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C. Department of Justice Preclearance for Special Elections. If required by law, <br /> the City shall be individually responsible for obtaining appropriate preclearance <br /> from the United States Department of Justice for any special elections. <br /> D. Ballot Information. The City shall prepare the text for the City's official ballot in <br /> English and Spanish and provide to the Contracting Officer as soon as possible at <br /> the end of the period for ordering the Election or filing for candidacy. The ballot <br /> information shall include a list of propositions showing the order and the exact <br /> manner in which the candidates' name shall appear on the ballot. The City shall <br /> promptly review for correctness the ballot when requested by the Contracting <br /> Officer to do so prior to the finalization and shall approve by e-mail or by signature <br /> in person. <br /> E. Precinct Reports to the Texas Secretary of State. Based on information provided <br /> by the Contracting Officer, the City shall prepare and file all required precinct <br /> reports with the Texas Secretary of State. <br /> F. Annual Voting Report. The City shall be responsible for filing its annual voting <br /> system report to the Texas Secretary of State as required under Chapter 123 et seq. <br /> of the Texas Election Code. <br /> III. SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATED TO ELECTION WORKERS <br /> A. Number of Election Workers at Election Day Polling Locations. It is agreed <br /> by the Contracting Officer and the City that there will be at least three Election <br /> workers at each Election Day polling location: the presiding judge, the alternate <br /> judge, and at least one election clerk appointed by the presiding judge. The <br /> number of necessary clerks is derived from the number of Elections at the poll and <br /> the number of registered voters at the poll. <br /> B. Compensation for Election Workers. The Contracting Officer shall compensate <br /> all Election workers in accordance with the Contracting Officer's established <br /> compensation policies, in accordance with the Texas Election Code and using the <br /> rates set by the Hays County Commissioners Court for county elections. The <br /> Contracting Officer shall pay the workers and be reimbursed by the entities sharing <br /> the polling locations. <br /> 7 <br />