17-PUBLIC HEARING MOVE TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION ORDERING CITY-WIDE ELECTION

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VI. EARLY VOTING The Entity agrees that the Election Administrator shall serve as the Early Voting Clerk in accordance with Section 31.097 of the Texas Election Code and agrees to designate the Office of the Elections Administrator as the main Early Voting polling location. The Entity also agrees that the Elections Administrator's permanent county employees, during regular office hours, sha11 serve as deputy early voting clerks, without additional compensation; and that the Elections Administrator may appoint other deputy early voting clerks to assist in the conduct of early voting as necessary. It is agreed that Early Voting by personal appearance will be held at the locations, times and days as determined by the Election Administrator. In the event that any of these voting locations are not available, the Elections Administrator will arrange for use of an alternate 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. The Elections Administrator's Office will set the dates for early voting to be open for two (2), twelve (12) hour days and five (5), nine (9) hour days. For the May 14, 2011 GeneraUSpecial Election, the two (2), twelve (12) hour days for early voting will be conducted on May 2, 2011 and May 3, 2011. The five (5), nine (9) hour days for early voting will be conducted May 4, May 5, May 6, May 9, and May 10, 2011. 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 4 ~ ~a