Ordering the May 2020 Election be postponed to November 2020

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November 3, 2020, pursuant to the authority referenced in the Preamble to this Ordinance, and it is hereby so ordered. SECTION 3. That pursuant to Election Advisory No. 2020-12, issued by the Texas Secretary of State's Office on or about March 18, 2020, this Order also makes the following findings, and incorporates them by reference into this Ordinance: (1) all candidate filings for the May 2, 2020, general election shall remain valid for the November 3, 2020, general election; (2) the filing period will not be re -opened for the November 3, 2020, general election; (3) all applications for a ballot by mail for voters who are voting by mail due to being over the age of 65 or due to disability will remain valid for the postponed election whereas all applications for a ballot by mail based upon a voter's expected absence from the county will not be valid for the postponed election; and (4) the major relevant dates for the November 3, 2020, general election are as follows: deadline to register to vote in the November 3, 2020, election—October 5, 2020; the deadline to submit an application for a ballot by mail—October 23, 2020; and early voting—October 19, 2020, through October 30, 2020. SECTION 4. That this Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage. DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, ON THIS 26th DAY OF MARCH, 2020. E Cfry q O'' "� :or'�. Stev b4).'Clifford, VD., Mayor ATTEST: .. , . ice Ellis, City Clerk APP OVED AS TO FORM: Stephnie H. Harris, City Attorney