2020-19 - OTOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-19
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER,
TEXAS, ORDERING THAT THE GENERAL ELECTION SCHEDULED TO BE
HELD ON SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2020, BE POSTPONED TO TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 2020; MAKING FINDINGS RELATED THERETO; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, on or about March 13, 2020, the Governor of the State of Texas certified that
the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster and, under the authority
vested in the Governor by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, declared a state of
disaster in every county in the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, on or about March 18, 2020, the Governor issued a Proclamation
suspending certain sections of the Texas Election Code, among others, to allow political
subdivisions of the State that would otherwise hold elections on May 2, 2020, to postpone
general and special elections to the next uniform election date, November 3, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on or about February 11, 2020, the Town adopted Ordinance No. 2020-07
which, in part, ordered a general election for Saturday, May 2, 2020, to elect two (2)
Councilmembers to the Town Council, Place 3 and Place 5; and
WHEREAS, it is pursuant to the authority of the Governor's March 13, 2020, disaster
declaration and the March 18, 2020, proclamation that this Ordinance is adopted; i.e., to
postpone the Town Council general election in the Town from Saturday, May 2, 2020, to
Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1
All of the above findings are hereby found to be true and correct and are hereby
incorporated into the body of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2
The general election scheduled for Saturday, May 2, 2020, for Place 3 and Place 5 on
the Prosper Town Council is hereby postponed until Tuesday, November 3, 2020, pursuant to
the authority referenced in the Preamble to this Ordinance, and it is hereby so ordered.
SECTION 3
Pursuant to Election Advisory No. 2020-12, issued by the Texas Secretary of State's
Office on or about March 18, 2020, this Order also makes the following findings, and
incorporates them by reference into this Ordinance: (1) all candidate filings for the May 2,
2020, general election shall remain valid for the November 3, 2020, general election; (2) the
filing period will not be re -opened for the November 3, 2020, general election; (3) all
applications for a ballot by mail for voters who are voting by mail due to being over the age of
65 or due to disability will remain valid for the postponed election whereas all applications for
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a ballot by mail based upon a voter's expected absence from the county will not be valid for
the postponed election; and (4) the major relevant dates for the November 3, 2020, general
election are as follows: deadline to register to vote in the November 3, 2020, election —
October 5, 2020; the deadline to submit an application for a ballot by mail —October 23,2020;
and early voting —October 19, 2020, through October 30, 2020.
SECTION 4
This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage.
DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF PROSPER, XSXA&,,9.N THIS 24TH DAY OF MARCH, 2020.
• - Ray Smith, Mayor
ATTEST:
Melissa Lee, T
ry
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Terrence S. Welch, Town Attorney
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