O-2025-03 Ordering May 3, 2025 General Election - Mayor, Place 1 & 4TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-03
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER,
TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 3, 2025,
IN THE TOWN OF PROSPER FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR,
COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 1 AND COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 4;
DESIGNATING LOCATION OF POLLING PLACES; ORDERING NOTICES OF
ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH
SUCH ELECTION; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF JOINT ELECTION
CONTRACTS WITH COLLIN COUNTY AND DENTON COUNTY; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1
A General Election is hereby ordered for the Town of Prosper, Texas ("Prosper"), to be
held jointly on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Councilmember Place
1, and Councilmember Place 4. The candidate for each office receiving a majority of all votes cast
for all candidates for an office shall be elected to serve such term.
SECTION 2
No person's name shall be placed upon the ballot as a candidate for Mayor or
Councilmember unless such person has filed his or her sworn application as provided by Section
141.03 of the Texas Election Code, with the Town Secretary at the Prosper Town Hall, located at
250 W. First Street, Prosper, Texas 75078, not later than 5:00 p.m., on the 14th day of February
2025. The Town Secretary shall note on the face of each such application the date of such filing.
Such application shall include the office the candidate is seeking.
SECTION 3
Qualified voters of the following election precincts shall cast ballots for the General
Election at the heretofore established and designated Election Day polling places, as follows:
Town Precincts Polling Place
178, 199, 214, 224, 239 Prosper Town Hall Community Room
(Collin County) 250 W. First Street
Prosper, TX 75078
1016, 1017, 9102 Prosper Fire Station 2 Training Room
(Denton County) 1140 S. Teel Parkway
Prosper, TX 75078
General Election polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m., on the date of the
General Election, Saturday, May 3, 2025.
SECTION 4
Early voting by personal appearance for Denton County residents shall be available at the
Prosper Fire Station 2 Training Room, 1140 S. Teel Parkway, Prosper, Texas, 75078 from
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, through Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday,
April 27, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Monday, April 28, 2025, through Tuesday, April
29, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Early voting by personal appearance for Collin County residents shall be available at the
Prosper Town Hall Community Room, 250 W. First Street, Prosper, Texas 75078, from Tuesday,
April 22, 2025, through Saturday, April 26, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, April 27,
2025, No Voting, and Monday, April 28, 2025, through Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m.
Qualified voters may vote at any of the additional Early Voting locations open under full
contract services with the Collin County Elections Administrator or the Denton County Elections
Administrator. This previous sentence shall also be posted in the Notice of Election.
SECTION 5
The Town Manager and Town Secretary are authorized to execute a contract for an
Election with the Denton County Election Department, the Collin County Election Department,
and other entities that will provide for all election appointments, early voting by mail, the
designated voting location(s) and hours of operation, payments for election officials, necessary
election arrangements and a runoff election (if applicable).
SECTION 6
The Town Secretary shall have the authority to approve any minor modifications as may
be necessary in the best interests of the Town and within the regulations of the Texas Election
Code. The early voting mail clerk for Collin County is: Kaleb Breaux, Early Voting Clerk, Collin
County Elections Department, 2010 Redbud Blvd, Suite 102, McKinney, Texas 75069
(election R-colIincountytx.gov), and the Early Voting Clerk for Denton County is Frank Phillips,
Early Voting Clerk, Denton County Elections, PO Box 1720, Denton, Texas 76202
(elections dentoncountx. ov).
SECTION 7
The Town Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to publish and/or post, in the time
and manner prescribed by law, all notices required to be so published and/or posted in connection
with the conduct of this General Election. The General Election, including providing notice of the
General Election, shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and other
applicable law, and all resident qualified and registered voters of the Town shall be eligible to vote
at the General Election.
SECTION 8
The Mayor and the Town Secretary of the Town, in consultation with the Town Attorney,
are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary to comply with the
provisions of the Texas Election Code and any other state or federal law in carrying out and
conducting the General Election, whether or not expressly authorized herein.
Ordinance No. 2025-03, Page 2
SECTION 9
The provisions of this ordinance are severable, so that the invalidity of one or more
provisions shall not affect the validity of those valid portions.
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This ordinance and order for a General Election shall be effective from and after the
passage of this ordinance.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, COLLIN AND DENTON COUNTIES, TEXAS, ON THIS THE IJT" DAY OF
FEBRUARY 2025.
APPROVED:
David F. Bristol, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Michelle Lewis Sirianni, Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Terrence S. Welch, Town Attorney
Ordinance No. 2025-03, Page 3