STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Fiscally Sound
AGENDA DATE: May 28, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): N/A
DEPARTMENT: City Secretary's Office
EXECUTIVE: Bilierae Johnson
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SUBJECT
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Receive the report of the Ad Hoc City Council Canvassing Committee and adopt a resolution and order accepting the canvassing committee's report declaring the amended results of the Saturday, May 3, 2025 general election for Place 6 based on the manual recount, per Texas Election Code 213.033 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
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BACKGROUND
On Friday, May 16, 2025, Monica R. Alonzo, Council Candidate for District 6, submitted a petition for a manual recount of the election results in District 6 on the election held Saturday, May 3, 2025. Ms. Alonzo placed 2nd (535 votes - 25.33%) to Laura Cadena (1,065 - 50.43%); resulting in no runoff for district. Recount request deadlines occur soon after the canvass, and as noted below, a recount must be requested not later than two days following the canvass by 2pm per Texas Election Code, Sec. 213.083. The recount for Place 6 began on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 and ended Thursday, May 22, 2025. There was no change in the overall outcome of the election; however, there were changes to the election totals, for Place 6 only.
As a result of the recount, Texas Election Code, Sec. 213.033. CANVASS FOLLOWING RECOUNT. (a) As soon as practicable after completion of a recount that changes the number of votes received for a particular candidate or for or against a measure, the canvassing authority shall conduct a canvass for the office or measure involved using the recount committee's report in the recount supervisor's possession, instead of the original precinct election returns, for each precinct in which a recount was conducted. An original canvass for the office or measure is void, and the new canvass is the official canvass for the election on that office or measure. If no change oc...
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