O-2022-3861 calling May 7, 2022 general election for electing members, At-Lrage A & Districts 4 & 5

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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 19, 2022, and must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on February 18, 2022. Candidate filings will be accepted in the office of the City Secretary, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, 77571, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. SECTION S. The positions of Councilperson At -Large Position A, a Councilperson-District 4, and a Councilperson-District 5 shall each be elected and installed with the candidate that receives a majority 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 6. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson At -Large Position A must be a resident of the City for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson-District 4 and Councilperson-District 5 must be a resident 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 7. Harris County shall appoint the Early Voting Clerk and Deputy Early Voting Clerk for early voting in person and voting by mail, and shall designate the Main Early Voting Location for early voting for the election. Applications for ballot by mail (ABBM) shall be mailed, faxed, emailed, or delivered by common or contract carrier to: Regular mail: Isabel Longoria Harris County Elections Administrator Attn: Elections Division Post Office Box 1148 Houston, TX 77251-1148 Common or contract carrier: Isabel Longoria Harris County Elections Administrator 1001 Preston, 4th Floor Houston, TX 77002 Phone: (713) 755-6965 Fax: (713)-7554983 or (713)-437-8683 Email: VBM@HarrisVotes.com who shall, upon approval of the application, provide balloting materials to the voter in accordance with the Texas Election Code. The deadline to hand -deliver an application for a ballot by mail (ABBM) is Friday, April 22, 2022. The last day for the early voting clerk to receive applications for a ballot to be voted by mail via mail (regardless of postmarked date), fax, common or contract carrier, or email, is Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in accordance with Election Code Sec. 84.007(c). If a voter submits an application for ballot by mail via fax or email, the Early Voting Clerk must receive an original or a copy with a wet signature via mail within four (4) business days of the submission of the fax or email, in accordance with Election Code Sec. 84.007(b-1). The places at which Early Voting by personal appearance shall be conducted shall be designated by Harris County. During the lawful early voting period, the 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 8. 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. Harris County,