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i <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Agenda Date Requested: 1/25/88 <br />Requested By: K. Askins Department: Legal <br />X Report <br />Exhibits: <br />Resolution <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />Ordinance <br />State election laws call for a run-off date of either the third or <br />the fourth Saturday in May. The third Saturday in May will fall <br />on May 21; the fourth Saturday in May will fall on May 28, which <br />is the Memorial Day holiday weekend. <br />If the third Saturday is chosen for the run-off, it will be <br />necessary to use paper ballots made up by the City Secretary and <br />manually numbered, for run-off absentee voting, since voting <br />absentee would need to begin on May 10 in order to give voters as <br />many days as possible to vote absentee. The punch card ballots <br />would be available for the run-off election itself. <br />If the fourth Saturday is chosen for the run-off, punch card <br />ballots could be obtained in time to use for both absentee voting <br />and on election day. <br />A new State election law this year allows for absentee voting for <br />any reason, which might be an incentive to voters to vote absentee <br />if the May 28 date is chosen for the run-off election. <br />Council is asked to make the decision of a run-off election date <br />at this time so that it may be incorporated into the ordinance <br />calling the election, scheduled to be on the February 8 meeting <br />agenda. <br />NOTJ Regular election date is May 7th. <br />Action Required by Council: Choose a run-off election date <br />Availability of Funds: N/A <br />General <br />Capital <br />Other <br />Account Number: <br />Fund Water/Wastewater <br />Improvement General Revenue Sharing <br />Funds Available: YES NO <br />AppMP-d-f-or City Council Agenda <br />a - 4 <br />/'obj /City Manager <br />CitV <br />