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elected, who shall have received the highest number of votes east in such election for each office to be filled shall be declared elected. In ease of a tie, a new election shall be ordered and held conformably to the following seetion of this Charter; at which the only person eligible to have their names printed on the ballot shall be those whose yotes were tied in the election at which they were candidates. At the ref!ular municipal election or anv special election held to fill vacancies on the city council. the winnin~ candidate for the office of councilman shall be the one who receives more than 50 percent of the votes cast for the office. If no candidate receives more than 50 percent. a runoff election shall be held in accordance with the Texas Election Code between the two candidates who received the most votes. EXPLANATION: The amendment would change the City's method of electing city councilmen from plurality to majority vote, with runoffs if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote. PROPOSITION 54: Section 99. Canvassing elections. Returns of eleetions, general and special, shall be made by the election officers to the city council at its next regular meeting, or at a special meeting called by the mayor, provided that such meeting shall oeeur nO earlier than two (2) days nor more than six (6) days after the date of such election, and shall canvass the returns and deelare the results of sHeh eleetion. Returns of elections. f!eneral. runoff. and special. shall be made bv the election officers to the city council. in the manner and durinf! the time required by state law for the canvassin~ of elections. EXPLANATION: The amendment would change the outdated dates provided in the section and provide that the canvassing of elections, including runoff elections, be conducted in the manner and time required by state law. PROPOSITION 55: 30 ._.........,-~~-"f".,."" "--ro--"""'-'--"-