BEAUMONT TEXAS February 15, 2017 Hani Tohme P.O. Box 20234 Beaumont, Texas 77720 RE: Application for Place on the May 6” General Election Ballot, Dear Mr. Tohme: | have been presented with documents containing information pertinent to your ligibilty for candidacy for the Office of Mayor of the City of Beaumont. The Texas Election Code §141.001 establishes eligibility requirements for candidates for public office in this state. One such requirement is that you must be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected on or before the regular filing deadline for a place on the ballot. The regular fling deadline for the May election is February 17, 2017. Upon prompt review of the records presented, it has been determined that because your voter registration is not effective unti thinly (30) days after the date your ‘application was submitted to the Voter Registrar, you would not be a registered voter in Beaumont until February 22, 2017. As a result, you are hereby declared to be ineligible for candidacy for the Office ff Mayor and your application for a place on the ballot must be rejected. Sincerely, yin Birsscend Tina Broussard, TRMC City Clerk Biss (Cay Cletk (409) 80-3745 + Fax (409) 880-3740 P.O. Box 3827+ Beaumont, Texas 7704-3827