any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses or phrases may be declared unconstitutional and/or invalid.
SECTION 5: Savings/Repealing. All provisions of any ordinance in conflict with this
Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent they are in conflict. Any remaining portion of conflicting
ordinances shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance and shall become effective immediately upon its
passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL on this 14 day of
May 2019.
ATTEST:
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Exhibit A
Certified Election Returns
[7 pages attached hereto]
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STATE OF TEXAS
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CANVASS OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE
ELECTION
COUNTY OF COLLIN § MAY 4, 2019
I, Bruce Sherbet, the undersigned Elections Administrator of Collin
County, do hereby certify that I have made an actual check and comparison of all
the ballots tabulated as voted with the Return Sheets, and the unused ballots as
recorded on the Register of Official Ballots. I, therefore, make the following
report of my findings from the May 4, 2019, City of Wylie Election that was held in
Collin County, Texas.
I hereby certify the results to be a full, true and correct tabulation, audit
and count of the votes cast in the said election.
WITNESS, my hand on this the 10th day of May 2019.
Bruce Sher: et
Elections Administrator
Collin County
City of Wylie
Elections Administrator
Rockwall and Dallas County Voters
I, Stephanie Storm, the undersigned Elections Administrator of the City of Wylie for voters in
Rockwall and Dallas County do hereby certify that I have made the actual check and comparison of all the
ballots tabulated as voted with Return Sheets, and the unused ballots as recorded on the Register of
Official Ballots for Wylie voters in Rockwall and Dallas County. I therefore make the following findings
from the May 4, 2019 City of Wylie General Election that was held at the Municipal Complex, 300 Country
Club Road, Bldg. 300, Wylie, Texas 75098 (Smith Public Library).
I, hereby, certify the results to be full, true and correct tabulation, audit and count of the votes
cast in the said election.
WITNESSED by my hand, this 10 day of May 2019
Stephanie Storm
City of Wylie Elections Administrator
Wylie voters in Rockwall and Dallas County
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1
1
Position
Place 1
Place 1
Place 3
CITY OF WYLIE GENERAL ELECTION
SUMMARY OF PRECINCT RETURNS
EARLY VOTING ONLY
May 4, 2019
Candidate Name
David R. Duke
Keith Stephens
Jeffrey Forrester
Dallas/Rockwall
3
2
3
EARLY VOTING BALLOTS CAST
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED VOTERS 872
3.02%
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS 28,904904
Collin
386
430
563
Total
389
432
566
Election Summary Report
Collin County, Texas
General and Special Elections
May 4, 2019
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, , Wylie City
Early Voting Accumulated Totals
Date:05/10/19
Time:11:14:08
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Registered Voters 573492 - Cards Cast 1158 0.20%
Wylie Councilmember P1
Number of Precincts
Precincts Reporting
Vote For
Times Counted
Total Votes
Times Blank Voted
Times Over Voted
Number Of Under Votes
Total
11
11 100.0 %
1
867/27842 3.1 %
816
51
0
0
David R. Duke
Keith Stephens
386 47.30%
430 52.70%
Wylie Councilmember P3
Number of Precincts
Precincts Reporting
Vote For
Times Counted
Total Votes
Times Blank Voted
Times Over Voted
Number Of Under Votes
Total
11
11 100.0 %
1
867/27842 3.1 %
563
304
0
0
Jeffrey Forrester
563 100.00%
Num. Report Precinct 228 - Num. Reporting 228 100.00%
Election Summary Report
Collin County, Texas
General and Special Elections
May 4, 2019
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, , Wylie City
Election Day Accumulated Totals
Date:05/10/19
Time:11:46:10
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Registered Voters 573492 - Cards Cast 336 0.06%
Wylie Councilmember P1
Number of Precincts
Precincts Reporting
Vote For
Times Counted
Total Votes
Times Blank Voted
Times Over Voted
Number Of Under Votes
Total
11
11 100.0 %
1
496/27842 1.8 %
455
41
0
0
David R. Duke
Keith Stephens
267 58.68%
188 41.32%
Wylie Councilmember P3
Number of Precincts
Precincts Reporting
Vote For
Times Counted
Total Votes
Times Blank Voted
Times Over Voted
Number Of Under Votes
Total
11
11 100.0 %
1
496/27842 1.8 %
308
188
0
0
Jeffrey Forrester
308 100.00%
Num. Report Precinct 228 - Num. Reporting 228 100.00%
CITY OF WYLIE GENERAL ELECTION
SUMMARY OF PRECINCT RETURNS
EARLY VOTING & ELECTION DAY COMBINED
May 4, 2019
Position
Candidate Name
Dallas/Rockwall
Collin
Total
Percentage
Place 1
David R. Duke
6
653
659
51.44%
Place 1
Keith Stephens
4
618
622
48.56%
Place 3
Jeffrey Forrester
6
871
877
100.00%
COMBINED EARLY VOTING & ELECTION DAY BALLOTS CAST
PERCENTAGE OF REGISTERED VOTERS
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS
1,373
4.75%
28,904
1
1
Election Summary Report
Collin County, Texas
General and Special Elections
May 4, 2019
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, Wylie City
Early Voting and Election Day Combined Accumulated Totals.
47of 47 Vote Centers Reporting.
Date:05/10/19
Time:12:00:20
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Registered Voters 573492 - Cards Cast 1494 0.26%
Wylie Councilmember P1
Number of Precincts
Precincts Reporting
Vote For
Times Counted
Total Votes
Times Blank Voted
Times Over Voted
Number Of Under Votes
David R. Duke
Keith Stephens
Total
11
11 100.0 %
1
1363/27842 4.9 %
1271
92
0
0
653 51.38%
618 48.62%
Wylie Councilmember P3
Number of Precincts
Precincts Reporting
Vote For
Times Counted
Total Votes
Times Blank Voted
Times Over Voted
Number Of Under Votes 0
Jeffrey Forrester 871 100.00%
Total
11
11 100.0 %
1
1363/27842 4.9 %
871
492
0
1
Num. Report Precinct 228 - Num. Reporting 228 100.00%