HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 2011-O0085 - Amending Chapter 1 Code Of Ordinances Voting Districts - 09/08/2011First Reading
September 8, 2011
Item No. 5.27
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-00085
Second Reading
September 27, 2011
Item No. 5.15
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, BY AMENDING THE
LANGUAGE OF SECTION l.02.004(b) and (c) WITH REGARD TO
ESTABLISHMENT OF VOTING DISTRICTS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
BASED UPON THE 2010 FEDERAL CENSUS; PROVIDING A MAP OF THE
VOTING PRECINCTS AND DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK;
PROVIDING THAT ALL PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 1 NOT AMENDED SHALL
REMAIN THE SAME; PROVIDING A SA VINOS CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND
IMPLEMENTATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock has received the results of
the 2010 federal census and has studied such results itself and by means of a Redistricting
Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, seven (7) public hearings were conducted on various plans for
redistricting on May I, 2011, May 2, 2011, May 11, 2011, May 12, 2011, May 15, 2011,
May 16, 2011 and June 21, 2011; and
WHEREAS, the City Council after due consideration of the recommendation of
the Redistricting Advisory Committee and other information provided by the staff,
consultants and the public has determined that it would be in the best interest of the
citizens of the City of Lubbock to require that the following changes be made to the City
Council Voting Districts in keeping with the requirements of the Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended, and the judgment rendered in Jones v. City of Lubbock, No. 79-2744,
Northern District of Texas; and
WHEREAS, Section 276.006 of the Election Code states that any change to
election district boundaries from which an officer is elected shall not be effective until
three (3) months from the date of final approval of the change; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance shall not be implemented until such time as final
approval is obtained from the U.S. Department of Justice as required by federal law;
NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Subsection 1.02.004(b) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows with regard to the
following named City Council voting districts:
Voting District No. 1: Precinct Nos. l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, IO, 17, 18, 19,
and 114.
Voting District No. 2: Precinct Nos. 6, 20, 24, 25, 26, 29, 40, 118,
and 119.
Voting District No. 3: Precinct Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 27,
28, 49, and 50.
Voting District No. 4: Precinct Nos. 12, 30, 52, 54, 60, 67, 75,
109, 122, 123, 126, 127, 133, 136, and 137.
Voting District No. 5: Precinct Nos. 7, 57, 62, 66, 78, 96, 104,
110,111,112,115,116,124,125,128,129, 134,and 138.
Voting District No. 6: Precinct Nos. 9, 47, 53, 58, 59, 63, 72, 76,
92, 113, 130, 131, and 135.
SECTION 2. THAT subsection l.02.004(c) of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Lubbock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(c) The voting districts, voting precincts and voting places set out in
this section are hereby delineated on the map denominated "City of Lubbock
Voting Precincts/Districts/Adopted September 8, 2011/Official Map." A copy of
said map is attached and made a part of this section as if fully copied herein in
detail. A copy of the original of such map shall be kept in the office of the City
Secretary and shall be available for public inspection, and 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 3. THAT all portions of Chapter 1 of the Code of Ordinances not
amended by this Ordinance shall remain the same.
SECTION 4. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, phrase, clause or
word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remainder of this Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 5. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to
cause publication of this Ordinance in its entirety in both English and Spanish languages
following final passage by the City Council.
SECTION 6. THAT this Ordinance shall be effective upon final passage but
hall not be implemented for any election conducted by the City of Lubbock for three (3)
onths following final passage by the City Council upon second reading in accordance
·th Section 276.006 of the Election Code and until such time as approval to implement
said changes in voting practices and procedures is obtained from the U.S . Depai1ment of
Justice.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this ------=8-=t..;.;;h ______ day of
Se t ember , 2011.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this ____ 2_7t_h ______ day of
September , 2011.
TOM MARTIN , MAYOR
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