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RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION #571 - 7/24/80
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock has set a bond election for August 9, 1980,
with regard to authorization for the issuance of $21,000,000 general obligation
bonds for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to -wit: con-
structing improvements and extensions to the City's waterworks system; and
WHEREAS, preclearance has been sought from the Justice Department for
such election in a submission under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act on
June 5, 1980; and
WHEREAS, the Justice Department now has indicated its non -objection to two
recent annexations of the City of Lubbock, to -wit: Ordinances 7991 and 8025,
otherwise known as Children's Home and the Idalou Highway Annexations; and
WHEREAS, there now remains insufficient time before the proposed election
to submit revised precinct boundaries and polling places for such newly an-
nexed areas to the Justice Department for preclearance; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the area within the boundaries of the Children's
Home Annexation, Ordinance 7991, shall constitute and be Voting Precinct No.
39, a new voting precinct, which shall be more fully described in an appro-
priate amendment to the City of Lubbock Code of Ordinances. Persons residing
within said newly annexed area shall vote with persons residing within Voting
Precinct No. 2 at Arnett Elementary School, 701 E. Queens, for the August 9,
1980, bond election.
SECTION 2. THAT the area within the boundaries of the Idalou Highway
Annexation, Ordinance No. 8025, shall become a part of Voting Precinct No. 41
and persons residing within that area shall vote with other persons residing
within Voting Precinct No. 41, which precinct has been consolidated with
Voting Precinct No. 2 at Arnett Elementary School, 701 E. Queens, for purposes
of the August 9, 1980, bond election. The precinct boundaries for Voting
Precinct No. 41 shall be more fully described in an appropriate amendment to
the City of Lubbock Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 3. THAT these changes shall be publicized in both English
and Spanish along with an updated voter precinct map in a newspaper of general
publication within the City of Lubbock prior to said August 9, 1980, bond
election.
Passed by City Council this 24th day of
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Ev'blyn_,Qafqga, City Sarr Treasurer
APPROVED.AS TO FORM:
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G. Vandiver, Asst. City Attorney
July 1980.
B11CL McALISTER, MAYOR