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y1 .f t,, ~- i ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS; CALLING A RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NECESSARY; DESIG- NATING 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 FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT .ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMA'IISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS: Section 1. An election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 2nd day of April, 1977, such day .being the first Saturday in April, 1977, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.A4. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the purpose of electing a Commissioner of said City for Position No. 1, and a Conuttissioner of said City for Position No. 3. A run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 23, 1977, a between the same hours. Said election, and said run-off election, if necessary, shall be held. in conjunction. with a Trustee's election to be held on the same date(s) by the .La Porte Independent School District, and the appointed officials who shall be appointed to conduct the La Porte Independent School District election, will also be allowed to conduct the City. official election for the City of La Porte. 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 Precinct No. 1 (consisting of that portion of the City of La Porte which is located east and north of the Southern Pacific Railroad) shall vote at the La Porte High School Auditorium, which is located at Park and "J" Street, in the City of La Porte, Texas, .with the following election officers: • Mrs. LQU Lawler, Presiding Judge Mrs. Lorraine Miller, Alternate Presiding Judge