HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2024-O0008 - Amending Section 1.02.004 Of The Code Of Ordinances - 01/23/2024First Reading
January 9, 2024
Item No. 6.24
Second Reading
January 23, 2024
Item No. 6.29
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC1'ION 1.02.004 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCGS OF THE CI'I'Y OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, WITH REGARD TO VOTING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAME BY CITY COUNCIL
BY ORDINANCE; CREATING ADDITIONAL AND NEW VOTING PRECINCTS;
PROVIDING A MAP Or TII� VOTING PRECINC'TS AND DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OP
LUBBOCK; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the increase of population within certain voting precincts creates the need
to amend the boundaries of existing voting precincts and create new voting precincts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock's jurisdictional boundaries have been extended
through annexation, which further requires the amendment to existing voting precinct
boundaries and the creation of new voting precincts; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock deems it to be in the best interest
of the citizens of the City of Lubbock to amend Section 1.02.004 of the Code of Ordinances of
the City of Lubbock to amend the boundaries of existing voting precinct boundaries, creating
additional and new voting precincts; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Section 1.02.004 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1.02.004 Precincts and voting places
(a) All general and special elections of the city shall be held at voting places that will be
designated by election order, which shall be the voting places for the voting
precincts. Voting precincts shall be established by ordinance and may be altered
from time to time in like manner.
(b) "I'he voting precincts shall be divided into six (6) City Council voting districts,
with each district to contain the following named voting precinets:
Voting District No. 1: Precinct Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 17, 19, 24, 63, and 114.
Voting District No. 2: Precinct Nos. 6, 1 l, 20, 25, 26, 29, a portion of 34, 40, a
portion of 51, 67, 108, 118, 119, 122, and 153.
Voting District No. 3: Precinct Nos. 7, 13, 14, 15, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30, 49, 50, and
126.
Voting District No. 4: Precinct Nos. 12, 28, 32, a portion of 34, 37, 52, 54, 60,
66, 75, 109, 110, 123, 127, and 141.
Voting District No. 5: Precinct Nos. 62, 78, 104, 111, 112, 124, 125, 128, 129,
138, 139, 140, and 154.
Voting District No. 6: Precinct Nos. 9, a portion of 31, 47, 53, 57, 58, 59, 72, 76,
92, 113, 135, and 152.
(c) The voting districts and voting precincts, as established by City Council, shall be
delineated on a map. A copy of the original of such map shall be kept in the officc of
the city secretary and shall be available for public inspection. At each special and
general city election, a true copy of said map shall be furnished by the city secretary to
each of the presiding judges of the voting precincts for such special or general city
election.
SECTION 2. THAT pursuant to Chapters 42 of the Texas Election Code, the
configurations and boundaries for the City's election precincts are hereby amended, and that the
new and reconfigured election precincts plan, as depicted on the maps attached as Exhibit A
and incorporated herein by reference as though set out completely in detail, is hereby adopted,
approved, and designated to define the City's election precincts from and after the Effective
Date. A copy of the attached maps shall be kept on file in the office of the city secretary and
shall bc available for public inspection.
SECTION 3. THAT should any paragraph, section, sentence, clause, phrase of word of
this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of this
Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 4. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to cause
publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance as an alternative method of publication
provided by law.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading on _ January 9 _ , 2024.
Passed by the City Council on second reading on ___ January 23 _ , 2024.
ATTEST:
Co ney Paz, City Secretary
TRA A :, MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Co ney Paz, City Secre
APPROVLD AS TO FORM: