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Home My WebLink AboutItem 11 - Cancel 2026 General Election MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER MEETING DATE: MARCH 3, 2026 SUBJECT: CANCEL THE 2026 GENERAL ELECTION RECOMMENDATION: Consider an ordinance cancelling the 2026 General Election scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2026, due to no opposed candidates being on the ballot, declaring the candidates for City Council Place 5 and City Council Place 6 elected, and taking any necessary action. FUNDING SOURCE: BACKGROUND: At the February 3, 2026 Council meeting, City Council called a General Election to be held on May 2, 2026, to elect candidates to City Council Place 5 and City Council Place 6. On December 15, 2026, the City Secretary posted the Notice of the Filing Period on the City's website and on the bulletin board at City Hall in accordance with the Election Code. The filing period began on January 14 and ended at 5:00 p.m. on February 13. Chris Coy applied for City Council Place 5 and Duff O'Dell applied for City Council Place 6. No other applications were received by the deadline. The deadline for a write-in candidate to declare their candidacy was 5:00 p.m. on February 17. No one declared as a write-in candidate. Texas Election Code, Subchapter C, Section 2.051 states that a general election may be canceled if each candidate for an office that is to appear on the ballot is unopposed. In accordance with Texas Election Code, Section 2.052, attached is a Certification of Unopposed Candidates that the City Secretary is required to deliver to City Council. Also attached is a resolution declaring Chris Coy and Duff O'Dell unopposed and declaring them elected to office. In accordance with the Texas Election Code, the new terms will begin after the scheduled canvass period that would have taken place after the May 2 election. The City Secretary will perform the Oath of Office and swear Chris Coy and Duff O'Dell into office at the May 17 City Council meeting. Staff recommends approval. TAB CERTIFICATION OF UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES CERTIFICACION DE CANDIDATOS UNICOS CHU'NG NHAN TU CACH U'NG VIEN DUY NHAT To: Mayor William D. Tate and the City Council of the City of Grapevine Al: Alcalde William D. Tate y el Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Grapevine Kinh g6i: Thi Tru&ng William D. Tate va Hoi Hong Thanh Pho Grapevine As the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared, I hereby certify that the following candidates are unopposed for election to office for the election scheduled to be held on May 2, 2026. Como autoridad a cargo de la preparacion de la boleta de votacion oficial, por la presente certifico que Ios siguientes candidatos son candidatos unicos para eleccion para un cargo en la eleccion que se Ilevara a cabo el 2 de mayo de 2026. La ngu&i co tham quyen phu trach chuan bi bau c6 chinh th0c, theo day toi chong nhan rang cac u°ng vien sau day Ia cac tang vien duy nhat tang c6 trong cuoc bau c6 du°ac Ien Iich to ch0c vao ngay 2 thang 5, 2026. Offices/ Cargos/Vi Tri Candidates/ Candidatos/ Ong Vien City Council, Place 5 Concejal, Lugar 5 Chris Coy Hoi Hong Thanh Pho, Vi Tri So 5 City Council, Place 6 Concejal, Lugar 6 Duff O'Dell Hoi Hong Thanh Pho, Vi Tri So 6 CRAP Ur im Tara Brooks w i _ � ra City Secretary Secretaria de la Ciudad Thu Ky Thanh Pho Dated this 25th day of February, 2026. Fechado el 25 de febrero de 2026 Ngay 25 thang 2, 2026. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-011 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, DECLARING UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES IN THE MAY 2, 2026 GENERAL CITY ELECTION ELECTED TO OFFICE; CANCELING THE ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, on December 15, 2026, the City Secretary of the City of Grapevine posted the Notice of Deadline to File Applications for a Place on the Ballot; and WHEREAS, Applications for a Place on the Ballot were accepted from January 14, 2026 through 5.00 p.m. on February 13, 2026; and WHEREAS, on February 3, 2026, the General City Election was called for May 2, 2026 for the purpose of electing City Council Place 5 and City Council Place 6; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Texas Election Code, the City Secretary has certified in writing that no person has made a declaration of write-in candidacy, and that each candidate on the ballot is unopposed for election to office; and WHEREAS, under these circumstances, Subchapter C, Chapter 2, Texas Election Code, authorizes the City Council to declare the candidates elected to office and cancel the election; WHEREAS, all constitutional and statutory prerequisites for the approval of this resolution have been met, including but not limited to the Open Meetings Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council deems the adoption of this resolution to be in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the public. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS: Section 1. That all matters stated hereinabove are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety. Section 2. The following candidates, who are unopposed in the May 2, 2026 General City Election, are declared elected to office, and shall be issued certificates of election following the time the election would have been canvassed: City Council, Place 5 — Chris Coy City Council, Place 6 — Duff O'Dell Section 3. The May 2, 2026 General City Election is canceled, and the City Secretary is directed to cause a copy of the Order of Cancellation to be posted during the early voting period and on election day at the designated polling place for the May 2, 2026 General Election being the Grapevine Public Library, 1200 Municipal Way, Grapevine, Texas. Section 4. The City Secretary is directed to post a copy of the Order of Cancellation attached as Exhibit "A" at each designated polling location on May 2, 2026. Section 5. That this resolution shall be effective from and after the date of its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 3rd day of March, 2026. APPROVED: William D. Tate Mayor ATTEST: Tara Brooks City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Matthew C.G. Boyle City Attorney Resolution No. 2026-011 2 ORDER OF CANCELATION ORDEN DE CANCELACION LENH HUY BAU CU The City of Grapevine hereby cancels the election scheduled to be held on May 2, 2026 in accordance with Section 2.053(a) of the Texas Election Code. La Ciudad de Grapevine cancela la eleccion que, de to contrario, se hubiera celebrado el 2 de mayo de 2026 de conformidad, con la Seccion 2.053(a) del Codigo de Elecciones de Texas. Thanh Pho Grapevine theo clay huy cu6c bau c& du°ac len lich to chOc vao ngay 2 thang 5, 2026 tuan theo Muc 2.053(a) cua Bo Luat Bau C& bang Texas. The following candidates have been certified as unopposed and are hereby elected as follows.. Los siguientes candidatos han sido certificados como candidatos unicos y por la presente quedan elegidos como se haya indicado a continuacion: Cac Ong vien sau day da du°ac chOng nhan la Ong vien duy nhat va do do du°ac bau nhu° sau: Office/ Cargo all que presenta candidatura/Vi Tri Candidate/ '.andidato/ Ong Vien City Council, Place 5 Concejal, Lugar 5 Chris Coy Hoi Hong Thanh Pho, Vi Tri So 5 City Council, Place 6 Concejal, Lugar 6 Duff O'Dell Hoi Hong Thanh Pho, Vi Tri So 6 A copy of this order will be posted on Election Day at each polling place that would have been used in the election. El Dia de las Elecciones se exhibira una copia de esta Orden en todas las mesas electorales que se hubieran utilizado en la eleccion. Mot ban sao cua lenh nay se du°ac cong bo vao Ngay Bau C& tai tixng dia diem bo phieu le ra du°ac six dung trong cu6c bau dr. President/ Presidente/ Ch6 tich Secretary/ Secretario/ Thin kj March 3, 2026 3 de marzo de 2026 3 thang 3, 2022 Date of Adoption/ Fecha de adopcion/ Ngay Thong Qua