Title
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Ordering a Special Election to be Held on November 5, 2024 for the Purpose of Submitting to the Qualified Voters of the City of Mansfield the Following Measure; Legalizing the Legal Sale of all Alcoholic Beverages for Off-Premise Consumption Only; Appointing Early Voting Clerk and Designating Main Early Voting Polling Place; Establishing the Time, Manner and Procedures for that Election; Finding that the Meeting at Which this Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; and Declaring an Effective Date
Requested Action
Approval of the resolution ordering a local option election.
Recommendation
Approval of the resolution ordering a local option election.
Description/History
The City Secretary's Office received an Application for Local Option Election to Legalize on April 29, 2024 with the required qualifying signatures to receive petitions. The measure listed was 'the legal sale of all alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption only'. The application also included all other required documentation in accordance with Section 501.023 and 501.025 of the Texas Election Code. The City Secretary's Office issued the required petition forms to the applicant on May 2, 2024.
Pursuant to Texas Election Code (TEC) Chapter 501; Section 501.032, the total number of valid signatures required for the petition to be sufficient is equal or greater than 35% of the registered voters in the political subdivision who voted for governor in the most recent gubernatorial election. Based on the calculations provided by the Tarrant, Johnson and Ellis County Elections Administrators, 9,109 Mansfield registered voter's signatures are required. The completed petitions filings deadline was July 1, 2024, the completed petitions were filed with the City Secretary on July 1, 2024.
The City of Mansfield entered into an agreement with Tarrant County Elections to verify the signat...
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