O-2020-3807 Calling a runoff election to be held on December 12, 2020

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received a majority of the votes cast, necessitating a runoff election. The runoff election for Councilperson-District 6 is hereby ordered in accordance with law and will be held December 12, 2020, on that day between seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) p.m. SECTION 3. The polling places for the runoff election for Councilperson-District 6, 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. In accordance with the Texas Election Code Section 2.023, the candidates in the runoff election are the candidates who receive the highest and second highest number of votes in the election or who tie for the highest number of votes. As required by Texas Election Code Section 52.094(a), the order of the candidates' names on the ballot of the runoff election shall be the relative order of names on the original election ballot. The voter registration deadline for the runoff election is November 12, 2020. SECTION 6. The Councilperson—District 6 shall be elected by majority vote of all the votes cast for the office for which he is a candidate. SECTION 7. Each candidate for the office of 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 District 6 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 Houston, TX 77251-1148 Phone: (713) 755-6965 Fax: (713)-755-4983 or(713)-437-8683 Email: BBM@cco.hctx.net who shall promptly provide them per the provisions of the Texas Election Code. The last day for the early voting clerk to receive applications for a ballot to be voted by mail via mail, fax, common or contract carrier, or email, per Texas Election Code Sec. 84.007(c) is December 1, 2020. The deadline to hand deliver an application for a ballot by mail (ABBM) is Tuesday, November 24, 2020, per Texas Election Code Sec. 84.008. If a voter submits an application for ballot by mail via fax or e-mail, the early voting clerk must receive an original ABBM 2