O-2020-3787 Amending 2020-3771 to postpone the 2020 general election to November 3, 2020

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All ABBMs submitted based on the applicant being over the ages of 65 or due to disability will remain valid for the November 3, 2020, election; ABBMs for voters who submitted ABBMs based on expected absence from the city regarding the May 2, 2020, election will not be valid for the November 3, 2020 election. The places at which Early Voting by personal appearance shall be conducted shall be designated by Harris County. During the lawful early voting period, which will be from October 19, 2020, through October 30, 2020, such Early Voting Clerk shall keep such locations for early voting open for early voting as required by the Texas Election Code, at a minimum. SECTION 9. Voting at said election, including early voting, shall be by the use of voting machines; and the ballots of said election shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as amended. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the necessary electronic tabulating equipment, to arrange for the testing thereof as provided by law and to employ a duly qualified manager and a duly qualified tabulation supervisor to perform the duties respectively imposed on them by law with respect to the processing and tabulation of ballots at the Central Counting Station. SECTION 10. 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; in addition, Notice of said election shall be posted on the bulletin board in City Hall not later than the twenty-first (21 st) day before election day and remain posted thorough election day. SECTION 11. The Mayor and/or the City Secretary of the City of La Porte are hereby authorized to execute and/or issue, for and on behalf of the City, such orders, documents, and forms as may, from time to time, be promulgated by the Secretary of State of the State of Texas in conjunction with the election herein ordained. SECTION 12. 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 had been passed alone. SECTION 13. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. SECTION 14. All portions of Ordinance 2020-3771 not specifically amended as provided herein shall remain in full force and effect. 3