Ord 2020-052/ordering a General Election to be held on November 3, 2020 for the purpose of electing a Mayor, City Council Member, Place Three, City Council Member, Place Four, and ordering a Special Election to fill a vacancy for the one year remainder o

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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-52 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE THREE, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE FOUR, AND ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY FOR THE ONE YEAR REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 5 TO BE CONDUCTED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY CREATING THE NEED TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE WITH ONLY ONE READING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. A general and special election is ordered to be held by the City of San Marcos (the "City") at the various polling places and election precincts within the corporate limits of the City, yet to be designated, on November 3, 2020 from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This general and special city election will be conducted jointly with Hays County and will be administered for the City by the Hays County Elections Administrator. At the general election the qualified voters of the City will elect a Mayor for a term of two years, City Council Member for Place 3 and a City Council Member for Place 4 with each Council Member position having a term of three years. At the special election, the qualified voters of the City will elect a candidate to fill a vacancy in the office of Council Member Place 5 for the one-year remainder of the unexpired term of that office. The official canvass of the election shall be held November 18, 2020, following Election Day. In the event it becomes necessary to conduct a runoff election it will be necessary to call the runoff election on the same day the final canvass of the main election is completed, November 18, 2020. The runoff election shall be held not earlier than the 20th nor later than the 45th day after the date the final canvass of the regular election is completed. Canvass of the returns of the runoff election, if necessary, shall be held no earlier than the 8th day nor later than the 11 th day following the date of the Runoff Election. SECTION 2. The election will be held in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and Ordinances of the City of San Marcos and the laws of the State of Texas. The deadline for filing by candidates for the position of Mayor, Council Member, Place 3 and Council Member, Place 4 is 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2020. The deadline for filing by candidates for the position of Council Member, Place 5 for the one-year remainder of the unexpired term of that office is 6:00 p.m. on August 20, 2020. SECTION 3. An executed copy of this Ordinance will serve as proper notice of the election.