Ord 2020-071/amending Ordinance 2020-52 ordering a General and Special Election to be held on November 3, 2020 by establishing early voting and election day polling places

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ORDINANCE NO. 2020-71 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE 2020-52, ORDERING A GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020 BY ESTABLISHING EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY POLLING PLACES FOR THIS ELECTION; AND 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: Ordinance 2020-52 is hereby amended to read as follows (added language is underlined, deleted language is shown with stfikethfeughs)'- SECTION 1. A general election is ordered to be held by the City of San %,Iarcos (the "City") at the various polling places and election precincts within the corporate limits of the City, yet to be designated, as hereinafter designated, on November 3, 2020 from the hours, of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. This general and special city election will be conducted jointly with 1 --lays 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, City Council Member for Place 3 and a City Council Member for Place 4 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 5 for the one-year remainder of the unexpired term of that office. The official canvass of the election shall be held November 16, 2020, 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, 2020. The runoff election shall be held on December 1, 2020. Canvass of the returns of the runoff election, if necessary, shall be held on December 9, 2020. SECTION 2. On Election Day, eligible City of San Marcos and Hays County voters may vote at any of the locations listed below. Voters are not limited to only voting in the precinct where they are registered to vote: POLLING PLACE ADDRESS CITY tisk: 1906 North Interstate 35 San Marcos Centro 21 t Lee Street San Marcos D�jnbar Center 801 MLK Dr, San Marcos Eii.�LkwiHt Cei qrch San Marcos j, W McC_y Lane =32 Sari Marcos