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Res 10-025
Res 10-025
CITY COMMISSION AGENDA
Meeting Date:
03/03/2010
Title:
Election Service Agreement
Submitted By:
Pam Lawrence, Administration
Department:
Administration

ACTION REQUEST (Brief Summary)

Consider approval of executing an Election Service Agreement with the Texas City Independcent School District.

BACKGROUND

Texas Election Code §271.002 authorizes the governing bodies of political subdivisions to enter into an agreement to hold joint elections in election precincts that can be served by common polling locations.

ANALYSIS

TCISD and CITY will hold elections on the same day and serve voters within the same boundaries.  it would be to the benefit of the City, TCISD, citizens and voters to hold the elections jointly.

ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED

The alternatives considered are to either hold a joint election or separate elections.

TCISD and City have determined that it is to be in the best interest of TCISD and the citizens of the City of Texas City that provisions be made and agreed upon to provide the terms of a joint election for the purpose of Early Voting and Election Day voting.

Fiscal Impact

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