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Board in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 630 E. Hopkins Street, in the City, in accordance with the Election Code. Early votes shall be counted at the central counting station. The Early V oting Ballot Board shall perform in accordance with applicable provisions of the Election Code. SECTION 10. An electronic voting 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. Ramona Brown is appointed as programmer, and she 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 City Attorney's Office, San Marcos City Hall, 630 E. Hopkins Street, San Marcos, Texas. SECTION 11. The City Council of the City shall, by resolution, 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, and any and all assistants appointed by the Presiding Judge and Tabulation Supervisor shall be subject to the approval of the City Council. SECTION 12. The election shall be held under and in accordance with the provisions of, the Charter and Ordinances ofthe City of San Marcos, and in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. SECTION 13. An executed copy of this Ordinance shall serve as proper notice of the election. SECTION 14. Notice of the election, including a Spanish translation thereof, shall be published at least once in a newspaper published in the City of San Marcos on or before May 22, 2002, and shall be posted on the bulletin board at City Hall on or before May 13,2002. SECTION 15. A copy of this Ordinance shall be delivered on or before May 17, 2002 to the presiding judge of each election precinct in which the election is ordered to be held, which copy shall serve as a notice or writ of election as required by the Texas Election Code. SECTION 16. Testing of the automatic tabulating equipment shall be performed and notice thereof shall be given in accordance with Subchapter D of Chapter 127 of the Texas Election Code. SECTION 17. 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 is established at $6.00 per hour. SECTION 18. The additional compensation to be paid judges who deliver returns of the election is established at $25.00. 3