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KERR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT
Special Session
Friday, November 12, 2004
9:00 a.m.
Commissioners' Courtroom
Kerr County Courthouse
Kerrville, Texas
CANVASS GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
PRESENT: PAT TINLEY, Kerr County Judge
H.A. "BUSTER" BALDWIN, Commissioner Pct. 1
WILLIAM "BILL" WILLIAMS, Commissioner Pct. 2
JONATHAN LETZ, Commissioner Pct. 3
DAVE NICHOLSON, Commissioner Pct. 4


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On Friday, November 12, 2004, at 9:00 a.m., a special
meeting of the Kerr County Commissioners Court was held in the
Commissioners' Courtroom, Kerr County Courthouse, Kerrville,
Texas, and the following proceedings were had in open court:
P R O C E E D I N G S
JUDGE TINLEY: Okay. Let me call to order
the special Commissioners Court meeting scheduled for this
time and date, Friday, November 12th, 2004, posted for
9 a.m. It is that time now. The agenda item listed is to
canvass the General Election results. The clerk has
provided me with the tabulations, and let me go through
those now. For United States President and Vice President:
Republican, George Bush/Cheney, the numbers are 16,530.
Democrat, Kerry/Edwards, 4,556. Libertarian, Badnarik and
Campagna, 111. There were a total of 64 write-in votes of
the declared write-in candidates: Andrew J. Falk and
Marijohn Peterman, none received. David Keith Cobb/Patricia
LaMarche, none received. Deborah Elaine Allen/Joseph H.
Senegals, none received. Michael Anthony Peroutka and Chuck
Baldwin, 3. John Joseph Kennedy and Daniel R. Rezac, none.
Ralph Nader/Peter Miguel Camejo, 37. Walt Brown and Mary
Alice Herbert, none.
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JUDGE TINLEY: Hmm?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: You might want to look at
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Judge?
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the first two you read out, the Bush/Cheney and the
Kerry/Edwards totals. There's some additional --
MS. PIEPER: There are additional write-ins,
you're correct, on the provisional and late ballots. We
added 8 --
JUDGE TINLEY: Okay. Let me go back and
correct the Bush/Cheney and Kerry/Edwards numbers. I was
incorrect on Bush/Cheney with 16,530; that number should be
16,538. And on Kerry/Edwards, rather than 4,556, it should
be 4,557.
We move to United States Representative,
District 23: Republican, Henry Bonilla, 16,319. Democrat,
Joe Sullivan, 4,214. Libertarian, Nazarite Comrade Perez,
223.
For the Railroad Commissioner: Republican,
Victor G. Carrillo, 14,846. Democrat, Bob Scarborough,
4,986. Libertarian, Anthony Garcia, 554.
Let's ccme down to Justice, Texas Supreme
Court, Place 3: Republican, Harriet O'Neill, 16,680.
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 5:
Republican, Paul Green, 16,570.
Justice, Texas Supreme Court, Place 9:
Republican, Scott Brister, 15,605. Democrat, David Van Os,
4,552.
Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place
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2: Republican, Lawrence "Larry" Meyers, 16,112.
Libertarian, Quanah Parker, 1,715.
Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place
5: Republican, Cheryl Johnson, 16,314. Libertarian, Tom
Oxford, 1,434.
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6:
Republican, Michael E. Keasler, 15,513. Democrat, J.R.
Molina, 4,578.
State Senator, District 24: Republican, Troy
Fraser, 16,646.
State Representative, District 53:
Republican, Harvey Hilderbran, 17,131.
Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals, Place 6:
Republican, Sandy Bryan Marion, 16,385.
Justice, Fourth Court of Appeals, District --
Place 7: Republican, Phyllis J. Speedlin, 16,431.
District Judge, 216th Judicial District:
Republican, Stephen B. Ables, 16,955.
District Attorney, 198th Judicial District:
Republican, Ronald L. "Ron" Sutton, 16,694.
District Attorney, 216th Judicial District:
Republican, E. Bruce Curry, 16,804.
The local races were -- there were no votes
cast, because they were listed as unopposed, and the ballot
was not set up for votes to be cast for them.
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COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Can anyone tell me who
the largest vote-getter was out of that entire group?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Representative
Hil,derbran, I believe.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Representative
Hilderbran.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: It wasn't Steve after
all. I thought it was.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: That's quite a bit.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: 17,1, mm-hmm. And
Steve was second, with 16,9.
JUDGE TINLEY: Appears to be, yeah.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Representative is
very, very difficult to live with when that happens, believe
me.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: Bet you're right.
COMMISSIONER BALDWIN: Some kind of fiefdom,
all of a sudden, set up.
JUDGE TINLEY: At this point, I think it's in
order that there be a motion to approve the canvass of the
votes as indicated on the record.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I move we approve the
canvassing the votes as read.
COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON: Second.
JUDGE TINLEY: Motion made and seconded for
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approval. Any question or discussion?
COMMISSIONER LETZ: Judge, I just have a -- a
question. This is the first time, on the local candidates,
we've never -- we've done it the way we did it, with -- that
they weren't on the ballot. Should we not read into the
record as to who was elected for all those spots? 'Cause
this is the official, I guess, tally of said votes.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: The unopposed
candidates.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: All the unopposed
candidates in the local races. I don't know if we should
read them in or not, but it seems that, for future record,
it might not be a bad idea to have it memorializing the --
MS. PIEPER: Let me run and get the names
real quick for you.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: That's a good idea.
JUDGE TINLEY: Certainly.
COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON: What was the
Democrats' showing compared to historical levels? Was it up
some?
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: It's up.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: I'm not sure.
COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS: I think it's up a
little bit.
(Discussion off the record.)
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JUDGE TINLEY: The local candidates who ran
opposed and for which, as I indicated, no votes were
actually cast, but who were listed on the ballot and who
were elected to office by virtue of the General Election,
are: Rex Emerson as Kerr County Attorney; W.R. "Rusty"
Hierholzer as Kerr County Sheriff; Paula Rector as Kerr
County Tax Assessor/Collector; H.A. "Buster" Baldwin, as
Kerr County Commissioner, Precinct l; Jonathan Letz as Kerr
County Commissioner, Precinct 3; David J. Billeiter as Kerr
County Constable, Precinct 1; Joel Ayala, Jr., as Kerr
County Constable, Precinct 2; Angel Garza as Kerr County
Constable, Precinct 3; Robert "Bob" Terrill as Kerr County
Constable, Precinct 4.
COMMISSIONER LETZ: And let the record show
that my motion -- I have an amendment to my motion which
includes all those names.
COMMISSIONER NICHOLSON: And my second.
JUDGE TINLEY: All right. Any further
question or discussion? All in favor of the motion, signify
by raising your right hand.
(The motion carried by unanimous vote.)
JUDGE TINLEY: All opposed, same sign.
(No response.)
JUDGE TINLEY: The motion does carry. Is
there any further business, gentlemen? If not, we will
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JANNETT PIEPER, Kerr County Clerk
BY : __/ ~V! ~_~___ _____ ___
Kathy B ik, Deputy County Clerk
Certified Shorthand Reporter
STATE OF TEXAS I
COUNTY OF KERR
The above and foregoing is a true and complete
transcription of my stenotype notes taken in my capacity as
County Clerk of the Commissioners Court of Kerr County,
Texas, at the time and place heretofore set forth.
DATED at Kerrville, Texas, this 12th day of November,
11-12-04
ORDER N0.28910
CANVASS THE GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS
Came to be heard this the 12th day of November 2004 with a motion made by
Commissioner Baldwin seconded by Commissioner Nicholson. The Court unanimously
approved by vote 4-0-0 to accept General Election results and amend the motion to
include reading the unapposed local candidates into the minutes.