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Resolution 2025-02 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-02(R) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,COLLIN, DALLAS AND ROCKWALL COUNTIES, TEXAS, ORDERING A GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MAY 3, 2025, IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE POSITIONS OF TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS (PLACE 1 AND PLACE 3) OF THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL, TO HOLD OFFICE FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS; DESIGNATING LOCATIONS OF POLLING PLACES; DESIGNATING FILING DEADLINES; AND ORDERING NOTICES OF ELECTION TO BE GIVEN AS PRESCRIBED BY LAW IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ELECTION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WYLIE,TEXAS,THAT: SECTION 1: An election is hereby ordered to be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the purpose of electing persons to the offices of Council Members for Places 1 and 3; and SECTION 2: The election shall be administered by the election's administrators of Collin, Dallas and Rockwall Counties. The election officers and maximum number of clerks for said polling place shall be determined and appointed in accordance with the provisions of the contracts for election administration services. The designated Election Day polling places are as follows: The closest Election Day locations for Collin County voters are Collin College Wylie Campus (Lobby), 391 Country Club Road,Wylie,Texas 75099 and Wylie Community Park Center(Meeting Room East), 800 Thomas Street#100, Wylie, Texas 75098. The closest Election Day locations for Dallas County voters are Sachse City Hall (Courtroom), 3815-B Sachse Road, Sachse, Texas 75048; B G Hudson Middle School (Practice Gym), 4405 Hudson Drive, Sachse, Texas 75048; or Liberty Grove Elementary School (Computer Lab 401), 10201 Liberty Grove Road, Rowlett, Texas 75089. The closest Election Day location for Rockwall County voters is Rockwall County Library (Community Room), 1215 E. Yellowjacket Lane, Rockwall, Texas 75087. Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall County voters may vote at any of the additional election day voting locations open under full contract services with the County Elections Administration for each respective county. Election polls shall be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on the date of the election. SECTION 3: The election shall be administered by the election's administrators of Collin, Dallas and Rockwall Counties. The election officers and maximum number of clerks for said polling place shall be determined and appointed in accordance with the provisions of the contracts for election administration services. The designated Early Voting polling places,dates, and hours,and information for applications for ballot by mail are as follows: Wylie early voting locations for Collin County voters are Collin College Wylie Campus (Lobby), 391 Country Club Road,Wylie,Texas 75098,or Wylie Community Park Center(Meeting Room East), 800 Thomas Street #100, Wylie, Texas 75098. The main Early Voting location for Collin County voters is Collin County Elections (Voting Room), 2010 Redbud Boulevard, Ste. 102, McKinney, Texas 75069. For Resolution No. 2025-02(R)Ordering May 3, 2025 General Election Page 1 of more information regarding the City early voting locations within Collin County, please contact the Collin County Elections Department at(800) 687-8546 or www.collincountytx.gov/elections. The main Early Voting location for Dallas County voters is the Dallas County Elections Training/Warehouse (Vote Center), 1460 Round Table Drive, Dallas, Texas 75247. For more information regarding the City early voting locations within Dallas County, please contact the Dallas County Elections Department at(469) 627-8693 or www.dallascountyvotes.org. The main Early Voting location for Rockwall County voters is the Rockwall County Library (Community Room), 1215 E. Yellowjacket Lane, Rockwall, Texas 75087; however, if both the City of Rockwall and Rockwall ISD are able to cancel their elections, the primary Early Voting location will be held at the city with the largest population within Rockwall County that is holding an election. For more information regarding the City early voting locations within Rockwall County,please contact the Rockwall County Elections Department at(972) 204-6200 or www.rockwallvotes.com. Collin, Dallas,and Rockwall County voters may vote at any of the additional early voting locations open under full contract services with the County Elections Administration for each respective county. Early voting times and locations are subject to change. Early voting for Collin County voters will begin on April 22, 2025 and continue through April 26, 2025 during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with extended voting hours on April 28, 2025 and April 29, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Early voting for Dallas County voters will begin on April 22, 2025 and continue through April 25, 2025 during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with extended voting hours on April 27, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; and April 26, 2025, April 28, 2025, and April 29, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Early voting for Rockwall County voters will begin on April 22, 2025 and continue through April 25, 2025 during the normal working hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with extended voting hours on April 26, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; and April 28, 2025 and April 29, 2025 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For Collin County voters, applications for ballot by mail shall be requested from and mailed to Collin County Elections, Attn: Kaleb Breaux, Early Voting Clerk, 2010 Redbud Boulevard Suite 102, McKinney,Texas 75069,faxed to 972-547-1996,or emailed to absenteemailballoting@collincountytx.gov. For Dallas County voters, applications for ballot by mail shall be requested from and mailed to Dallas County Elections,Attn: Heider Garcia, 1520 Round Table Drive,Dallas,Texas 75247,faxed to 214- 819-6303, or emailed to evapplications@dallascounty.org. For Rockwall County voters, applications for ballot by mail shall be requested from and mailed to Rockwall County Elections, Attn: Christopher Lynch, 915 Whitmore Drive, Suite D, Rockwall, Texas, faxed to 972-204-6209, or emailed to elections@rockwallcountytexas.com. Applications for ballots by mail must be received no later than the close of business on April 22, 2025. For an application for ballot by mail submitted by telephonic facsimile machine or electronic transmission to be effective,the hard copy of the application must also be submitted by mail and be received by the early voting clerk not later than the fourth business day after the transmission by telephonic facsimile machine or electronic transmission is received(Texas Election Code 84.007). SECTION 4: Candidates must file for a specific place and adhere to the filing deadlines Resolution No. 2025-02(R)Ordering May 3,2025 General Election Page 2 of 4 accordingly. Candidate Packets are available in the City Secretary's Office. The candidate filing periods for the General Election for Council seats, Place 1 and Place 3 are as follows: General Election Filing for Council Seats Places 1 and 3 Beginning: January 15, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Ending: February 14, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Candidates must file: • In person at the City Secretary's Office, 300 Country Club Road, Building 100, Wylie, Texas 75098; or • by mail to the City Secretary's Office, 300 Country Club Road, Building 100, Wylie,Texas 75098 (an application submitted by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate filing authority); or • by fax to 972-516-6026; or • by email to stephanie.storm(c)wylietexas.gov Please be advised that an application and petition must be signed and notarized prior to filing via mail, fax, or email. SECTION 5: For early voting in person, early voting by mail,election day voting and provisional voting,the following voting equipment will be used in Collin County: ES&S ExpressVote Universal voting machines (EVS 6.1.1.0), ES&S ExpressTouch curbside voting machines (EVS 6.1.1.0), ES&S DS200 ballot counters (EVS 6.1.1.0), ES&S Model DS450 and DS850 High-Speed Scanners/Tabulators (EVS 6.1.1.0), along with the required ancillary parts and services required for such voting tabulation system. For early voting in person, early voting by mail, election day voting and provisional voting, the following voting equipment will be used in Dallas County: ExpressVote Universal Voting System (EVS 6.0.2.0)consisting of Firmware 2.4.0.0;the ES&S DS200 Digital Precinct Scanner(EVS 6.0.2.0)consisting of Firmware 2.17.0.0; and ES&S Model DS850 High-Speed Scanner/Tabulator, Version 1 (EVS 6.0.2.0), along with the required ancillary parts and services required for this voting tabulation system. For early voting in person, early voting by mail, election day voting and provisional voting, the following voting equipment will be used in Rockwall County: ES&S ExpressVote Universal voting machines (EVS 6.0.2.0), ES&S DS200 ballot counters (EVS 6.0.2.0), ES&S Model DS450 High-Speed Scanner/Tabulator (EVS 6.0.2.0), along with the required ancillary parts and services required for such voting tabulation system. SECTION 6: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to publish and/or post, in the time and manner prescribed by law,all notices required to be so published and/or posted in connection with the conduct of this election. The election, including providing notice of the election, shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election Code and other applicable law,and all resident qualified and registered voters of the City shall be eligible to vote at the election. SECTION 7: The Mayor and the City Secretary of the City, in consultation with the City Attorney, are hereby authorized and directed to take any and all actions necessary to comply with the provisions of the Texas Election Code and any other state or federal law in carrying out and conducting the election, whether or not expressly authorized herein. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Wylie, Collin, Dallas, and Rockwall Counties, Texas, on this the 1 lth day of February, 2025. Resolution No. 2025-02(R)Ordering May 3,2025 General Election Page 3 of ��&D Matthew Porter, Mayor ATTEST: \r , Stephanie Storm, City Secretary 4-0 (33 Resolution No. 2025-02(R)Ordering May 3,2025 General Election Page 4 of 4