O-2018-3725 Ordering a Special Election for December 8, 2018, for position of Councilperson-at-large-Position B

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compensation of five hours' pay regardless of the amount of time worked; and a clerk who serves for the entire time a counting station is in operation is entitled to a minimum compensation of three hours' pay regardless of the amount of time worked. 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 early 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 to be published one time in the BAY AREA OBSERVER, 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 of Councilperson-at-large—Position B; the method of placing the candidate's name on the ballot; and any other pertinent information concerning said election. Section 9. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson-at-large—Position B must be a resident qualified voter of the City for 12 months immediately preceding election day. Section 10. The deadline for a candidate to make application to have his or her name appear upon the ballot for such election, is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Monday, October 29, 2018. No application shall be accepted for filing prior to the ordering of this special election, which date is October 8, 2018. Section 11. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Constitution, City Charter of the City of La Porte, and the general election laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto. Section 12. Immediately after said election, the officers holding same shall make and deliver the returns of the results thereof and the accompanying records for use in the official canvass to the City Council of the City of La Porte; and the City Council shall canvass said returns at a Special Meeting set by the City Council; and shall, immediately after canvassing the returns, declare the results of the election. Section 13. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it 12