R-3739-3-20RESOLUTION NO.3739-3-20(R)
AN RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, POSTPONING THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
MAY 2, 2020, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING MEMBERS OF THE ALLEN
CITY COUNCIL FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER PLACE 2 TO THE
NOVEMBER 3, 2020 UNIFORM ELECTION DATE; DESIGNATING POLLING
PLACES; AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT FOR
THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 ELECTION; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, in accordance with the general laws and Constitution of the State of Texas and the Charter of the
City of Allen, Texas, and pursuant to Resolution No. 3731-2-20(R), a Municipal Officers' election was ordered
to held on May 2, 2020, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and Councilmember for Place 2; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, on March 18, 2020, the Governor
of the State of Texas signed a proclamation suspending certain provisions of the Texas Election Code and the
Texas Water Code to allow all local political subdivisions that are utilizing the May 2, 2020 uniform election
date to postpone their elections to the November 3, 2020, uniform election date; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Governor's proclamation authorizing the City of Allen, Texas, to postpone the
May 2, 2020 election date, the City Council does by this Resolution exercise its authority to postpone the
General Election ordered for May 2, 2020, for the purpose of electing the Mayor and Councilmember for Place
2 to November 3, 2020.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS,
THAT:
SECTION 1. The Municipal Officers' election previously ordered for May 2, 2020, for the City of Allen,
Texas, for the purpose of electing members of the City Council to the offices of Mayor and City Councilmember
Place 2 is hereby postponed to November 3, 2020.
SECTION 2. The candidate filings for the Municipal election for May 2, 2020, for the City of Allen, Texas,
for the purpose of electing members of the City Council for Mayor and Councilmember Place 2 shall remain
valid for the election to be held on November 3, 2020, and that the filing period for candidates will not be re-
opened for the election to be held on November 3, 2020.
SECTION 3. All annual applications ballot by mail (ABBMs) for voters that are voting by mail due to being
over the age of 65 or due to disability will still be valid for the November 3, 2020, election; and that ABBMs
for voters who submitted ABBMs based on expected absence from the county shall not be valid for the
postponed November 3, 2020 election.
SECTION 4. The voter registration deadline for the November 3, 2020, election is October 5, 2020, the
deadline to submit an ABBM is October 23, 2020, and the dates for early voting are October 19, 2020, through
October 30, 2020.
SECTION 5. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and execute an election contract with Collin County
for the purposes of conducting the postponed election on November 3, 2020.
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SECTION 6. Should any word, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this Resolution
be adjudged or held to be void or unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of said resolution, which shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 24TH DAY OF MARCH 2O20.
APPROVED:
Stephen Terrell, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ShelleyGegC, CITY SECRETARY
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