09-14-20 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council (2)

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SECTION 3.The City is hereby divided into six(6) election precincts, corresponding to theboundaries 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 places for these election precincts shall be as determined by a joint election agreement and election services contract to be arranged with Harris County: SECTION 4.This election shall be held in accordance with, and shall be governed by, the election laws of the State of Texas. The City Secretary and Mayor are hereby authorized to perform all duties and take all actions as required by any election services contract(s) and/or joint election agreement(s) that may be authorized by the City Council. SECTION 5.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 general election may be filed with the City Secretary beginning on January 15, 2020,and must be filed not later than 5:00 p.m. on February 14, 2020.The candidate filings for the election originally ordered for May 2, 2020, will remain valid for the election to be held on November 3, 2020,and the original filing period that ended on February 14, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. will not be reopened.The voter registration deadline is October 5, 2020. SECTION 6.Each CouncilpersonDistrict 1, CouncilpersonDistrict 6, and Councilperson-at-largePosition B shall each be elected by majority vote of all the votes cast for the office for which he or she is a candidate and shall hold office for a period of three (3) years. SECTION 7.Each candidatefor the office of Councilperson-at-largePosition B must be a resident qualified voter of the City fortwelve (12) months immediately preceding election day. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson-District 1 and Councilperson-District 6 must be a resident qualified voter of the City for twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day and mustalso be a resident of the district for which he or she filesfor twelve (12) months immediately preceding election day, in accordance withSection 2.02(a) of the City Charter. SECTION 8.Harris County shall appoint the Early Voting Clerk andDeputy Early Voting Clerk for the joint early voting in person and voting by mail, and designate the MainEarly Voting Location for early voting for the election. Applications for ballot by mail may be mailed, faxed, emailed, or delivered by common or contract carrier to: Regular mail to:Common or contract carrier: Chris HollinsChris Hollins Harris County ClerkHarris County Clerk Attn: Elections Division1001 Preston, 4th Floor,Room 440 Post Office Box 1148Houston, TX 77002 Houston, TX 77251-1148 Phone: (713) 755-6965Fax: (713)-755-4983 or (713)-437-8683 Email:BBM@cco.hctx.net whoshall promptly provide them per the provisions of the Texas Election Code. The deadline to hand deliver an application for a ballot by mail (ABBM) is Monday, October 12, 2020. The last day fortheearly voting clerk to receive applications for a ballot to be voted by mailvia mail, fax, common or contract carrier, or email, per the Election Code provisions of Sec. 84.007(c)is October 23, 2020 address must via fax or e-mail, the early voting clerk must receive an original or a copy with a wet signature via mail within four business days ofthe submission of the fax or email, per Election Code Sec. 84.007(c). 2