O-2018-3706 Canvassing the 2018 General Election and Special Election

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ORDINANCE NO. 2018- 3706 CONSIDER APPROVAL OR OTHER ACTION RE(,ARDI NG' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY OF LA T" ITE, TEXAS, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF -ITIE MAV 5, 2018, CITY OF LA PORTE GENERAL ELECTION FORTHE ELECTION OF A MAVOR, COI.JNCILPERSON-DISTRIC], 2 AND COUN (A LPERSON-DISTR ICT 3; DECLARING THE RESULTS OFTHE MAY 5,2,018, CITY OF LA PORTE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR PROPOSITION A: THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE LOCAL SALES AND usE TAX IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE A"I'THE RATE OF ONE-FOURTH OF ONE I)ERCENTTO CONTINUE PROVIDING REVENUE FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF MUNICtPAL STREETS; AND FOR PROPOSITION B: S14ALL SECTION 2.02 OF `FHE LAIORTE ("HAWFER BE, AMENDED TO PROVIDE THAT A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OR A COUNCIL POSITION SHALL HAVE BEEN A Q1,1ALIFIED VOTER OF ']'.HE CITV FOR TWELVE (1 2) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING EIECTI(")N DAV, INSTEAD OF FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS AT TUE TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES FOR OFFICE; AND, "I A CANDIDATE FOR A DISTRICT COUNCII., POSITION SHALLHAVE BEEN A QUALIFIED VOTER OF HIS OR HER DISTRICT FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING ELECTION DAY, INSTEAD OF FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS AT TtIE TIME THE CANDIDATE FILES FOR OFFICE, TO CONFORM THE CHARTER TO STATE LAW; CONTAINING A SE VERABHATV CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE, FINDING COMPLIANCE WIT11THE OPEN MEE"r]N(',',S LAW; AND PROVIDINCAN EFFECTIVE DATE IJEREOF. WHEREAS, the City of'L,a Porte, 1'exas, held a general election on the 50'day ofMay, 2018, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Co Linci I person -Di strict 2, and Councilperson-District 3, and a special election for the purpose ot'determining the outconie ot"Proposition A: The reauthorization ofthe local sales and use tax in the City of La I)orte at the rate of one-fourth of` erne percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair ofrnUnicipal streets; and proposition B: Shall Section 2.02 of the I.a Porte Charter be amended to provide that a candidate for mayor or a council position shall have been a qualified voter of the City for twelve (1 2) months immediately preceding election day, instead of l'or twelve (1 2) nionths kit the time the candidate tiles for office; and, that a candidate for a district COL11161 position shall have been a clualifiled voter of his or her district for twelve (1 2) months immediately preceding election day, instead of' for twelve (12) months at the time the candidate files for office, to conform the Charter to state law, all in accordance with the Texas I 1'lection Code and Section 8.10 ofthe 1-lome Rule Charter of the City gal` 1,a Poilejexas; and