Ord 2015-032/Election Ordinance for November 3, 2015 Election

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ORDINANCE NO. 2015 -32 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, TO BE ADOPTED ON ONLY ONE READING, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE 5 AND A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE 6; ORDERING A SPECIAL CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED CONCURRENTLY WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION; ESTABLISHING EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS AND POLLING PLACES FOR THIS ELECTION; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. A general election is ordered to be held by the City of San Marcos (the "City") at the various polling places and election precincts within the corporate limits of the City, as hereinafter designated, on November 3, 2015 from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This General City Election will be conducted jointly with Hays County and will be administered for the City by the Hays County Elections Administrator. At the General Election the qualified voters of the City will elect a City Council Member for Place 5 and a City Council Member for Place 6 with each Council Member position having a term of three years. The official canvass of the election shall be held November 12, 2015 following Election Day. In the event it becomes necessary to conduct a Runoff Election it will be necessary to call the Runoff Election the same day the final canvass of the main election is completed, November 12, 2015. The Runoff Election shall be held not earlier than the 20th nor later than the 45`x' day after the date the final canvass of the Regular Election is completed. Canvass of the returns of the Runoff Election, if necessary, shall be held no earlier than the 8`' day not later than the I I"' day following the date of the Runoff Election. A special charter election shall be held concurrently with the general election to present proposed amendments to the San Marcos City Charter set forth in Section 2 of this ordinance to the voters. SECTION 2. At the special charter amendment election, the following proposed amendments to the San Marcos City Charter shall be presented to the voters: PROPOSITION NO. 1 FOR/AGAINST Amending the San Marcos City Charter to add a separate section relating to fluoridation of the San Marcos municipal water supply to read as follows: