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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-3797
<br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS,
<br /> AMENDING ORDINANCE 2020-3771 AND ORDINANCE 2020-3787 TO PROVIDE
<br /> ADDITIONAL VOTING INFORMATION REGARDING THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020,
<br /> GENERAL ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF
<br /> NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS
<br /> CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
<br /> WHEREAS, on January 13, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance 2020-3771, which ordered an
<br /> election to be held on May 2, 2020, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-District 1, a
<br /> Councilperson-District 6, and a Councilperson-at-large-Position B; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on March 30, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2020-3787, amending
<br /> Ordinance 2020-3771, for the purpose of postponing the May 2, 2020, general election to November
<br /> 3, 2020, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-District 1, a Councilperson-District 6, and a
<br /> Councilperson-at-large-Position B; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on July 27, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation for the State of
<br /> Texas related to the COVID-19 pandemic concerning early voting, suspending Section 85.00 1(a) of
<br /> the Texas Election Code to the extent necessary to require that, for any election ordered or
<br /> authorized to occur on November 3, 2020, early voting by personal appearance shall begin on
<br /> Tuesday, October 13, 2020, and shall continue through the fourth day before election day, and
<br /> further suspending Section 86.006(a-1) of the Texas Election Code, for any election ordered or
<br /> authorized to occur on November 3, 2020,to the extent necessary to allow a voter to deliver a marked
<br /> mail ballot in person to the early voting clerk's office prior to and including on election day; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a Disaster Declaration for the
<br /> State of Texas related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been successively extended, including
<br /> on August 8, 2020; and
<br /> WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Mayor of La Porte issued a Disaster Declaration for the City of
<br /> La Porte, which declaration was extended until April 3, 2020, by the City Council, on March 20, 2020,
<br /> and then on March 30, 2020, to continue in effect until such time as the COVID-19 Disaster
<br /> Declaration issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on March 13, 2020, expires or is withdrawn,
<br /> unless sooner terminated by executive order of the Mayor or by the City Council; and
<br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the public interest to provide this ordinance amending
<br /> Ordinances 2020-2771 and 2020-3787, as an update regarding the extension of early voting and
<br /> Harris County polling location information, attached as Exhibit A;
<br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
<br /> TEXAS:
<br /> SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are true and
<br /> correct and are hereby incorporated into the body of this ordinance by reference.
<br /> SECTION 2. Pursuant to authority extended to political subdivisions in the March 18, 2020,
<br /> Proclamation of Texas Government Greg Abbott, City of La Porte Ordinance 2020-3771 is hereby
<br /> amended to postpone the ordered election for the City of La Porte from May 2, 2020, to November
<br /> 3, 2020. The regular municipal election of the City of La Porte, Texas, for election of members of the
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