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0003'75 <br />F. Early Voting District 6 Total <br />For 161 18 179 <br />Against 1 3 4 <br />Total Cast 183 <br />G. Early Voting District 7 Total <br />For 265 271 536 <br />Against 4 15 19 <br />Total Cast 555 <br />51. Proposition 51: Amend Section 97, "Election of councilmen by majority," to <br />provide that candidates for city council shall be elected by majority vote, <br />requiring that the winner receive more than 50 percent of the votes cast, rather <br />than by plurality vote, in which the winner is the candidate receiving the most <br />votes, and that in the event of a tie there shall be a runoff election, so that the <br />section reads as follows: <br />At the regular municipal election or any special election held to fill vacancies on the <br />city council, the winning candidate for the office of councilman shall be the one who <br />receives more than 50 percent of the votes cast for the office. If no candidate receives <br />more th?.n 50 percent, a runoff election shall be held in accordance with the Texas <br />Election Code between the two candidates who received the most votes. <br />A. Early Voting District 1 Total <br />For 28 34 62 <br />Against 2 4 6 <br />Total Cast 68 <br />B. Early Voting District 2 Total <br />For 10 6 16 <br />Against 1 5 6 <br />Total Cast 22 <br />C. Early Voting District 3 Total <br />For 34 68 102 <br />Against 4 15 19 <br />Total Cast 121 <br />D. Early Voting District 4 Total <br />For 115 90. 205 <br />Against 9 9 18 <br />Total Cast 223 <br />-53- <br />