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p.m., pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas. Said
<br />election shall be held for the purpose of adopting or rejecting proposed amendments to the City of
<br />La Porte, Texas, Home Rule Charter.
<br />Section 3. The City is hereby divided into six (6) election precincts, corresponding to the boundaries
<br />of the six City Council single-member districts. The boundaries of such districts are as established,
<br />defined, and outlined in Ordinance 2011-3384. The polling places for these election precincts shall
<br />be as follows:
<br />City District/
<br />City Election PrecinctPolling Location
<br />1, 2, 3, and 6 LPISD’s ITC Building, 9832 Spencer Highway, La Porte, 77571
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<br /> 4 and 5 City of La Porte City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont
<br /> Parkway, La Porte, 77571
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<br />Section 4. Lee Woodward, City Secretary, is appointed as the Early Voting Clerk, and Sharon Harris,
<br />Deputy City Secretary, is appointed as the Deputy Early Voting Clerk, for joint early voting in person
<br />and voting by mail, and the City of La Porte City Hall, City Council Chamber, 604 West Fairmont
<br />Parkway, La Porte, Texas, 77571, is hereby designated as the Main Early Voting Location for early
<br />voting for the election.
<br />The places at which Early Voting by personal appearance shall be conducted are designated as the
<br />La Porte City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, (main early voting polling place),
<br />and the Instructional Technology Center (ITC Building), 9832 Spencer Highway, La Porte, Texas,
<br />(branch early voting polling place).
<br />During the lawful early voting period, such Early Voting Clerk shall keep such locations for early
<br />voting open for early voting from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., beginning Monday, April 19, 2021, and
<br />continuing through Tuesday, April, 27, 2021, with the exception of Tuesday, April 20, 2021, and
<br />Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in which case early voting hours shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
<br />Section 5. The City Council has determined, pursuant to Chapter 31 of the Texas Election Code, that
<br />the City is authorized to enter into an Election Services Agreement with the La Porte Independent
<br />School District (LPISD), and, pursuant to Chapter 271 of the Texas Election Code, the City is
<br />authorized to enter into a Joint Election Agreement with LPISD and other participating political
<br />subdivisions for this election. The City Secretary and Mayor are hereby authorized to perform all
<br />duties and take all actions as required by any election services contract(s) and/or joint election
<br />agreement(s) that may be authorized by the City Council.
<br />Section 6. That said special election shall be held in conjunction with the regularly scheduled City
<br />Council election on said same date for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City of La
<br />Porte, Texas, the following propositions for amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the City of
<br />La Porte, Texas. The official ballots to be used in the special election shall comply with the applicable
<br />provisions of the Texas Election Code, shall state each proposed amendment separately and distinctly
<br />so that the voters shall pass upon each amendment separately and apart from another so that a voter
<br />may vote “For” or “Against” any amendment or amendments without voting “For” or “Against” all
<br />such amendments, and shall have written or printed thereon such provisions, markings, and language
<br />as may be required by law; and the propositions shall be set forth on said ballots in substantially
<br />the following form and language:
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