Ord. 1981-1248 - call general election

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. e ~ Ordinance No. ~, Page 4. Section 3. Voting at said election, including absentee voting, shall be by the use of voting machines, and the ballots of said elections shall conform to the Texas Election Code, as amended. . Section 4. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day preceding the day of the election. Except as authorized herein, the clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the clerk's office, and under no circumstances shall he permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance at any time when his office is not open to the public. Absentee voting by mail shall begin on the 20th day pre- ceding the date of the election and shall continue until ten o'clock (10:00) A.M. on the second day preceding election day. Absentee voting shall be conducted by a clerk for absentee voting, namely, Lou Lawler , and the place at which the absentee 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. Said clerk shall keep said office open for absentee voting during his regular working hours and in any event for at least eight (8) hours on each day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday. e . Section 5. That all election materials including notice of the election, ballots, instruction cards, affidavits and other forms which voters may be required to sign and all absentee voting materials shall be printed in both English and Spanish, or Spanish translations thereof shall be made available in the circumstances permitted and in the manner required by law.