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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-32 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 1, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 2, AND ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL A VACANCY FOR THE ONE YEAR REMAINDER OF THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF OFFICE OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PLACE 3 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 CREATING THE NEED TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE WITH ONLY ONE READING ; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. A general and special 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 8, 2016 from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This general and special 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 Mayor for a term of two years and City Council Member for Place 1 and a City Council Member for Place 2 with each Council Member position having a term of three years. At the special election, the qualified voters of the City will elect a candidate to fill a vacancy in the office of Council Member Place 3 for the one year remainder of the unexpired term of that office. The official canvass of the election shall be held November 16, 2016, following Election Day. In the event it becomes necessary to conduct a runoff election it will be necessary to call the runoff election on the same day the final canvass of the main election is completed, November 16, 2016. The runoff election shall be held not earlier than the 20th nor later than the 45th day after the date the final canvass of the regular and special election is completed. Canvass of the returns of the runoff election, if necessary, shall be held no earlier than the 8th day not later than the 11th day following the date of the Runoff Election. SECTION 2. The polling places for each precinct for this election shall be as follows: PCT. POLLING PLACE ADDRESS CITY 110 New Life Christian Center 4000 Hwy 123 San Marcos 111 Dunbar Center 801 MLK Dr. San Marcos 112 Dunbar Center 801 MLK Dr. San Marcos 113 Hays County Health Dept. 401 A Broadway St. San Marcos 120 San Marcos Housing, Residents 820 Sturgeon St. San Marcos Office 1