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Item # 14.

Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	11/10/2020
Department:	City Secretary

AGENDA CAPTION:

Present, Discuss, and Consider Action on an Ordinance Canvassing and Declaring the Results of a Special Charter Amendment Election Held in the Town of Addison, Texas on November 3, 2020.

BACKGROUND:

The City Council ordered a Special Charter Amendment Election for Tuesday, November 3, 2020 to submit to the voters twenty-six( 26) amendments to the Home Rule Charter. The purpose of this agenda item is to canvass the election returns and declare the election results from the Special Election.

No election results are available at this time, therefore a DRAFT ordinance is included in the agenda packet. If Dallas County Election Officials provide election totals in time to finalize this ordinance before November 10th, then a final ordinance will be provided to Council prior to the meeting and a copy of the ordinance placed at the council dais on the night of the meeting. Should final election totals not be available for presentation at this meeting, Staff will request Council "Pass" on this item and take no action.

Chapter 67 of the Texas Election Code requires that an election canvass must be held no later than the 14th day (11/17/2020) after Election Day. Pursuant to said Code, Mayor Chow is authorized to set the date and time of the canvass with only two Council members required to constitute a quorum. The canvass meeting requires a 72-hour public meeting notice. The City Secretary will consult with Mayor Chow and Council members to set the date and time of the meeting prior to November 17th.

A total of 6,508 registered voters case ballots at the November 3, 2020 General and Special Election.

RECOMMENDATION:

Administration recommends approval.

Attachments
Ordinance - November 3, 2020 Canvass