Ord. 1984-1411 - call vacancy election

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e e . Ordinance No. 1411, Page 5. e Section 6. That all election materials including notice of the election, ballots, instruction cards, affidavits and other forms which voters may be required to sign and all absentee voting materials shall be printed in both English and Spanish, or Spanish translations thereof shall be made available in the circumstances permitted and in the manner required by law. Section 7. The City Secretary of the City of La Porte shall forthwith issue Notice of said election by causing a substantial copy of this Ordinance to be published one time in the BAYSHORE SUN, which is hereby found and declared to be a newspaper of general circulation in said City, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election. Section 8. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the form prescribed, the City Secretary shall furnish to such candidate all information relative to the qualifications for the office being sought: the method of placing the candidate's name on the ballot: the amount of the required filing fee: and any other pertinent information concerning said election. Section 9. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson must be a resident elector of the City. Each candidate for the office of District Councilperson must also be a resident of the district for which he files. Section 10. The deadline for a candidate to make applica- tion to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election, is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Wednesday, August 29, 1984. No application shall be accepted for filing prior to August 2, 1984. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of Councilperson is hereby established at Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated . --