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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-3807
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ORDERING A
<br />RUNOFF ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCI LPERSON-DISTRICT 6, TO BE
<br />HELD ON THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020; AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND
<br />PUBLICATION OF NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN OPEN MEETINGS
<br />CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
<br />WHEREAS, on January 13, 2020, the City Council passed Ordinance 2020-3771, which ordered an election to be
<br />held on May 2, 2020, for the purpose of electing a Councilperson- District 1, a Council person -District 6, and a
<br />Council person -at -large -Position B; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a Disaster Declaration for the State of Texas
<br />related to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been successively extended, including on August 8, 2020; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the Mayor of La Porte issued a Disaster Declaration for the City of La Porte, which
<br />declaration was extended until April 3, 2020, by the City Council, on March 20, 2020, and then on March 30, 2020,
<br />to continue in effect until such time as the COVID-19 Disaster Declaration issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott
<br />on March 13, 2020, expires or is withdrawn, unless sooner terminated by executive order of the Mayor or by the City
<br />Council; and
<br />WHEREAS, on March 30, 2020, the City Council adopted Ordinance 2020-3787, amending Ordinance 2020-3771,
<br />for the purpose of postponing the May 2, 2020, general election to November 3, 2020, for the purpose of electing a
<br />Council person -District 1, a Councilperson-District 6, and a Council person -at -large -Position B; and
<br />WHEREAS, on September 14, 2020, the City Council found that it was in the public interest to enact Ordinance
<br />2020-3797, amending Ordinances 2020-2771 and 2020-3787, for the purpose of providing an update regarding the
<br />extension of early voting and Harris County polling location information; and
<br />WHEREAS, the general election was held on November 3, 2020, but due to the fact that no candidate received a
<br />majority of the votes cast in the Councilperson District 6 position race, a runoff election must be called by the City of
<br />La Porte.
<br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS:
<br />SECTION 1. The findings and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are true and correct and are
<br />hereby incorporated into the body of this ordinance by reference.
<br />SECTION 2. Pursuant to authority extended to political subdivisions in the March 18, 2020, Proclamation of Texas
<br />Government Greg Abbott, City of La Porte Ordinance 2020-3771 was amended by Ordinances 2020-3787 and
<br />2020-3797 to postpone the ordered election for the City of La Porte from May 2, 2020, to November 3, 2020, and
<br />provide additional information. The regular municipal election of the City of La Porte, Texas, for election of members
<br />of the City Council prescribed by Section 2.03 of the City Charter, was held between on the 31d day of November,
<br />2020, in the city, for the purpose of electing a Council person -District 1, a Councilperson-District 6, and a
<br />Councilperson-at-large-Position B. However, no candidate in the race for Council person -District 6 received a
<br />majority of the votes cast, necessitating a runoff election. The runoff election for Councilperson- District 6 is hereby
<br />ordered in accordance with law and will be held December 12, 2020, on that day between seven o'clock (7:00) a.m.
<br />and seven o'clock (7:00) p.m.
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