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Consider an ordinance declaring an unopposed candidate and cancelling the May 3, 2025 General Election in District 3.
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DATE: March 4, 2025
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Laura Calcote, City Secretary
SUBJECT: Declaration of Unopposed Candidate, District 3 - May 3, 2025 General Election
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Texas Election Code, Chapter 2, Sections 2.051-2.053, provides that an election in a single-member district shall be cancelled if the candidate is unopposed and there are no write-in candidates.
On Thursday, February 20, 2025, the City Secretary certified to the City Council that Nina Cobb was unopposed for election to the office of Councilmember District 3 and that no candidate's name was to be placed on a list of write-in candidates for the position of Councilmember District 3.
An ordinance has been prepared cancelling the General Election in District 3 and declaring that Nina Cobb - District 3 is elected to office and shall be issued a certificate of election following the time the election would have been canvassed. Ms. Cobb's name will still appear on the District 3 ballot as an unopposed candidate declared elected.
District 3 residents will also have the City of Killeen Special Election on the ballot for Proposition B (bond election), along with Killeen Independent School District (KISD) and Central Texas College (CTC) races. Therefore, the two (2) polling locations will remain operational on Election Day in District 3.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
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Which alternative is recommended? Why?
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CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
Cancelling a district election is allowed by state law and is, therefore, in conformity with city policy.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
What is the amount of the revenue/expenditure in the current fiscal year? For future years?
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Is this a one-time or recurring revenue/expenditure?
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Is this revenue/expenditure budgeted?
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If not, where will the money come from?
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Is there a sufficient am...
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