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. e Section 4. The Presiding Judge of each precinct shall appoint not less than two qualified election clerks to serve and assist in conducting said election; provided, however, that if the Presiding Judge actually serves as expected, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall be one of such clerks. Section 5. Early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance and by mail or other lawful means. There shall be one early voting place, to-wit: La Porte City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas 77571. Peggy Holland is appointed Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board. Martha A. Gillett is appointed early voting clerk. The hours designated for early voting by personal appearance shall be on January 16, 2002 through January 29, 2002, beginning at 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Early voting by mail shall be to the above address. Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted on the weekdays of the early voting period and during the hours that the City Secretary's main business office is regularly open for business. Section 6. The City Council Conference Room at the La Porte City Hall is hereby established as the Central Counting Station to receive ballots for said election: the ballots to be tabulated and returned to the Office of the City Secretary. Martha A. Gillett is hereby appointed the Presiding Manager for said Central Counting Station. Section 7. All resident, qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote at said election. Section 8. In all respects said election shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code. Section 9. Notice of said election shall be given by posting a notice containing a substantial copy of this Ordinance at the City Hall and at least three other public places in the City not less than 21 days prior to the date upon which said election is to be held, and by publication of said notice in the Bayshore Sun, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City, on the same day in each of two successive weeks, the date of the first publication to be not later than January 19, 2002. A substantial copy of this Ordinance shall serve as proper notice of the election. Additionally, this notice shall be posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of City meetings not later than 21 days prior to election day. Section 10. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this Ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision of this Ordinance, for it is the defmite intent of the City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word, or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 12th day of November, 2001. CITY OF ~TE By: ~M~.P~ Norman . Malone Mayor ATTEST: t!df1u1: (/ #r//4 City Secretary ~/~ City Attorney