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10___3851._LA PORTE, TEXAS. Charter_ 104-69 -------- RRS elections shall be conducted by the appointed election authori- ties, who shall also Ifave power to make such regulations not inconsistent wit is. charter, with any regulations made by the commission o he laws of the State of Texas. ,Section 85. How to get name on ballot. Any qualified elector of the city who is otherwise qualified may have his name printed upon the official ballot for the particular office at any election by filing his sworn appli- cation with the mayor at least thirty (80) days prior to'the election date and having posted the required filing fee, to be fixed by the commission as follows: For mayor not to exceed the sum of $100.00 For commissioner . .... not to exceed the sum of 50..00 .rhe filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the elec- tion and said fee shall be prorated and any surplus shall be refunded to said candidates. Section 86. Commission ballots. The full names of all candidates for mayor or the com- mission as hereinbefore provided, except such as may have withdrawn, died or became ineligible, shall be printed on the official ballots without party designations. If two (2) can- didates with the same surnames, or with names so similar as to be likely to cause confusion are nominated, the addresses of their places of residence shall be placed with their names on the ballots.. The order of ,the names on the ballot shall be determined by lot. Section 87. Laws governing city elections. All city elections shall be governed, except as otherwise provided by the charter, by the laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto; and in event there should be any failure of the general laws or this charter to provide for some feature of the city elections, then the commission shall have the power to provide for such deficiency, and no infor— malities in conducting a city election shall invalidate fire same, if it be conducted fairly and in substantial compliance with the general laws, where applicable, and the charter and ordinances of the city. Section 88. Canvassing elections. Returns of the elections, general and special, shall be made' by the election officers to the commission within five (6) days following said election at which time the commission shall canvass and declare the results of such election.