Ord 2024-039 amending Ordinance 2024-35, ordering a General Election to be held on November 5, 2024 for the purpose of electing a Mayor, City Council Member for Place 5, and a City Council Member for Place 6

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Patriots' Hall of Dripping October 21 —25, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Springs October 26, 2024 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 231 Patriots' Hall Boulevard October 27, 2024 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (formerly listed as 3400 East US 290) October 28-November 1, 2024 7:00 a.m.—7:00 p.m. Drippir�prings, TX SECTION 7. Early voting by mail ballot shall be conducted in accordance with applicable provisions of the Texas Election Code. The address of 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 1012 San Marcos,Texas 78666, shall be the early voting clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent for the Cit. SECTION 8. All early votes and other votes to be processed in accordance with early voting procedures pursuant to the Texas Election Code shall be delivered to the Early Voting Ballot Board at the Hays County Election Administrator's office which is located in the City, in accordance with the Election Code. Early votes shall be counted at the central counting station. The Early Voting Ballot Board shall perform in accordance with applicable provisions of the Election Code. SECTION 9. The Verity Duo Hybrid voting system, shall be utilized in connection with the election. This system shall be utilized for all early voting as well as for all voting conducted on Election Day. Ample voting equipment shall be provided for early voting and in each of the various vote centers on Election Day. The central counting station is established as the Hays County Elections Administrator's office, 120 Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, Texas. 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 filing by candidates for the position of a Mayor, Council Member, Place 5 and Council Member, Place 6 is 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2024. SECTION 312. An executed copy of this Ordinance will serve as proper notice of the election. SECTION 413. 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 6, 2024, and will be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on or before October 15, 2024. SECTION-514. A writ of election as required by the Texas Election Code will be delivered on or before August 27,2024 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.