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CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES <br /> This Contract for Election Services("Contract")is made and entered into by and between <br /> the Elections Administrator of Hays County, Texas ("Contracting Officer") and a Local <br /> Political Subdivision located in Hays County, Texas, the City of San Marcos, Texas, ("City") <br /> pursuant to the authority under Section 31.092(a) of the Texas Election Code. <br /> RECITALS <br /> GENERAL PROVISIONS. <br /> A. The purpose of this Contract is to maintain consistency and accessibility in voting <br /> practices, polling places, and election procedures to best assist the voters of the <br /> City. For purposes of this Contract the term "Election" will include any resulting <br /> recount or election contest. It will also apply to any election to resolve a tie. <br /> B. The Contracting Officer is hereby appointed to serve as the City's Election Day <br /> Officer and Early Voting Clerk to conduct the Election for those areas of the City <br /> located within the contracting jurisdiction. As Election Officer and Early Voting <br /> Clerk,the Contracting Officer will coordinate, supervise and conduct all aspects of <br /> administering voting in connection with the Election in compliance with all <br /> applicable laws. <br /> C. The City agrees to commit the funds necessary to pay for Election-related expenses <br /> for the City's Election. <br /> D. The Contracting Officer has the right to enter into agreements with other entities at <br /> any time and may require that authorities of Local Political Subdivision's holding <br /> elections on the same day in all or part of the same territory to enter into a joint <br /> election agreement as authorized in Chapter 271 of the Teas Election Code. The <br /> City agrees to enter into a joint election agreement required by Hays County. <br /> 1. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CONTRACTING OFFICER. The Contracting Officer <br /> shall be responsible for performing the following services and furnishing the following <br /> material and equipment in connection with the Election: <br /> A. Nomination of Presiding Judges and Alternate Judges. The Contracting Officer <br /> shall recommend appointment of Election Day presiding and alternate judges, <br /> central accumulation station judges, and the Early Voting Ballot Board (EVBB) <br /> 1 <br />