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4 ORDINANCE 1981-28 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON MAY 2, 1981, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, no candidate for Place 3 or Place 4 in the ~egular City Election held April 4, 1981, received a majoyity bf the tbtal vote, as required by Section 5.05 of the Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas; and, WHEREAS, the two candidates receiving the largest number of votes for Place 3 were John J. Stokes and John A. Kreczmer; and, WHEREAS, the two candidates receiving the largest number of votes for Place 4 were Elida A. Mendez and Ed Tarbutton; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1: That a special election, to-wit: a election, be held in said City on the 2nd day of May, to determine the winning candidates for Place 3 and 4 the San Marcos City Council. runoff 1981, on SECTION 2: That, Janis Womack, be, and she is hereby, appointed clerk for absentee voting. SECTION 3: That, absentee voting for said runoff election, be, held at City Hall, 630 East Hopkins Street within said City. Said place of absentee voting shall remain open for at least eight hours on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or an official State holiday, beginning on the 20th day and continuing through the 4th day preceding the date of said election. Said place of voting shall remain open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on each day for said absentee voting. The above described place for absentee voting is also the absentee clerk's mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots voted by mail may be sent. SECTION 4: That, said runoff election be held in accordance with the Texas Election Code and only resident qualified voters of said City shall be eligible to vote at said election. SECTION 5: That, notice of said election be given in accordance with the Texas Election Code, and the City Secretary is hereby instructed to have said notice posted and published in accordance with said Article 4.05. SECTION 6: That, immediately after said election is held, the officers holding same shall make returns of the results thereof to the Mayor of the City as required by the Texas Election Code. SECTION 7: That, a copy of this Ordinance shall also serve as a writ of election which shall be delivered to the Presiding Judges for said election. SECTION 8: That, the importance of this Ordinance creates an emergency and an imperative purpose necessary that the provisions of the charter requiring that ordinances shall be read at three