Austin Expands Voting for New Residents
- An emergency meeting was convened to quickly address an urgent election matter.
- City officials approved an ordinance to establish new voting precincts and polling places.
- This action was critical to ensure that residents in recently annexed areas could participate in the upcoming May 1991 municipal elections.
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FOUNDIN Austin City Council MINUTES EMERGENCY SPECIAL CALLED MEETING - March 20, 1991 TOWN LAKE CENTER - 2:00 Ρ.Μ. Mayor Cooke called to order the Emergency Special Called Meeting, noting the absence of Mayor Pro Tem Urdy and Councilmember Carl-Mitchell. The Mayor stated the purpose of the meeting was for consideration and passage of an ordinance. ORDINANCE Approved an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 910314-E and Ordinance No. 910314-H to add precincts and polling places for the area annexed by Ordinance No. 901218-A for the municipal elections to be held in May, 1991. On Councilmember Barnstone's motion, Councilmember Nofziger's second, 5-0 Vote, Mayor Pro Tem Urdy, Councilmember Carl-Mitchell absent. ADJOURNMENT The meeting, which was called to order at 3:09 P.M., was adjourned at 3:11 Ρ.Μ.