NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION 2NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
To the Registered Voters of the City of Paris, Texas:
Notice is herby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. on May 14, 2011, for voting in the special election for the purpose of considering the
following proposed amendments to the City Charter:
Proposition 1: Amend Section 16, "Number, selection, term," to change the term limits for
city council members in order to provide continuity for the community, so that the first
sentence of the last paragraph shall read as follows:
The members of the city council shall serve not more than three consecutive two-year
terms, after which two years must pass before they are again eligible to serve on the council".
Proposition 2: Amend Section 35, "Independent annual audit," to be more consistent with
state law by allowing the city to enter a multi-year contract with a certified public
accountant to conduct the annual audit, so that the first sentence of Section 35 shall be
amended to read as follows:
The city council shall designate a certified public accountant to conduct an
independent audit of the City's financial records each fiscal year and report their
findings to the City Council. Selection of the certified public account shall be in
compliance with state law dealing the procurement of professional services. The
Council may contract with the certified public accountant to perform financial
audit services far more than one year.
All qualified voters residing within the geographic boundaries of the City of Paris may vote
in the special election.
LOCATION OF THE POLLING PLACES:
District No. 1: Red River Valley Fair Grounds, 570 E. Center Street, Paris, TX
District No. 2: Thomas Justiss Elementary School, 401 N.W.18Ih Street, Paris, TX
District No. 3: Paris Alternative School for Success (formerly Travis Jr. High School), 3270
Graham St., Paris, TX
District No. 4: Cecil Everett Elementary School (North Lamar), 3201 Lewis Lane, Paris, TX
District No. 5: Lamar County Courthouse Annex, 231 Lamar Avenue, Paris, TX
District No. 6: Paris Jr. College Applied Technology Bldg., 2400 Clarksville Street, Paris, TX
District No. 7: Ramseur Baptist Church, 3400 Lamar Ave., Paris, TX
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The polls shall be open on Election Day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Early Voting for the election shall be held each weekday at the Lamar County Courthouse
Annex, 231 Lamar Avenue Paris, Texas, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. beginning
May 2, 2011 and ending May 10, 2011. In addition, early voting hours shall be extended from
8:00 a.m. unti18:00 p.m. on May 2, 2011 and May 3, 2011.
Applications for ballot by mail shall be mailed to Russ Towers, Early Voting Clerk, 231 Lamar
Avenue, Paris, Texas 75460.
ISSUED, this the 14`" day of February, 2011.
~
iillard, Mayor
City of Paris, Texas
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