Ord 2021-84/amending ordinance no. 2021-61 ordering a general and special election to be held on november 2, 2021 for the purpose of electing a city council member for place 5, a city council member for place 6 and to submit proposed amendments to the

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ORDINANCE NO. 2021-84 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2021- 61 ORDERING A GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE 5, A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE 6 AND TO SUBMIT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SAN MARCOS CITY CHARTER TO THE VOTERS; ADDING POLLING LOCATIONS, DATES, AND TIMES FOR VOTING ON ELECTION DAY AND FOR EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 2021-75; PROVIDING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE AS AN EMERGENCY MEASURE ON ONLY ONE READING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. Ordinance No. 2021-61, adopted on August 3, 2021 and ordering a general and special election to be held on November 2, 2021, is hereby amended to read as provided in Sections 2 through 22 of this ordinance. Ordinance No. 2021-75, adopted on September 7, 2021, is hereby repealed and replaced with this ordinance. SECTION 2. 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 2, 2021 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 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. At the concurrent Special City Election, the voters will consider proposed amendments to the San Marcos City Charter as set forth in this ordinance. The official canvass of the election shall be held November 15, 2021 following Election Day. In the event it becomes necessary to conduct a Runoff Election, it shall be held on December 7, 2021. Canvass of the returns of the runoff election, if necessary, shall be held on December 16, 2021. SECTION 3. The ballots for the City election will conform to the requirements of the Texas Election Code, and will contain the following propositions that correspond to and summarize each of the proposed charter text amendments set forth in section 4 of this ordinance: PROPOSITION - A