CC MEETING: January 23, 2024
DATE: December 17, 2023
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Chloe Sawatzky, City Secretary
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Consider An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Carrollton, Texas, Ordering An Election To Be Held In Said City On The Next Uniform Election Date, The Same Being May 4, 2024, For The Purpose Of Submitting To The Qualified Voters Of The City Of Carrollton, Texas, Certain Proposed Amendments To The Existing City Charter; Designating The Place At Which Said Election Is To Be Held; Making Provisions For The Conduct Of That Election And Other Provisions And Relating To The Purpose Of This Ordinance; And Providing An Effective Date.
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BACKGROUND:
In accordance with the State Election Code, the Charter Election will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2024. The propositions in the attached ordinance shall be brought to the voters at the May 4, 2024 Election and each measure shall be voted on separately.
The City of Carrollton contracts their Elections with Collin, Dallas, and Denton County Elections Administration Offices. Collin and Dallas Counties use vote centers which allow registered voters within a county to vote at any Vote Center location in their county during Early Voting and on Election Day, including locations outside of the City. Denton County has not yet moved to Vote Centers, so Denton County voters will need to vote at their precinct on Election Day. Polling locations will be determined as specified in the Elections contracts with each county. All Election details including polling hours, locations, and ballot information, will be listed on each county's Elections Administration webpage which are as follows:
Dallas County - dallascountyvotes.org
Denton County - votedenton.gov
Collin County - collincountytx.gov/elections
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends approval of the attached ordinance calling the May 4, 2024 Special Charter Election to submit to the voters Propositions A, B, and ...
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