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The Early Voting Ballot Board shall perform in accordance with applicable provisions of the Election Code. SECTION 13. A Direct Record Electronic ( "DRE ") System, as the term is defined in the Texas Election Code, shall be utilized in connection with the election. This system shall be utilized for all early voting as well as for all precinct voting conducted on election day. The Hays County Election Administrator will appoint a programmer, who shall prepare a program for the automatic tabulating equipment. Ample voting equipment shall be provided for early voting and in each of the various precincts on election day. The central counting station is established as the Hays County Elections Administrator's office, 401 -C Broadway, San Marcos, Texas. SECTION 14. 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 15. 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 Mayor, Council Member Place 1, Councilmember Place 2, is 5:00 p.m. on August 24, 2010. The deadline to fill the vacancy in the two year unexpired term of Council Member Place 6 is 5: 00 p.m. on August 30, 2010. SECTION 16. An executed copy of this Ordinance will serve as proper notice of the election. SECTION 17. 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 3, 2010 and on or before October 25, 2010, and will be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on or before October 12, 2010. SECTION 18. A writ of election as required by the Texas Election Code will be delivered on or before October 18, 2010 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 18. 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. SECTION 19. The rate of compensation to be paid judges, clerks, and assistants to the Central Counting Station Presiding Judge and Tabulation Supervisor for services rendered during the election will be compensated at the rate of no more than $10.00 per hour. SECTION 20. The additional compensation to be paid judges who deliver returns of the election is established at $25.00. SECTION 21. If any portion of this Ordinance is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Z