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<br />. . <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 1436 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF <br />LA PORTE: CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY IN THE <br />OFFICE OF COUNCILPERSON, DISTRICT 1: CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, <br />IF NECESSARY: DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES: <br />PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES: APPOINTING ELECTION <br />OFFICIALS: PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING: <br />PROVI DING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION: <br />PROVIDING FOR NOTICE: PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING <br />FEES FOR CANDIDATES: PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT <br />ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: PROVIDING <br />A SAVINGS CLAUSE: FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW: <br />AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section l. The incumbent Councilperson--District I, sub- <br /> <br />mitted his written resignation of office effective February 4, <br /> <br />1985. <br /> <br />Section 2. An election shall be held within the corporate <br /> <br />limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 6th day of April, <br /> <br />1985, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1985, between <br /> <br />seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for <br /> <br />the purpose of electing the following City officials: <br /> <br />Mayor, for a 3 year term <br />Councilperson--District 1, for a 2 year term <br />Councilperson--District 2, for a 3 year term <br />Counci1person--District 3, for a 3 year term <br /> <br />A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 27, <br /> <br />1985, between the same hours. <br /> <br />Sa id election, and said run-off <br /> <br />election, if necessary, shall be held in conjunction with a <br /> <br />Trustee's election to be held on the same date(s) by the La Porte <br /> <br />Independent School District. <br /> <br />Section 3. Said election shall be held at each of the <br /> <br />following voting places within said City, and the following <br /> <br />named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election, <br /> <br />to-wit: <br /> <br />Election Precinct No.1: All voters living in such Pre- <br /> <br />cinct No. 1 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte <br />which is located north of an imaginary line 900 feet south <br />