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• ORDINANCE NO. 1291 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF COUNCILPERSON-AT-LARGE-- POSITION A; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING DEADLINE AND FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. An election shall be held within the corporate • limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 16th day of January, 1982, such day being the third Saturday in January, 1982, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the purpose of filling the vacancy in the office of Councilperson-- Position A, due to the death on November 24, 1981, of Isaac J. Kibodeaux. A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on January 30, 1982, between the same hours. Section 2. Said election shall be held at each of the • following voting places within said City, and the following named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election, to-wit: Election Precinct No. 1: All voters living in such Pre- cinct No. 1 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which is located north of an imaginary line 900 feet south of and parallel to Avenue "H", and west of the Southern Pacific Railroad) shall vote at the Lomax Elementary School, which is located at 10615 North Avenue "L" in the City of La Porte, Texas, with the following election officers: Sara Armand Presiding Judge • Jerri Neuman , Alternate Presiding Judge B2