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Item No. 14 <br />TO: Mayor & Council <br />Grayson Path, City Manager <br />FROM: Janice Ellis, City Clerk <br />SUBJECT: UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES <br />DATE: March 8, 2021 <br />BACKGROUND: In order to cancel the general election in a district, the candidate must be <br />unopposed. The candidates in Districts 5 and 7 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 have issued a <br />certification of unopposed status for Districts 5 and 7, <br />BUDGET: NA. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve an Ordinance declaring the unopposed candidates, Linda <br />Knox in Council District 5 and Paula Portugal in City Council District 7, elected to office <br />pursuant to Election Code Section 2.053. <br />