O-2018-3696 Ordering Special Election on May 5, 2018, and amendments to the Home Rule City Charter

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and the Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas. Said election shall be held for the purpose of amending the City of La Porte, Texas, Home Rule Charter. Section 3. That said special election shall be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled City Council election on said same date for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City of La Porte, Texas, the following proposition for amendment to the Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas. Voting on the date of the election, and early voting therefore, shall be by the use of a lawfully approved voting system. The preparation of the voting equipment to be used in connection with such voting system and the official ballots for the election shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as amended,so as to permit the electors of the City of La Porte to vote "Yes" or "No" for the home rule charter ballot proposition. Said ballots shall have printed therein such provisions, markings, and language as may be required by law; and the proposition shall be set forth on said ballots in substantially the following form and language: Proposition B: Shall Section 2.02 of the La Porte Charter be amended to provide that a candidate for mayor or a council position shall have been a qualified voter of the City for twelve(12)months immediately preceding election day, instead of for twelve(12)months at the time the candidate files for office; and, that a candidate for a district council position shall have been a qualified voter of his or her district for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day, instead of for twelve (12) months at the time the candidate files for office,to conform the Charter to state law? For Against Section 4. Said election shall be held at each of the following voting places within said City, and the following named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election,to-wit: