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<br />ORDINANCE 1986-25
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<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
<br />OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ORDERING A SPECIAL
<br />ELECTION TO BE HELD WITHIN SAID CITY ON APRIL
<br />19, 1986, IF NO CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL
<br />MEMBER, PLACE ONE, ON THE BALLOT FOR THE
<br />GENERAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD APRIL 5,
<br />1986, RECEIVES A MAJORITY VOTE; ESTABLISHING
<br />THE RATE OF COMPENSATION TO BE PAID JUDGES AND
<br />CLERKS FOR SERVICES RENDERED DURING SAID
<br />ELECTION; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF
<br />SAID ELECTION AND OTHER PROVISIONS INCIDENT TO
<br />THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND, DECLARING
<br />AN EMERGENCY.
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<br />WHEREAS, by ordinance duly adopted on January 27, 1986, and
<br />as amended on February 3, 1986, March 10, 1986, and ,
<br />the City Council of the City of San Marcos, Texas, ordered the
<br />holding of special and joint general elections by said City and
<br />the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District on April
<br />5, 1986, and adopted certain other provisions relating thereto;
<br />and,
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<br />WHEREAS, there are four (4) candidates for City Council
<br />Member, Place One, in the general election for said City; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Section 5.05 of the Charter of said City requires
<br />election by majority; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, it is possible that no candidate for City Council
<br />Member, Place One, will receive a majority of the votes cast for
<br />that place in said election; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, in such event a runoff election must be held on
<br />April 19, 1986, pursuant to Section 5.05 of the Charter of said
<br />City; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, Sections 2.026 and 4.003(b), V.T.C.A., Election
<br />Code, require that notice of said runoff election be posted not
<br />later than the 15th day before election day; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.07 of the Charter of said
<br />City, the returns of the said general election will not be
<br />canvassed by the City Council until April 7, 1986, which date is
<br />twelve (12) days prior to the required runoff election date of
<br />April 19, 1986; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, it is, therefore, impossible to meet the notice
<br />requirements by posting found in Sections 2.026 and 4.003(b),
<br />V.T.C.A., Election Code if said City Council waits until the
<br />returns of said election i~L canvassed before ordering a special
<br />election, to-wit: a runoff election on April 19, 1986; now,
<br />therefore,
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<br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
<br />SAN MARCOS, TEXAS:
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<br />SECTION 1. That in the event that no candidate for City
<br />Council Member, Place One, on the ballot for the general election
<br />to be held by said City on April 5, 1986, receives a majority of
<br />the votes cast for said place in said election, then a special
<br />election, to-wit: a runoff election, shall be held in said City
<br />on the 19th day of April, 1986, to determine the winning candidate
<br />for said place, and in such event, this ordinance shall be amended
<br />on April 7, 1986, following the official canvass of the returns of
<br />said general election in order that the names of the runoff
<br />election candidates may be certified in writing by the Mayor and
<br />City Council for placement on the runoff election ballot.
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<br />SECTION 2. That the election precincts for said elections
<br />shall be, in all respects, the same precincts as those Hays County
<br />Election Precincts which are within the limits of the City of San
<br />Marcos.
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