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			   	8				   	KERR  COUNTY  COMMISSIONERS  COURT
			   	9						  	Special  Session
			  	10					 	Monday,  November  15,   	2010
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			  	14						  	Kerrville,   	Texas
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				    	PRESENT:    	PAT  TINLEY,   	Kerr  County  Judge
			  	23			  	H.   	A.   	"BUSTER"  BALDWIN,   	Commissioner  Pct.   	1			0
								BRUCE  OEHLER,   	Commissioner  Pct.   	4
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				    	ABSENT:     	WILLIAM  "BILL"  WILLIAMS,   	Commissioner  Pct.   	2
			   	25			  	JONATHAN  LETZ,   	Commissioner  Pct.   	3
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				   	1.3     	Canvass  the  official  election  results  for
			   	3		  	the  2010  November  General  Constitutional
					     	Amendment  Election  as  per  TEC  §67					 	3
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			   	1		  	On  Monday,   	November  15,   	2010,   	at  4:55  p.m.,   	a  spedial
			   	2     	meeting  of  the  Kerr  County  Commissioners  Court  was  held  in
			    	3     	the  Commissioners'   	Courtroom,   	Kerr  County  Courthouse,
			    	4     	Kerrville,   	Texas,   	and  the  following  proceedings  were  had  in
			    	5     	open  court:
			    	6					    	P  R  O  C  E  E  D  I  N  G  S
			    	7			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Okay,   	let  me  call  to  order  thi4
			    	8     	special  Commissioners  Court  agenda  meeting  Monday,   	November
			    	9     	15,   	2010,   	at  4:30,   	to  canvass  the  official  election  resf.lts
			  	10     	for  the  2010  November  general  election,   	per  the  Texas
			  	11     	Election  Code,   	Section  67.    	I  guess  it's  appropriate  that  I
			  	12     	read  the  totals  off  my  --  is  that  correct,   	--
			  	13			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	Yes,   	sir,   	that's  correct.
			  	14			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	--  Ms.   	Alford?
			  	15			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	Yes.
			   	16			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	I'm  going  to  read  the  straight
				    	party,   	even  though  that  may  not  be  relevant  here.    	The   	=otal
			   	18     	votes  that  voted  straight- ticket  Republican,   	8,843.
			   	19     	Straight- ticket  votes,   	Democratic  party,   	1,359.
			   	20     	Straight- ticket  Libertarian  party,   	80.    	Straight - ticket
			   	21     	votes,   	Green  party,   	20.    	The  total  votes  cast,   	10,302.    	No
			   	22     	over  votes.    	Under  votes  is   	6,333.    	For  United  States
			   	23     	Representative,   	District  21:    	Republican,   	Lamar  Smith,   	P.2,234
			   	24     	votes.    	Democrat,   	Lainey  Melnick,   	2,566  votes.    	Libertarian,
			   	25     	James  Arthur  Strohm,   	534  votes.
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			   	1			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	Could  you  repeat  Lamar  Smith's  again
			   	2     	for  me?
			   	3			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	13,234  votes.
			   	4			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	I  just  heard  you  wrong.
			   	5			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Is  it  necessary  that   	I  repeat  the
			   	6     	under  votes  --
			   	7			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	I  don't  see  --
			   	8			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	--  each  time?
			   	9			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	I  don't  see  that.
			  	10			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	For  Governor:    	Republican,   	Rich
			  	11     	Perry,   	12,025  votes.    	Democrat,   	Bill  White,   	3,913  votes.,
			  	12     	Libertarian,   	Kathie  Glass,   	449  votes.    	Green  party,   	Deb
			  	13     	Shafto,   	74.    	And  Andy  Barron,   	who  was  apparently  a  writ -in
			  	14     	candidate,   	25.    	Lieutenant  Governor:    	Republican,   	David
			  	15     	Dewhurst,   	13,038  votes.    	Democrat,   	Linda  Chavez - Thompson,
			  	16     	2,711.    	Libertarian,   	Scott  Jameson,   	574.    	Green  party,    	erb
			  	17     	Gonzales,   	Jr.,   	112.    	Attorney  General:    	Republican,   	Gre
			  	18     	Abbott,   	13,329.    	Democrat,   	Barbara  Ann  Radnofsky,   	2,6301
			   	19     	Libertarian,   	Jon  Roland,   	475.    	Comptroller  of  Public
			  	20     	Accounts:    	Republican,   	Susan  Combs,   	13,575.    	Libertariat,
			   	21     	Mary  J.   	Ruwart,   	938.    	Green  party,   	Edward  Lindsey,   	516.
			   	22     	Commissioner  of  the  General  Land  Office:    	Republican,   	Jerry
			   	23     	Patterson,   	12,791.    	Democrat,   	Hector  Uribe,   	2,650.
			   	24     	Libertarian,   	James  L.   	Holdar,   	698.    	Commissioner  of
			   	25     	Agriculture:    	Republican,   	Todd  Staples,   	12,579.    	Democrat,
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			   	1     	Hank  Gilbert,   	2,794.    	Libertarian,   	Dick  --  Rick  Donaldson,
			  	2     	710  votes.    	Railroad  Commissioner:    	Republican,   	David  Porter,
			   	3     	12,408.    	Democrat,   	Jeff  Weems,   	2,766.    	Libertarian,   	Roger
			   	4     	Gray,   	608.
			   	5			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	Gary.
			   	6			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Roger  Gary,   	not  Gray.    	Thank  you.
			   	7			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	Yes,   	sir.
			   	8			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Our  Green  party,   	Art  Browning,   	270.
			   	9     	Justice,   	Supreme  Court,   	Place  3:    	Republican,   	Debra  Lehrjnann,
			 	10     	12,643.    	Democrat,   	Jim  Sharp,   	2,797.    	Libertarian,   	Willikm
			 	11     	Bryan  Strange,   	III,   	577.    	Justice,   	Supreme  Court,   	Place  15:
			  	12     	Republican,   	Paul  Green,   	12,515.    	Democrat,   	Bill  Moody,   	2,803.
			  	13     	Libertarian,   	Tom  Oxford,   	634.    	Justice,   	Supreme  Court,   	Place
			  	14     	9:    	Republican,   	Eva  Guzman,   	12,336.    	Democrat,   	Blake  Bailey,
			  	15     	2,740.    	Libertarian,   	Jack  Armstrong,   	882.    	Thank  you.    	Judge,
			  	16     	Court  of  Criminal  Appeals,   	Place  2:    	Republican,   	Lawrence
			  	17     	"Larry"  Meyers,   	13,020.    	Libertarian,   	J.   	Randall  Stevens,
			  	18     	1,531.    	Judge,   	Court  of  Criminal  Appeals,   	Place  5:
			  	19     	Republican,   	Cheryl  Johnson,   	13,066.    	Libertarian,   	Dave
			  	20     	Howard,   	1,475.    	Judge,   	Court  of  Criminal  Appeals,   	Place   	6:
			  	21     	Republican,   	Michael  E.   	Keasler,   	12,470.    	Democratic,   	Keith
			  	22     	Hampton,   	2,799.    	Libertarian,   	Robert  Ravee  Virasin,   	578.
			  	23     	Member,   	State  Board  of  Education,   	District  1:    	Republican,
			  	24     	Carlos   	"Charlie"  Garza,   	12,528.    	Democrat,   	Rene  Nunez,   	x,221.
			  	25			  	State  Representative,   	District  53:    	Republican,
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			   	1     	Harvey  Hilderbran,   	13,372.    	Libertarian,   	Brian  W.   	Holk,
			   	2     	1,530.    	Justice,   	4th  Court  of  Appeals  District,   	Place  2,'',
			   	3     	unexpired  term:    	Republican,   	Marialyn  Barnard,   	13,061.
			   	4     	Democrat,   	Rebecca  C.   	Martinez,   	2,760.    	Justice,   	4th  Court  of
			   	5     	Appeals  District,   	Place  6:    	Republican,   	Sandee  Bryan  Marion,
			   	6     	13,322.    	District  Judge,   	198th  Judicial  District:    	Rex
			   	7     	Emerson,   	13,505.    	County  Commissioner,   	Precinct  2:
			   	8     	Republican,   	Bill  Williams,   	3,061.    	Brian  Wright,   	write -in
			   	9     	candidate,   	762.    	Proposition,   	Castle  Lakes  Ranch:    	For,
			  	10     	Against,   	3.
			  	11			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	That  should  be  it.    	I  think  the  rest
			  	12     	is  the  Hunt  and  Medina  School  Boards,   	and  you  don't  Navel  to
			  	13     	do  those,   	'cause  they  canvass  their  own.
			  	14			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	What  was  the  Castle  Lake
			  	15     	thing?    	What  was  that?
			  	16			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	On  that  road  district.
			  	17			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	Road  district.
			  	18			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	Oh,   	yeah.
			   	19			  	COMMISSIONER  OEHLER:    	Letz's  road  district.
			   	20			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	It  failed,   	three  to  two.
			   	21			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Yeah,   	tight.
			   	22			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	A  lot  of  dadgum  interest  in
			   	23     	this.
			   	24			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Do  I  hear  a  motion  that  the  ellection
			   	25     	results,   	Kerr  County  General  Election,   	November  2,   	20101,   	be
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			   	1     	canvassed  and  approved  as  read?
			   	2			  	COMMISSIONER  OEHLER:    	Move  approval.
			   	3			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	I'll  second  it.
			   	4			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Motion  made  and  seconded  for  the
			   	5     	canvass  and  approval  of  the  election  results  as  read  intb  the
			   	6     	record.    	Question  discussion  on  the  motion?    	All  in  favor  of
			   	7     	the  motion,   	signify  by  raising  your  right  hand.
			   	8			  	(The  motion  carried  by  unanimous  vote.)
			   	9			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	All  opposed,   	same  sign.
			  	10			  	(No  response.)
			  	11			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	The  motion  carries.    	Anything  else,
			  	12     	gentlemen?
			  	13			  	MS.   	HARGIS:    	Yes.
			  	14			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Oh.
			  	15			  	MS.   	HARGIS:    	I  have  something.
			  	16			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	How  did  you  sneak  in  here  on
			  	17     	something?
			  	18			  	MS.   	HARGIS:    	Well,   	I  just  wanted  to  inform  yot  --
			  	19			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Did  Rusty  not  give  you  an
			  	20     	opportunity  to  talk  during  the  last  meeting,   	so  now  that  he's
			  	21     	not  here,   	you're  going  to  talk?
			  	22			  	MS.   	HARGIS:    	That's  right;   	I  had  to  have  my  tyrn.
			  	23     	I   	just  want  to  inform  y'all  that  we  have  a  $96,000  bill:from
			   	24     	the  Flat  Rock  Dam  that  I'm  going  to  go  ahead  and  pay  early,
			   	25     	but  I   	just  wanted  to  inform  --  it  will  be  on  the  bills  that
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			   	1     	are  going  to  be  approved,   	but  I  wanted  to  inform  you  that  it
			   	2     	was  going  to  be  done.
			   	3			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Engineer  approved  it;   	I  approved  it
			   	4     	earlier  today.
			   	5			  	MS.   	HARGIS:    	Right.    	Everybody  heard  that.    	Thank
			   	6     	you.
			   	7			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Thank  you,   	ma'am.
			   	8			  	MS.   	ALFORD:    	Thank  you.
			   	9			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	I'm  going  to  call  this  guy
			  	10     	here  and  offer  to  go  to  AACOG  for  him,   	just  to  let  you  }<H ow.
			  	11     	Mr.   	AACOG.
			  	12			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Okay,   	good  plan.
			  	13			  	COMMISSIONER  BALDWIN:    	Don't  know  what  he'll    	ay,
			  	14     	but  I'm  going  to  make  that  offer  anyway.
			  	15			  	JUDGE  TINLEY:    	Anything  further?    	We're  adjou  ned.
			  	16			  	(Commissioners  Court  adjourned  at  5:05  p.m.)
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			   	1     	STATE  OF  TEXAS
			   	2     	COUNTY  OF  KERR
			   	3			The  above  and  foregoing  is  a  true  and  complete
			   	4     	transcription  of  my  stenotype  notes  taken  in  my  capacity',  as
			   	5     	official  reporter  for  the  Commissioners  Court  of  Kerr  County,
			   	6     	Texas,   	at  the  time  and  place  heretofore  set  forth.
			   	7		 	DATED at  Kerrville,   	Texas,   	this   	17th  day  of  Novembe  ,
			   	8     	2010.
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			  	10							 	JANNETT  PIEPER,   	Kerr  County  Clerk
			  	11						 	BY:						   	—		–
										    	Kathy  B  nik,   	Deputy  County  Clerk
			  	12							 	Certified  Shorthand  Reporter
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								    	ORDER NO. 31912
				  	CANVASS OF NOVEMBER 2, 2010 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
			 	Came  to  be  heard  this  the  15th  day  of November,  2010,  with  a  motion  made  by
			 	Commissioner  Oehler,  seconded  by  Commissioner  Baldwin,  the  Court  unanimously
			 	approved by a vote of 2 -0 -0 to:
			 	Canvass  and  accept,  as  read,  the  election  results  of the  November  2,  2010  General
			 	Election.
																	     	it