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Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Calling the Run-Off Election for June 13, 2015 for Council member District 4 and Council member At Large
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COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: May 19, 2015
DEPARTMENT: City Secretary
CONTACT: Sandy Hart, TRMC, MMC
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Approval of Ordinance calling the June 13, 2015 Run-off Election.
ITEM SUMMARY:
- A run-off election will be held Saturday, June 13, 2015 to elect one Council member District 4 and one Council member At-Large.
- Ordinance provides for the following:
¨ Date and hours of voting on election day: Saturday, June 13, 2015 from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
¨ Proposed dates and hours of voting during early voting:
o Monday, June 1, 2015 through Friday, June 5, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
o Thursday, June 4, 2015, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
o Monday, June 8, 2015 through Tuesday June 9, 2015, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
¨ Polling locations for early voting will be the same as utilized for the May 9, 2015 General Election:
o McKinney Performing Arts Center, 111 N. Tennessee
o Collin County Elections Office, 2010 Redbud Boulevard, Suite 102
o Fire Station #5, 6600 W. Virginia Parkway
¨ Polling places for election day will be the same as utilized for the May 9, 2015 General Election:
o John and Judy Gay Library, 6861 W. Eldorado Pkwy.
o Slaughter Elementary School, 2706 Wolford Ave.
o Fire Station #5, 6600 W. Virginia Parkway
o City Hall, 222 N. Tennessee Street
¨ Method of voting: Touch screen devices with Premier Election Systems ACCUVOTE TS R7 v.4.6.4 direct recording devices (DRE's) for early voting and election day and optical-scan ballots with Premier Election Systems ACCUVOTE OS ROM v.2.0.12 for early voting by mail.
¨ Canvass time and date: Monday, June 22, 2015
¨ Appointment of Sharon Rowe, Collin County Elections Administrator, as the Early Voting Clerk for the purpose of conducting early voting.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY: The cost for the Run-Off Election will be approximately $30,000 and will be paid out of contingency funds.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N/A