2022-061 – Authorizing a Contract Between The City of Paris and The Lamar County Elections Administrator to Assist, Coordinate, Supervise the Special Charter Election for November 8, 2022

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location with the approval of the Entity and at the Entity's expense. As Early Voting Clerk, the Elections Administrator shall receive applications for early voting ballots to be voted by mail in accordance with Chapters 31 and 86 of the Texas Election Code. Any requests for early voting ballots to be voted by mail received by the Entity shall be forwarded immediately to the Elections Administrator for processing. Persons voting by mail will send their marked ballots to the Elections Administrator's Office. The Elections Administrator will be responsible for payment to all parties who have provided services, supplies and voting locations for the election. A contracting Entity shall not be liable to any third party by default of the Elections Administrator's Office in connection with holding the election, including failure by Lamar County or its Elections Administrator's Office to pay for services, supplies and voting locations for this election. Dates for early voting will be Monday, October 24, 2022 through Friday, November 4, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with no weekend voting. VII. EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD An Early Voting Ballot Board shall be created to process early voting results from the Entity's election. The Elections Administrator shall appoint the Presiding Judge of the Early Voting Ballot Board. The Presiding Judge, with the assistance of the Elections Administrator, shall appoint two or more additional members to constitute the Early Voting Ballot Board members to efficiently process the early voting ballots. VIII. CENTRAL COUNTING STATION AND ELECTION RETURNS The Elections Administrator shall be responsible for establishing and operating the central counting station to receive and tabulate the voted ballots in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code and of this Contract. The Entity hereby appoints the following central counting station officials in accordance with Sections 127.002 and 127.005 of the Texas Election Code: Counting Station Manager: Tricia Johnson, Elections Administrator Tabulation Supervisor: Tricia Johnson, Elections Administrator Presiding Judge: Tricia Johnson, Elections Administrator The Elections Administrator or his representative shall deliver timely cumulative reports of the election results as precincts report to the central counting station and are tabulated. The Election Administrator shall be responsible for providing cumulative totals and precinct returns from the election to the Entity, prior to releasing the information to the candidates, press, or ' general public, by distribution of hard copies at the Central Counting Station or electronic transmittals by facsimile (when so requested.) 4