04-26-21 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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ORDINANCE 2021-3826 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ORDERING A st SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 31 DAY OF JULY, 2021, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCILPERSON-DISTRICT 1; DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING THE ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: SECTION 1. A special municipal election of the City of La Porte, Texas, for election of a member of the City Council as prescribed by Section 2.03 of the City Charter, shall be held between seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven st o'clock (7:00) p.m. on the 31 day of July, 2021, in the city, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson-District 1. A runoff election will be held, if necessary, on August 28, 2021, between seven o'clock (7:00) a.m. and seven o'clock (7:00) p.m., all such arrangements for which are authorized by the adoption of this ordinance. SECTION 2. 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 place for this election precinct shall be as follows: City District/ Election Precinct Polling Location 1 , La Porte, 77571 SECTION 3. This election shall be held in accordance with, and shall be governed by, the election laws of the State of Texas. The City Council has determined, pursuant to Chapter 31 of the Texas Election Code, that the City is authorized to enter into an Election Services Agreement with the La Porte Independent School District (LPISD) for this election for the use of their facility. The City Secretary and Mayor are hereby authorized to perform all duties and take all actions as required by any election services contract(s) that may be authorized by the City Council. SECTION 4. 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 special election herein called may be filed with the City Secretary beginning on April 27, 2021, at 8:00 a.m., and must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on June 2, 2021. SECTION 5. The position of Councilperson-District 1 shall be elected and installed with the candidate that receives a majority vote of all the votes cast for said office and shall hold office for the remainder of the three-year term, which concludes at the time of the holding of the May 2023 general municipal election, and any resulting runoff, for the election of members to the La Porte City Council. SECTION 6. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson-District 1 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 1 for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day, in accordance with Section 2.02(a) of the City Charter.