Ord 2020-071/amending Ordinance 2020-52 ordering a General and Special Election to be held on November 3, 2020 by establishing early voting and election day polling places

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SECTION 10 The Hays County Elections Administrator will appoint the Early Voting Ballot Board a Presiding Judge of the Central Counting Station a Tabulation Supervisor of the Central Counting Station and a Central Counting Station Manager. SECTION 2 11. 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 fling 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 12. An executed copy of this Ordinance will serve as proper notice of the election. SECTION 4 13. Notice of the election, including a Spanish translation thereof, will be published at least once in a newspaper published in San Marcos on or after October 4, 2020 and on or before October 26, 2020, and `%ill be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on or before October 13, 2020. SECTION 14. A writ of election as required by the Texas Election Code will be delivered on or before October 19. 2020 by the Hays County Election Administrator to the presiding and alternate judges of each election precinct in which the election is ordered to be held. SECTION 15 Testing of the automatic tabulating equipment will be performed and notice thereof will be given in accordance with Subchapter D of Chapter 127 of the Texas Election Code. SECTION 16 The rate of compensation to be paid judges clerks and assistants to the Central Counting Station Presiding Judge and Tabulation Supervisor for services rendered during the election will be compensated at the rate of no more than $12.00 per hour. SECTION 17 The additional compensation to be paid judges who deliver returns of the election is established at $25.00. SECTION 6 18. If any portion of this Ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION -7 19. The importance of this Ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity, and the provisions of the Charter requiring that ordinances be presented at two separate meetings be waived and, this Ordinance will take effect immediately upon adoption.