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29-720: The creek flows into the lake in the area known as Trophy Club Park (formerly Marshall Creek Park) in Trophy Club . This article about a location in Wise County, Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Denton County, Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Trophy Club, Texas Trophy Club

58-400: A humid subtropical climate , with hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 13,688 people, 3,891 households, and 3,360 families residing in the town. As of 2023, the population of Trophy Club is 13,843. According to Trophy Club's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Trophy Club

87-604: A write-in candidate . Despite not appearing on the ballot, Tiffany won the election with 63% of the vote, becoming the first candidate in recent memory to win an election in Texas as a write-in candidate. Schools are operated by the Northwest Independent School District . Schools are Lakeview Elementary, Samuel Beck Elementary, Medlin Middle School, and Byron Nelson High School . Write-in candidate A write-in candidate

116-424: A candidate listed on the ballot who was removed, withdrew or died; Arkansas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Nevada, Oklahoma and South Dakota do not allow any write-in votes. Most of the jurisdictions allowing write-in votes require that the write-in candidates register by a certain date for their votes to be counted. Typically this registration consists only of a declaration of candidacy, but some states also require signatures of

145-465: A candidate who is not personally involved in running; this may be a form of draft campaign. Write-in candidates have won elections on rare occasions. Also, write-in votes are sometimes cast for ineligible people or fictional characters . Some jurisdictions require write-in candidates be registered as official candidates before the election. This is standard in elections with a large pool of potential candidates, as there may be multiple candidates with

174-655: A certain number of voters, additional paperwork or fees. The deadline to register as a write-in candidate is usually later than to petition to be listed on the ballot. In 2010, California voters passed Proposition 14 which set up a new election system for the United States Senate , United States House of Representatives , all statewide offices ( governor , lieutenant governor , secretary of state , state treasurer , state controller , attorney general , insurance commissioner , and superintendent of public instruction ), California Board of Equalization , and for

203-481: A result of a candidate being legally or procedurally ineligible to run under their own name or party; write-in candidacies may be permitted where term limits bar an incumbent candidate from being officially nominated for, or being listed on the ballot for, re-election. They are also typically used when a candidate, often an incumbent has lost a primary election but still wishes to contest the general election. In some cases, write-in campaigns have been organized to support

232-406: Is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot. Depending on electoral law it may be possible to win an election by winning a sufficient number of such write-in votes, which count equally as if the person were formally listed on the ballot. Writing in a name that

261-553: Is an affluent suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in the U.S. state of Texas . When established in the 1970s, it was one of the earliest premier planned communities in Texas, built around the only golf course designed by Ben Hogan . It is located west of the DFW Airport and south of the western edge of Grapevine Lake , spanning the county line separating Denton and Tarrant along State Highway 114 . The population

290-595: Is governed by a council-manager form of government. The Council consists of seven members: a Mayor and six council members, with the Mayor serving as presiding officer over Council meetings. Council members are elected at-large-by-place for a term of three years. All powers of the Town are vested in the Council, including but not limited to: enacting legislation, adopting budgets and determining policies. The Mayor participates in

319-405: Is listed on the ballot to have the same functional effect as nominating petitions: for example, if there are no Reform Party members on the ballot for state general assembly and a candidate receives more than 200 write-in votes when the primary election is held (or the other number of signatures that were required for ballot access), the candidate will be placed on the ballot on that ballot line for

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348-418: Is listed on the ballot. Since in each race the top two vote-getters from the first round are guaranteed to advance to the second round, if only one candidate is listed on the ballot, a write-in candidate can easily advance to the second round, as the write-in candidate would only have to compete with other write-in candidates for the second spot, not with any listed candidates. In some jungle primary systems, if

377-486: Is not already on the election ballot is considered a practice of the United States. However, some other jurisdictions have allowed this practice. In the United States, there are variations in laws governing write-in candidates, depending on the office (federal or local) and whether the election is a primary election or the general election; general practice is an empty field close by annotated to explain its purpose on

406-614: Is not generally used in elections in which all ballots are blank and thus all voters must write in the names of their preferred candidates. Blank ballot election systems reduce the cost of printing the ballots, but increase the complexity of casting and counting votes. Such systems are used in Japan , and were used in the past in the French Second Republic and in elections in the Philippines from World War II until

435-406: The 2010 general election . Some systems use a semi-blank ballot, such as Finland, where the voter must fill in a candidate's given number or letter from a separate ballot, but where there is a clear-cut arrangement with a circle or box with a description of how to vote for a given candidate. Blank-ballot systems typically require candidates to be nominated in advance. The requirements to appear on

464-589: The California State Legislature . In the system set up by Proposition 14, there are two rounds of voting, and the top two vote-getters for each race in the first round (the primary, held in June 2004 – 2018 and March 2020–present) advance to a second round (the general election, held in November). Proposition 14 specifically prohibits write-in candidates in the second round, and this prohibition

493-583: The Elizabeth Creek flooded, causing the families to relocate to higher ground. That area is now present-day Trophy Club. The Medlins made a lasting impact on the development of the town, and a cemetery was constructed in honor of the Medlins' daughter, Mittie Ann Medlin. The middle school in Trophy Club was also named after the Medlins. The cemetery has information on the settlers that lived in

522-453: The area. Long after the time of the Medlins, citizens of DFW began talk about restoring the town. Eventually, the community was developed in 1973 by developers Johnson and Loggins, who created the community as a housing development surrounding the country club. The town was named for the original plan that the country club would house the trophy collections of golf legend Ben Hogan , who designed its golf course. Originally part of Westlake ,

551-601: The authority to appoint and remove the Town Manager. The Town Manager acts as the chief administrative officer of the Town and is responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all the affairs of the Town. In addition to the Town Manager, the Council also appoints the Town Attorney and the Town Secretary, who acts as secretary to the Council. The current Interim Town Manager is Patrick Arata, and

580-491: The ballot if it applies. In five U.S. states there are no elections to which it can apply, under their present laws. Election laws are enacted by each state and in the District of Columbia, to apply to their voters. Some U.S. states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker, with the write-in candidate's name, to the ballot in lieu of actually writing in the candidate's name. Write-in candidacies are sometimes

609-461: The current Town Secretary is Tammy Dixon. Despite previously announcing that she would run for re-election, incumbent mayor Alicia Fleury withdrew from the race on the day of the filing deadline. On the same day, Mayor Pro Tem Greg Lamont withdrew from his council race and entered the mayor's race, ensuring that he would run unopposed. Angry at this turn of events, many residents supported former town councilor Jeannette Tiffany, who challenged Lamont as

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638-666: The discussion and votes on all matters coming before the Council. Additionally, the Mayor, after Council authorization, signs all contracts, conveyances made or entered into by the Town, all bonds, warrants and any other obligations issued under the Town Charter. The Mayor is recognized as the official head of the Town by the courts for the purpose of serving civil process, by the Governor for the purpose of enforcing military law and for all ceremonial purposes. The Town's elected officials (as of May 19, 2023) are: The Town Council has

667-411: The general election ballot as an independent candidate or to have write-in votes counted vary by state and by political office sought. As of 2024, 40 states and the District of Columbia allow write-in votes on their ballots, including for president; Alaska, New Mexico and South Carolina allow write-in candidates for some offices but not for president; Mississippi allows write-in votes only to substitute

696-487: The general election. In most places, this provision is in place for non-partisan elections as well. A write-in option may occasionally be available in a multiple-choice referendum ; for example in the January 1982 Guamanian status referendum . The term "write-in candidate" is used in elections in which names of candidates or parties are preprinted on a paper ballot or displayed on an electronic voting machine. The term

725-412: The same name that could be written in. In some cases, the number of write-in votes cast in an election is greater than the entire margin of victory, suggesting that the write-ins may have been sufficient to tip the balance and change the outcome of the election by creating a spoiler effect . Many U.S. states and municipalities allow for write-in votes in a partisan primary election where no candidate

754-499: The town was incorporated in 1985. The first Mayor of Trophy Club was James "Jim" P. Carter, who served as Mayor from 1985 until 1999. Trophy Club is located on the southwestern edge of Grapevine Lake . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km ), of which 75% is land and 25% water. Trophy Club, like the rest of the Dallas–Fort Worth area , has

783-418: The winner in the first round wins by more than 50% of the vote, then the second (runoff) round gets cancelled, but in the system set up by Proposition 14, a second (runoff) round is required regardless of the percent of the vote that the winner of the first round received. Proposition 14 therefore guarantees that if only one candidate is listed on the ballot in the first round, a write-in candidate running against

812-541: Was 13,688 in 2020. Trophy Club's history dates back to 1847 when Charles and Matilda Medlin and twenty other families left the state of Missouri to settle in the then-thriving Elizabethtown , Texas. The Medlin's were part of the Peters Colony , a group of settlers in the 19th century that settled in various areas in Texas in hopes to acquire land grants. The families in Elizabethtown remained there until

841-469: Was upheld in a court challenge. Another court challenge to the prohibition on write-in candidates in the second round was filed in July 2014. Although Proposition 14 prohibits write-in candidates in the second round of voting, it has created conditions that can make it easier for write-in candidates in the first round to advance to the second round. This generally happens in elections where only one candidate

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