02-27-17 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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shall work cooperatively with the participating parties and ensure that the unofficial canvass reports are delivered promptly and in advance of the meeting designated by each party to officially canvass the results of the election. LA PORTE, LPISD and COLLEGE shall each be responsible for the official canvass of their respective elections. LA PORTE shall arrange and schedule the logic and accuracy testing for the election equipment prior to its use in the election as required by Chapter 127 of the Texas Election Code and shall be responsible for publishing the required public notice of the date, time, and place of the logic and accuracy testing. The costs and expenses incurred by LA PORTE in administering the joint election, including the cost of operating the Central Counting Station for processing and tabulating ballots of all parties holding an election, shall be allocated among the parties to this Agreement participating in the Joint Election, on a prorata basis, as provided in Paragraph 8 of this Agreement. 5. Cancellation of Election. If any party to this agreement cancels its election due to unopposed candidates, pursuant to Section 2.051, et seq., Texas Election Code, that party shall not be responsible for any duties established under Paragraph 4 of this Agreement, and shall have no further obligations under this Agreement after the date of cancellation of the general election, but shall make available jointly-owned election equipment and continue to provide its physical facilities for election-day and early voting polling place activities as provided in this Agreement. Non-canceling parties shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement. If LA PORTE is not holding an election on the May uniform election date, and LPISD and COLLEGE are holding an election on the May uniform election date taking place in even numbered years, LPISD shall arrange all matters necessary for the conduct and administration of the election for both LPISD and COLLEGE for that territory that is within the jurisdictional boundaries of LPISD. If LA PORTE is not holding an election on the May uniform election date, and LPISD and COLLEGE are holding an election on the May uniform election date taking place in odd numbered years, COLLEGE shall arrange all matters necessary for the conduct and administration of the election for both LPISD and COLLEGE for that territory that is within the jurisdictional boundaries of COLLEGE. If COLLEGE is not holding an election on the May uniform election date, and LA PORTE and LPISD are holding an election on the May uniform election date, LA PORTE shall arrange all matters necessary for the conduct and administration of the election for both LPISD and LA PORTE. If LPISD is not holding an election on the May uniform election date, and LA PORTE and COLLEGE are holding an election on the May uniform election date, LA PORTE shall arrange all matters necessary for the conduct and administration of the election for LA PORTE and COLLEGE for that territory within the city limits of the city of La Porte. COLLEGE may contract for election services with other area cities within 6. Runoff Elections. If LA PORTE is not required to hold a runoff election, but LPISD and/or COLLEGE is required to hold a runoff election as a result of said general election, LA PORTE shall be relieved of the obligation to administer the runoff election for LPISD and/or COLLEGE, and shall make available the jointly-owned election equipment and continue to provide its physical facilities for election-day and early voting polling place activities as provided in this Agreement. LPISD shall arrange all matters necessary for the conduct and administration of the runoff for both LPISD and COLLEGE for that territory that is within the jurisdictional boundaries of LPISD in even-numbered years, and COLLEGE shall arrange all matters necessary for the conduct and administration of the runoff for both LPISD and COLLEGE for that territory that is within the jurisdictional boundaries of COLLEGE in odd-numbered years. 2