Ord 2024-3992 - Canvass - June 15, 2024 Runoff

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ORDINANCE 2024-3992 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE RUNOFF TO THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ON THE 15M DAY OF NNE, 2024, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 4 TO FILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN, AND THAT THE ELECTION WAS PROPERLY HELD AND RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING AN OPEN MEETINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS the general and special municipal elections of the City of La Porte, Texas, for election of members of the City Council as prescribed by Section 2.03 of the City Charter, was held on the 4" day of May 2024, in the city, for the purpose of electing a Mayor At -Large, Councilperson District 2, Councilperson District 3, and to fill the unexpired term of Councilperson District 4; and WHEREAS the elections were held under and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinances 2024- 3964 calling the general election fora Mayor At -Large, Councilperson District 2, and a Councilperson District 3, and 2024-3967 calling the special election to fill the unexpired term of Councilperson District 4, respectively; and WHEREAS no candidate in the special election for a Councilperson District 4 received a majority of the votes cast at the special election held on May 4, 2024, and a runoff election was held on June 15, 2024; and WHEREAS the election having been duly and regularly held as called and provided in said ordinances and according to law, and the returns thereof having been made and the election judges having certified the results of the election, as hereinafter set out, and the City Council having duly and regularly canvassed the returns of the election and finding that the total votes cast at the election were as follows: COUNCILPERSON DISTRICT 4 JOHN GUYON 77 ROBERT GUERRA 110 WHEREAS the City Council of the City of La Porte finds that the election returns set out above to be accurate and correct. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1: That the facts and recitations set forth in the preamble of this ordinance are true and correct.