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Item No. 13 <br />TO: Mayor & Council <br />Gene Anderson, Interim City Manager & Finance Director <br />FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk <br />SUBJECT: UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES <br />DATE: February 19, 2020 <br />BACKGROUND: In order to cancel the general election in a district, the candidate must be <br />unopposed. The candidates in Districts 1, 3, and 6 are unopposed and the deadline has passed to <br />make application to run for City Council. <br />STATUS OF ISSUE: Chapter 2 of the Texas Election Law governs the election of unopposed <br />candidates for political subdivisions. Under Section 2.052 of the Election Code, I am issuing a <br />certification of unopposed status for Districts 1, 3 and 6. <br />BUDGET: NA. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Ordinance declaring the unopposed candidates in Council <br />Districts 1, 3 and 6 elected to office. <br />