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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />ASKINS & ARMSTRONG. P. C. <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />702 W. FAIRMONT PARKWAY <br />P.O. BOX 1218 <br />LA PORTE. TEXAS 77572-1218 <br /> <br />KNOX W. ASKINS <br />.JOHN D. ARMSTRONG <br /> <br />May 3, 2004 <br /> <br />TELEPHONE 281 471-1886 <br />TELECOPIER 281 471'2047 <br />KWASKINSOAOL.COM <br />.JOHN-AOSWBELL.NET <br />CTASKINS@SWBELL.NET <br /> <br />CLARK T. ASKINS <br /> <br />Hon. Mayor Pro-Tern <br />and City Council <br />City of La Porte <br />City Hall <br />La Porte, Texas <br /> <br />ReI Special Election to Fill the Office of Mayor <br /> <br />Gentlemen: <br /> <br />I enclose proposed ordinance calling a special election to fill the <br />un-expired term of Mayor, for the May 10, 2004, City Council <br />agenda. <br /> <br />The Texas Election Code provides for shorter deadlines for special <br />elections. The schedule of dates for this election would be as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Filing begins: <br />Filing deadline: <br />Early voting begins: <br />Early voting Saturday: <br /> <br />Monday, May 24, 2004 <br /> <br />5:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2004 <br /> <br />July 7, 2004 <br /> <br />Saturday, July 10, 2004 <br /> <br />Election date: <br /> <br />Saturday, July 24, 2004 <br /> <br />Canvass election: <br /> <br />Special meeting of City Council on <br />August 2, 2004. <br /> <br />Runoff election, <br />if necessary: <br /> <br />Saturday, August 28, 2004 <br /> <br />In the event a member of City Council wishes to run for the office <br />of Mayor, I am requesting that you resign from Council after the <br />May 10, 2004, meeting, so that we can do an ordinance calling a <br />special election for the un-expired term of your Council seat, on <br />the same election schedule, such ordinance to be presented to City <br />Council at its meeting of Monday, May 24, 2004. <br /> <br />Y~trUIY' <br /> <br /> <br />Knox W. Askins <br />City Attorney <br />City of La Porte <br /> <br />KWA: sw <br />Enclosure <br />