Ord 2022-71/ordering a General Election and Special Election to be held on November 8, 2022 for the purpose of electing a Mayor and a City Council Member for Place 1

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ORDINANCE NO. 2022-71 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, 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE 1, A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FOR PLACE 2 AND TO SUBMIT A CITIZEN- INITIATED ORDINANCE TO ELIMINATE LOW-LEVEL MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT TO THE VOTERS; MAKING PROVISIONS FOR CONDUCTING THE ELECTION; 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.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, yet to be designated, on November 8, 2022 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, a 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 concurrent Special City Election,the voters will also consider a citizen- initiated "ORDINANCE TO ELIMINATE LOW-LEVEL MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT." The official canvass of the election shall be held November 17, 2022, following Election Day. In the event it becomes necessary to conduct a Runoff Election, it shall be held on December 13, 2022. Canvass of the returns of the runoff election, if necessary, shall be held on December 15, 2022. SECTION 2. The ballots for the City election will conform to the requirements of the Texas Election Code, and will also contain the following proposition that corresponds to the citizen-initiated ordinance attached to this ordinance as Exhibit"A". PROPOSITION-A FOR/AGAINST AN ORDINANCE TO ELIMINATE LOW-LEVEL MARIJUANA ENFORCEMENT. SECTION 3. If approved by the voters, the citizen-initiated ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit"A"will be adopted. 1