Ord 2017-006/Calling Bond Election

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Election Judges. The election judges shall be appointed in accordance with the Election Agreement and the Texas Election Code, as amended. The Hays County Elections Administrator is conducting such election for the City pursuant to the terms of the Election Agreement. The City Council hereby appoints, for the term of such election, the presiding election judge(s) and alternate election judge(s) as being those designated by the Hays County Elections Administrator. Section 2. ELECTION CLERK. Unless otherwise directed by the County, the Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor more than five resident qualified electors of the City to act as clerks to properly conduct the election. However, if the Presiding Judge appointed actually serves, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall serve as one of the clerks. The appointment of such clerks must include a person fluent in the Spanish language to serve as a clerk to render oral aid in the Spanish language to any voter desiring such aid at the polls on election day. In the absence of the Presiding Judge, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall perform the duties of the Presiding Judge. Section 3. EARLY VOTING. Dates, Times, and Places for Early Voting. Early voting in the election by personal appearance shall be conducted at the dates, times, and polling places as provided for in the Hays County General Election, which will be attached hereto as Exhibit "B" to this Ordinance, and such exhibit is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. Exhibit "B" may be revised as necessary to conform to the final early voting polling locations as instructed by Hays County. Early Voting Clerk. The City Council hereby appoints the Hays County Elections Administrator as the City's Election Officer and Early Voting Clerk. The Early Voting Clerk's mailing address to which applications for ballots by mail may be sent is as follows: Jennifer Anderson Hays County Elections Administrator Government Center 712 South Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1045 San Marcos, Texas 78666 Applications for ballots by mail must be received in accordance with law. Section 4. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARDS. The early voting ballot board is hereby created to process early voting results, and the Presiding Judge of the board will be appointed by the Hays County Elections Administrator. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor more than eighteen resident qualified electors to serve as members of the Early Voting Ballot Board.