Ord 2025-4066 canvass 5-3-25 gen. election

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ORDINANCE 2025-4066 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ON THE 3" DAY OF MAY, 2025, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MEMBER TO THE OFFICE OF COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 5; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN, THAT THE ELECTION WAS PROPERLY HELD AND RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS the regular municipal election of the City of La Porte, Texas, for election of members of the City Council as prescribed by Section 2.03 of the City Charter, was held on the 3`^ day of May 2025, in the city, for the purpose of electing members to the offices of Council At -Large Position A, Councilperson District 4, and Councilperson District 5; and WHEREAS the election was held under and pursuant to the provisions of City Council Ordinances 20244027 calling the general election; and WHEREAS on March 10, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance 20254051, declaring elected to office the unopposed candidates for the races of Councilperson At - Large, Position A and Councilperson District 4, in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code, and cancelled those portions of the May 3, 2025, election; and WHEREAS the election having been duly and regularly held as called and provided in said ordinance, and according to law, and the returns thereof having been made and the election judges having certified the results of the election, as hereinafter set out, and the City Council having duly and regularly canvassed the returns of the election and finding that the total votes cast at the election were as follows: COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 5 JAY MARTIN 256 MERCY ESTRADA 139 WHEREAS the City Council of the City of La Porte finds that the election returns set out above to be accurate and correct. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1: Jay Martin received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office of Councilperson District 5, and, accordingly, Jay Martin is declared elected to the office of Councilperson District 5, subject to the taking of the oath provided by the laws of the State of Texas.