O-2014-3505 calling Special Election,reauthorization of Local Sales and Use Tax,rate of one-fourth of one percent

Browse Search

Early Voting shall be conducted by a clerk for Early Voting, namely, Patrice Fogarty, and the place at which the Early Voting shall be conducted is designated as the La Porte City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, to which address ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be mailed. Early Voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 12th day and shall continue through the 4th day preceding the day of election. Early voting by personal appearance shall be conducted on the weekdays of the early voting period, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., except for the third day and the final day of the early voting period, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and on the Saturday of the early voting period, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Section 5. The City Secretary's election office in the La Porte City Hall is hereby designated as the Central Counting Station to receive all ballots cast at said election, and Patrice Fogarty is hereby appointed the Presiding Manager for said Central Counting Station, and Sharon Harris is hereby appointed the Alternate Presiding Manager for said Central Counting Station. Said Manager shall appoint any clerks necessary to assist in receiving ballots and other records and in performing the other duties of said Manager in this regard. Martha Gillett is hereby appointed as the Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station, and Sharon Harris is hereby appointed as Alternate Presiding Judge for said Central Counting Station. The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the necessary electronic tabulating equipment, to arrange for the testing thereof as provided by law and to employ a duly qualified manager and a duly qualified tabulation supervisor to perform the duties respectively imposed on them by law with respect to the processing and tabulation of ballots at the Central Counting Station. Sharon Harris is hereby appointed the tabulation supervisor, and Shelly Simon is hereby appointed the assistant tabulation supervisor. In compliance with Chapter 127 of the Texas Election Code, the tabulation supervisor, assistant tabulation supervisor, presiding judge of counting station, alternate presiding judge of counting station and any appointed clerks are entitled to compensation at the same rate as a 12