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223 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, EXPRESSING ITS INTENT TO CALL A SPECIAL RUN-OFF ELECTION, IF NEEDED, FOR SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1976, TO ELECT THE SUCCESSOR TO PLACE SIX OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. I WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas, requires that special run-off elections to elect members for the City Council to be held four (4) weeks following the date of the general election; and, WHEREAS, four (4) weeks following April 3, 1976, is Saturday, May 1, 1976, the date of state party primaries; and, WHEREAS, the Law of the State of Texas prohibits local elections from being held in conjunction with state primary elections; and, WHEREAS, any change in procedure from that already established must be filed with the U.S. Attorney General puruant to the Voting Rights Act; and, WHEREAS, this Resolution of intent is being made so as to afford ample opportunity to file such change with the U.S. Attorney General's Office and receive his concurrence in a timely fashion; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. That the intent of the City Council of the City of San Marcos be, and is hereby, expressed to be that in the event a run-off election is required to elect the successor to Place Six of the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas, said election shall be held five (5) weeks from and after the date of the general election, said run-off election date to be May 8, 1976. I PART 2. That this Resolution shall be in effect immediately from and after its passage. ADOPTED this 8th day of March, 1976. L (L,"~ Emmie Craddock Mayor A T,TE:T:~ Ii . ~ ~,~/u Doriss Hambrick City Secretary APPROVED: ~~rtt L Tom Akins City Attorney I