O-2020-3797 Amending Ordinance 2020-3787 to update the order of election

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City Council prescribed by Section 2.03 of the City Charter, shall be held between seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. on the 3rd day of November, 2020, in the city, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-District 1, a Councilperson-District 6, and a Councilperson-at- large–Position B. A run-off election, if necessary, will be ordered in accordance with law and will be held, on a date determined by Harris County, on that day between seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. SECTION 3. The City is hereby divided into six (6) election precincts, corresponding to the boundaries of the six City Council single-member districts. The boundaries of such districts are as established, defined, and outlined in Ordinance 2011-3384. The polling places for these election precincts shall be as determined by a joint election agreement and election services contract to be arranged with Harris County: SECTION 4. This election shall be held in accordance with, and shall be governed by, the election laws of the State of Texas. The City Secretary and Mayor are hereby authorized to perform all duties and take all actions as required by any election services contract(s) and/or joint election agreement(s) that may be authorized by the City Council. SECTION 5. Any eligible and qualified person may have his or her name upon the official ballot as an independent candidate by submitting an application, which, in accordance with Texas Election Code Section 141.031, must be in writing and be signed and sworn to by the candidate and indicate that the candidate swears to the application. Such application for the general election may be filed with the City Secretary beginning on January 15, 2020, and must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on February 14, 2020. The candidate filings for the election originally ordered for May 2, 2020, will remain valid for the election to be held on November 3, 2020, and the original filing period that ended on February 14, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. will not be reopened. The voter registration deadline is October 5, 2020. SECTION 6. Each Councilperson—District 1, Councilperson—District 6, and Councilperson-at- large–Position B shall each be elected by majority vote of all the votes cast for the office for which he or she is a candidate and shall hold office for a period of three (3) years. SECTION 7. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson-at-large—Position B must be a resident qualified voter of the City for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson-District 1 and Councilperson-District 6 must be a resident qualified voter of the City for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day and must also be a resident of the district for which he or she files for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day, in accordance with Section 2.02(a) of the City Charter. SECTION 8. Harris County shall appoint the Early Voting Clerk and Deputy Early Voting Clerk for the joint early voting in person and voting by mail, and designate the Main Early Voting Location for early voting for the election. Applications for ballot by mail may be mailed, faxed, emailed, or delivered by common or contract carrier to: Regular mail to: Common or contract carrier: Chris Hollins Chris Hollins Harris County Clerk Harris County Clerk Attn: Elections Division 1001 Preston, 4th Floor, Room 440 Post Office Box 1148 Houston, TX 77002 2