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• • information concerning said election; Section 9. Each candidate for the office of Councilperson-at- Large, Position B, must be a resident elector of the City. Each candidate for the office of District Councilperson must be a resident elector of the City, and must also be a resident of the district for which he files. Section 10. The deadline for a candidate to make application to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election, is hereby designated and established as 5:00 o'clock P.M., Wednesday, March 20, 2002. No application shall be accepted for filing prior to February 18, 2002. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of Councilperson is hereby established as Fifty Dollars ($50.00). The filing fees shall be used to defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be prorated and any surplus shall be refunded to said candidates. As an alternative to paying a filing fee, a candidate may obtain a place on the ballot by filing a petition as provided for in City of La Porte Home Rule Charter, Article 2.04 c.3. Section 11. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and the general election laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto. Section 12. Immediately after said election, the officers holding the same shall make and deliver the returns of the results thereof and the accompanying records for use in the official canvass to the City Council of the City of La Porte, and the City Council shall canvass said returns at the earliest practicable time, and shall, immediately after canvassing the returns, declare 10