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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2020-R0433 - Resolution and Order for Special City ElectionResolution No. 2020-RO433 Item No. 7.15 December 15, 2020 RESOLUTION AND ORDER FOR SPECIAL CITY ELECTION WHEREAS, an initiating committee registered with the City Secretary on September 25, 2020, for the purpose of proposing passage of an ordinance to outlaw abortion within the City of Lubbock and to declare Lubbock a sanctuary city for the unborn (the "Proposed Ordinance"); and WHEREAS, said initiating committee did thereafter within the time limit prescribed by the Lubbock City Charter file with the City Secretary a petition supporting the Proposed Ordinance; and WHEREAS, sufficient signatures upon said petition were validated by the City Secretary to bring the Proposed Ordinance before the City Council on November 2, 2020; and WHEREAS, City Council of the City of Lubbock heretofore on November 17, 2020, failed to enact the Proposed Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the initiating committee has now requested that the City Council order an election at which a proposition to adopt or reject the Proposed Ordinance to outlaw abortion within the City of Lubbock and to declare Lubbock a sanctuary city for the unborn, shall be placed before the voters of the City of Lubbock in a special election at the next available uniform election date, which is May 1, 2021; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1. THAT the City Secretary has received a certificate from the initiating committee, certifying its desire to have the Proposed Ordinance submitted to the vote of the electors of the City of Lubbock for adoption or repeal, and a certified copy of the Proposed Ordinance, which said copy of the certification of the initiating committee and the certified copy of the Proposed Ordinance is attached hereto as Exhibit A and made a part hereof for all purposes. SECTION 2. THAT a Special City Election of the City of Lubbock is hereby ordered to be conducted on May 1, 2021, under the applicable provisions of the Texas Election Code, the Lubbock City Charter and City ordinances. SECTION 3. THAT said election shall be for the purpose of voting for or against the following proposition: PROPOSITION THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK SHALL BE AMENDED BY ENACTING AN ORDINANCE OUTLAWING ABORTION WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, DECLARING LUBBOCK A SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE UNBORN, MAKING VARIOUS PROVISION AND FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. FOR: AGAINST: SECTION 4. THAT said City general election shall be held at the places in the City of Lubbock hereinafter designated as voting precincts and in the voting places designated in Exhibit B hereto, as may be amended by the Election Order signed by the Mayor. Voting places shall be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and all electors shall vote a ballot appropriate for the precinct of their residence at any Countywide Polling Place (Vote Center) shown on Exhibit B, as provided for in Section 43.007 of the Texas Election Code. SECTION 5. THAT an accessible electronic voting system shall be used for this election, including early voting. At least one accessible voting device approved and certified by the Texas Secretary of State shall be provided in each polling place and in every polling location used to conduct said City general election. Said approved and certified accessible electronic voting system shall be supplied for said City general election by Lubbock County, acting by and through its Elections Administrator. The sealed ballot box procedure established by Subchapter C, Chapter 127, Texas Election Code, shall be used for this election. SECTION 6. THAT the persons named in Exhibit B, as may be amended by the Election Order signed by the Mayor, hereto are hereby appointed Judges and Alternate Judges to conduct said General City Election on Mayl, 2021. In the event any named person is unable to serve for any reason, the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock is hereby authorized and directed to make such substitutions as may be required and to amend Exhibit B hereto as required. Each Presiding Judge so named is authorized to appoint the number of clerks authorized by the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, which number shall not be less than two (2) clerks or more than six (6) clerks. The Alternate Judges shall serve as Presiding Judges in the event that the regularly appointed Presiding Judge is unable to serve. The Alternate Judges shall be appointed by the Presiding Judge to serve as one of the clerks in the event that the regularly appointed Presiding Judge conducts the election. 2 SECTION 7. THAT early voting by personal appearance shall commence on April 19, 2021, and end on April 27, 2021. Said early voting shall be conducted at the locations, days and hours indicated on Exhibit C, as may be amended by the Election Order signed by the Mayor, hereto; and Early Voting Clerk shall be: Dorothy Kennedy Office of Elections 1308 Crickets Avenue Lubbock, TX 79408 Telephone 806-775-1338 SECTION 8. THAT the Mayor, assisted by the City Secretary, is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of this Special City election as required by law in the notice and order of election (the "Election Notice and Order") (see Exhibit D attached hereto). SECTION 9. THAT the City Secretary of the City of Lubbock is hereby ordered to cause publication of this Resolution ordering the Special City election in a newspaper of general circulation at least once no earlier than the 301h day nor later than the 1 Oth day before election day. In addition, a copy of this Resolution shall be posted not later than the 2 1 " day before election day on the bulletin board used for posting notices of meetings of the governing body and a notice of consolidation shall be posted prior to the day of the election at any polling places not consolidated at the last previous election, which notice shall indicate the precinct of consolidation and the location of the new polling place. SECTION 10. THAT the City Secretary shall serve a duly certified copy of this Resolution and the Election Notice upon each of the Presiding Judges named in Exhibit B, as may be amended by the Election Order signed by the Mayor, not later than the 7th day after the signing of this Resolution or the 15th day before Election Day, whichever is later. In addition, the City Secretary shall deliver a certified copy of this Resolution and the Election Notice on the County Clerk not later than the 601h day before election day. SECTION 11. THAT the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign the Election Notice and Order, which is hereby incorporated and attached herein for all purposes, as Exhibit D. Further, in the event any voting places designated in Exhibit B are required to be changed or any named person in Exhibit B is unable to serve for any reason, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to make such substitutions as may be required and to amend Exhibit B by amending the Election Order hereto to indicate such change. In addition, if the early voting locations and times indicated on Exhibit C are required to be changed, the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to make such substitutions as may be required and to amend Exhibit C by amending the Election Order hereto to indicate such change. SECTION 12. THAT this Resolution shall become effective upon passage by the City Council of the City of Lubbock. Passed by the City Council on December 15 , 2020. ATTEST: Q'")r Rebec a Garza, City Secre APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Reb ca Garza, City Sec�et APPROVED AS TO FORM: Amy i s, Deputy C' orney DANIEL M. POPE, MAYOR 4 ORDINANCE OUTLAWING ABORTION WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, DECLARING LUBBOCK A SANCTUARY CITY FOR THE UNBORN, MAKING VARIOUS PROVISIONS AND FINDINGS, PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES, AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, THAT: A. FINDINGS The City Council of Lubbock finds that: (1) The State of Texas has never repealed its pre —Roe v. Wade statutes that outlaw and criminalize abortion unless the mother's life is in danger. (2) After the Supreme Court announced its judgment in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), the Texas legislature recodified and transferred its criminal prohibitions on abortion laws to articles 4512.1 through 4512.6 of the Revised Civil Statutes. See West's Texas Civil Statutes, articles 4512.1 — 4512.6 (1974); see also Act of June 14, 1973, ch. 399, §§ 5-6, 1973 Tex. Acts 883, 995-96; see also id. 996a, 996e (including the Texas abortion laws in the table indicating the "Disposition of Unrepealed Articles of the Texas Penal Code of 1925 and Vernon's Penal Code."). (3) The law of Texas therefore continues to define abortion as a criminal offense except when necessary to save the life of the mother. See West's Texas Civil Statutes, article 4512.1 (1974). (4) The Supreme Court's judgment in Roe v. Wade did not cancel or formally revoke the Texas statutes that outlaw and criminalize abortion, and the judiciary has no power to erase a statute that it believes to be unconstitutional. See Pidgeon v. Turner, 538 S.W.3d 73, 88 n.21 (Tex. 2017) ("When a court declares a law unconstitutional, the law remains in place unless and until the body that enacted it repeals it"); Texas v. United States, 945 F.3d 355, 396 (5th Cir. 2019) ("The federal courts have no authority to erase a duly enacted law from the statute books, [but can only] decline to enforce a statute in a particular case or controversy." (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)). (5) The Supreme Court's pronouncements in Roe v. Wade and subsequent cases may limit the ability of State officials to impose penalties on those who violate the Texas abortion statutes, but they do not veto or erase the statutes themselves, which continue to exist as the law of Texas until they are repealed by the legislature that enacted them. The State's temporary inability to prosecute or punish those who violate its abortion statutes on account of Roe v. Wade does not change the fact that abortion is still defined as a criminal act under Texas law. (6) The Texas murder statute defines the crime of "murder" to include any act that "intentionally or knowingly causes the death" of "an unborn child at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth." See Texas Penal Code § 19.02; Texas Penal Code § 1.07. Although the statute exempts "lawful medical procedures" from the definition of murder, see Texas Penal Code § 19.06(2), an abortion is not a "lawful medical procedure" under Texas law unless the life of the mother is in danger, see West's Texas Civil Statutes, article 4512.1 (1974). (7) The law of Texas also prohibits abortions unless they are performed in a facility that meets the minimum standards for an ambulatory surgical center, and by a physician who holds admitting privilege at a nearby hospital. See Texas Health and Safety Code § 171.0031, 245.010(a). The Supreme Court's ruling in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 (2016), did not alter or revoke these requirements of state law; it merely enjoined state officials from enforcing the penalties established in those statutes against the abortion providers who violate them. Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt does not change the fact that abortion is not a "lawful medical procedure" under Texas law unless it complies with sections 171.0031 and 245.010(a) of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and it does not change the fact that the Texas murder statute prohibits abortions that fail to comport with these still -existing requirements of Texas law. (8) The City Council of Lubbock finds it necessary to supplement these existing state - law prohibitions on abortion -murder with its own prohibitions on abortion, and to empower city officials and private citizens to enforce these prohibitions to the maximum extent permitted by state law and the Constitution. See Tex. Local Gov't Code §§ 54.001(b)(1); 54.004. (9) To protect the health and welfare of all residents within the City of Lubbock, including the unborn, the City Council finds it necessary to outlaw abortion under city law and to establish penalties and remedies as provided in this ordinance. See Tex. Local Gov't Code §§ 54.001(b)(1); 54.004. B. DEFINITIONS (1) "Abortion" means the act of using or prescribing an instrument, a drug, a medicine, or any other substance, device, or means with the intent to cause the death of an unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant. The term does not include birth -control devices or oral contraceptives. An act is not an abortion if the act is done with the intent to: 2 (a) save the life or preserve the health of an unborn child; (b) remove a dead, unborn child whose death was caused by accidental miscarriage; or (c) remove an ectopic pregnancy. (2) "Child" means a natural person from the moment of conception until 18 years of age. (3) "Unborn child" means a natural person from the moment of conception who has not yet left the womb. (4) "Abortionist" means any person, medically trained or otherwise, who causes the death of the child in the womb. The term does not apply to any pharmacist or pharmaceutical worker selling birth -control devices or oral contraceptives. The term includes, but is not limited to: (a) Obstetricians/gynecologists and other medical professionals who perform abortions of any kind. (b) Any other medical professional who performs abortions of any kind. (c) Any personnel from Planned Parenthood or other pro -abortion organizations who perform abortions of any kind. (d) Any remote personnel who instruct abortive women to perform self -abortions at home. (5) "City" shall mean the city of Lubbock, Texas. C. DECLARATIONS (1) We declare Lubbock, Texas to be a Sanctuary City for the Unborn. (2) Abortion at all times and at all stages of pregnancy is declared to be an act of murder, subject to the affirmative defenses described in Section D(3). D. UNLAWFUL ACTS (1) ABORTION — It shall be unlawful for any person to procure or perform an abortion of any type and at any stage of pregnancy in the City of Lubbock, Texas. 3 (2) AIDING OR ABETTING AN ABORTION — It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly aid or abet an abortion that occurs in the City of Lubbock, Texas. This section does not prohibit referring a patient to have an abortion which takes place outside of the city limits of Lubbock, TX. The prohibition in this section includes, but is not limited to, the following acts: (a) Knowingly providing transportation to or from an abortion provider; (b) Giving instructions over the telephone, the internet, or any other medium of communication regarding self-administered abortion; (c) Providing money with the knowledge that it will be used to pay for an abortion or the costs associated with procuring an abortion; (d) Coercing a pregnant mother to have an abortion against her will. (3) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE — It shall be an affirmative defense to the unlawful acts described in Sections D(1) and D(2) if the abortion was in response to a life - threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that, as certified by a physician, places the woman in danger of death or a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless an abortion is performed. The defendant shall have the burden of proving this affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence. (4) No provision of Section D may be construed to prohibit any action which occurs outside of the jurisdiction of the City of Lubbock. (5) No provision of Section D may be construed to prohibit any conduct protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, as made applicable to state and local governments through the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. E. PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT (1) Except as provided in Section E(2) and E(3), any person, corporation, or entity who commits an unlawful act described in Section D shall be subject to the maximum penalty permitted under Texas law for the violation of a municipal ordinance governing public health, and each violation shall constitute a separate offense. See Tex. Local Gov't Code §§ 54.001(b)(1); (2) Neither the City of Lubbock, nor any of its officers or employees, nor any district or county attorney, nor any executive or administrative officer or employee of 2 any state or local governmental entity, may impose or threaten to impose the penalty described in Section E(1) unless and until: (a) The Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992), and permits states and municipalities to punish anyone who violates an abortion prohibition, or (b) A state or federal court enters a declaratory judgment or otherwise rules that the imposition or threatened imposition of this penalty upon the particular person, corporation, or entity that committed the unlawful act described in Section D will not impose an "undue burden" on women seeking abortions; or (c) A state or federal court enters a declaratory judgment or otherwise rules that the person, corporation, or entity that committed the unlawful act described in Section D lacks third -party standing to assert the rights of women seeking abortions in court. Provided, that the penalty provided in Section E(1) may not be imposed if a previous decision of the Supreme Court of the United States established that the prohibited conduct was constitutionally protected at the time it occurred. (3) Under no circumstance may the penalty described in Section E(1) be imposed on the mother of the unborn child that has been aborted. (4) The non -imposition of the penalties described in Section E(1) does not in any way legalize the conduct that has been outlawed in Section D, and it does not in any way limit or effect the availability of the private -enforcement remedies established in Section F. Abortion remains and is to be regarded as an illegal act under city law and a criminal act under state law, except when abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother. And abortion remains outlawed under both city and state law, despite the temporary and partial inability of city and state officials to punish those who violate the abortion laws on account of the Supreme Court's decisionmaking. (5) Mistake of law shall not be a defense to the penalty established Section E(1). F. PRIVATE ENFORCEMENT (1) Any person, corporation, or entity that commits an unlawful act described in Section D(1) or D(2), other than the mother of the unborn child that has been aborted, shall be liable in tort to the unborn child's mother, father, grandparents, siblings and half -siblings. The person or entity that committed the unlawful act shall be liable to each surviving relative of the aborted unborn child for: k, (a) Compensatory damages, including damages for emotional distress; (b) Punitive damages; and (c) Costs and attorneys' fees. There is no statute of limitations for this private right of action. Mistake of law shall not be a defense to liability. The consent of the unborn child's mother to the abortion shall not be a defense to liability, even if the unborn child's mother sues under this provision. (2) Any private citizen of Texas, other than the individuals described in Section F(3), may bring an action to enforce this ordinance against a person or entity that has committed an unlawful act described in Section D, or that commits or plans to commit an unlawful act described in Section D, and shall be awarded: (a) Injunctive relief, if the court finds that the defendant is committing or plans to commit an unlawful act described in Section D; (b) Statutory damages of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each violation, and not more than the maximum penalty permitted under Texas law for the violation of a municipal ordinance governing public health, if court finds that the defendant has committed an unlawful act described in Section D for which he has not previously paid statutory damages or the penalty described in section (E)(1); and (c) Costs and attorneys' fees, if the court awards any of the injunctive relief or statutory damages described in sections (F)(2)(a) and (b). Provided, that no citizen -suit enforcement action may be brought, and no injunction or statutory damages or liability for costs and attorneys' fees may be awarded or assessed, against the mother of the unborn child that has been or will be aborted. There is no statute of limitations for this private right of action. Mistake of law shall not be a defense to liability. The consent of the unborn child's mother to the abortion shall not be a defense to liability. (3) The citizen -suit enforcement action described in Section F(2) may not be brought by the City of Lubbock, by any of its officers or employees, by any district or county attorney, or by any executive or administrative officer or employee of any state or local governmental entity. (4) The citizen -suit enforcement action described in Section F(1) and F(2) may be brought on or after the effective date of this ordinance. An individual or entity sued M under the citizen -suit enforcement action described in Section F(1) and F(2) may assert the Supreme Court's rulings in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), or Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992), or any other abortion -related pronouncement of the Supreme Court as a defense to liability if that individual or entity has third -party standing to assert the rights of women seeking abortions in court, and if the imposition of liability in that particular lawsuit would impose an "undue burden" on women seeking abortions. G. SEVERABILITY (1) Mindful of Leavitt v. Jane L., 518 U.S. 137 (1996), in which in the context of determining the severability of a state statute regulating abortion the United States Supreme Court held that an explicit statement of legislative intent is controlling, it is the intent of the City Council that every provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in this ordinance, and every application of the provisions in this ordinance, are severable from each other. If any application of any provision in this ordinance to any person, group of persons, or circumstances is found by a court to be invalid or unconstitutional, then the remaining applications of that provision to all other persons and circumstances shall be severed and may not be affected. All constitutionally valid applications of this ordinance shall be severed from any applications that a court finds to be invalid, leaving the valid applications in force, because it is the City Council's intent and priority that the valid applications be allowed to stand alone. Even if a reviewing court finds a provision of this ordinance to impose an undue burden in a large or substantial fraction of relevant cases, the applications that do not present an undue burden shall be severed from the remaining provisions and shall remain in force, and shall be treated as if the City Council had enacted an ordinance limited to the persons, group of persons, or circumstances for which the statute's application does not present an undue burden. The City Council further declares that it would have passed this ordinance, and each provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word, and all constitutional applications of this ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word, or applications of this ordinance, were to be declared unconstitutional or to represent an undue burden. (2) If any provision of this ordinance is found by any court to be unconstitutionally vague, then the applications of that provision that do not present constitutional vagueness problems shall be severed and remain in force, consistent with the declarations of the City Council's intent in Section G(1) (3) No court may decline to enforce the severability requirements in Sections G(1) and G(2) on the ground that severance would "rewrite" the ordinance or involve the court in legislative or lawmaking activity. A court that declines to enforce or enjoins a 7 city official from enforcing a subset of an ordinance's applications is never "rewriting" an ordinance, as the ordinance continues to say exactly what it said before. A judicial injunction or declaration of unconstitutionality is nothing more than a non- enforcement edict that can always be vacated by later courts if they have a different understanding of what the Constitution requires; it is not a formal amendment of the language in a statute or ordinance. A judicial injunction or declaration of unconstitutionality no more "rewrites" an ordinance than a decision by the executive not to enforce a duly enacted ordinance in a limited and defined set of circumstances. (4) If any federal or state court ignores or declines to enforce the requirements of Sections G(1), G(2), or G(3), or holds a provision of this ordinance invalid on its face after failing to enforce the severability requirements of Sections G(1) and G(2), for any reason whatsoever, then the Mayor shall hold delegated authority to issue a saving construction of the ordinance that avoids the constitutional problems or other problems identified by the federal or state court, while enforcing the provisions of the ordinance to the maximum possible extent. The saving construction issued by the Mayor shall carry the same force of law as an ordinance; it shall represent the authoritative construction of this ordinance in both federal and state judicial proceedings; and it shall remain in effect until the court ruling that declares invalid or enjoins the enforcement of the original provision in the ordinance is overruled, vacated, or reversed. (5) The Mayor must issue the saving construction described in Section G(4) within 20 days after a judicial ruling that declares invalid or enjoins the enforcement of a provision of this ordinance after failing to enforce the severability requirements of Sections G(1) and G(2). If the Mayor fails to issue the saving construction required by Section G(4) within 20 days after a judicial ruling that declares invalid or enjoins the enforcement of a provision of this ordinance after failing to enforce the severability requirements of Sections G(1) or G(2), or if the Mayor's saving construction fails to enforce the provisions of the ordinance to the maximum possible extent permitted by the Constitution or other superseding legal requirements, as construed by the federal or state judiciaries, then any person may petition for a writ of mandamus requiring the Mayor to issue the saving construction described in Section G(4). H. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall go into immediate effect upon majority vote within the Lubbock, Texas City Council meeting. n. PASSED, ADOPTED, SIGNED and APPROVED, Mayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas City Secretary of the City of Lubbock, Texas FURTHER ATTESTED BY "WE THE PEOPLE", THE CITIZENS and ITNESSES TO THIS PROCLAMATION, THIS J �AY OF 2- Mb E YEAR OF OUR LORD WITNESS WITNESS: �9 Exhibit B (Anexo B) Cities & Schools General and Special Elections (Elecciones General y Especial de Ciudades y Escuelas) Vote Center Locations, Saturday, May 1, 2021 (Centros de Votación, sábado, 1 de mayo, 2021) 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. ***American Sign Language Interpreters available ***Intérpretes de Lenguaje de Señas disponible Abernathy City Hall – 811 Avenue D (Community Room), Abernathy, 79311 (Alcaldía de Abernathy) – (811 avenida D, Abernathy, salón comunitario) Bacon Heights Baptist Church – 5110 54th St (2 Commons Room), Lubbock, 79414 (Iglesia Bautista Bacon Heights – 5110 calle 54, 2 Salón Comunal) Broadview Baptist Church – 1302 N Frankford Ave (Fellowship Hall), Lubbock, 79416 (Iglesia Bautista Broadview – 1302 avenida Frankford Norte, sala de compañerismo) Broadway Church of Christ – 1924 Broadway (Foyer) Lubbock, 79401 (Iglesia de Cristo Broadway – 1924 calle Broadway, Vestíbulo) Byron Martin ATC – 3201 Avenue Q (Entry Hall), Lubbock, 79411*** (Byron Martin ATC – 3201 avenida Q, vestíbulo de entrada) *** Calvary Baptist Church – 5301 82nd St (Mall Area), Lubbock, 79424*** (Iglesia Bautista Calvario – 5301 calle 82, área de la plaza) *** Casey Administration Building – 501 7th St (Room No. 104), Wolfforth, 79382 (Edificio de Administración Casey – 501 calle 7, Salón No. 104, Wolfforth) Catholic Diocese – 4620 4th St, Lubbock, 79416 (Archbishop Michael J Sheehan Hall (Diócesis Católica – 4620 calle 4, Salón del Arzobispo Michael J Sheehan) Cavazos Middle School – 210 N University Ave (Gym), Lubbock, 79415 (Escuela Secundaria Menor Cavazos – 210 avenida Universidad Norte, gimnasio) Celebration Christian Center – 8001 Upland Ave (Sanctuary), Lubbock, 79424 (Centro Cristiano de Celebración – 8001 avenida Upland, Santuario) Church on the Rock – 10503 Slide Rd (Café Area), Lubbock, 79424 (Iglesia Sobre la Roca – 10503 Slide Rd, área del café) Copper Rawlings Senior Center – 213 40th (Social Hall) Street, Lubbock, 79404 (Centro para personas mayores de Copper Rawlings – 213 calle 40, Salón Social) Elks Lodge No. 1348 – 3409 Milwaukee Ave (Lodge Hall), Lubbock, 79407 (Elks Lodge Núm. 1348 – 3409 avenida Milwaukee, vestíbulo) First Assembly of God Church – 3801 98th St (Classroom), Lubbock, 79423 (Primera Iglesia Asambleas de Dios – 3801 calle 98, salón de clase) Green Lawn Church of Christ – 5701 19th St (Entry Hall), Lubbock, 79407 (Iglesia de Cristo Green Lawn – 5701 calle 19, vestíbulo de entrada) Exhibit B (Anexo B) Heritage Middle School – 6110 73rd Street (Library), Lubbock, 79424 (Escuela Intermedio Heritage – 6110 calle 73, biblioteca) Hodges Community Center – 4011 University Ave (Social Hall), Lubbock, 79413 (Centro Social Hodges – 4011 avenida Universidad, Salón Social) Idalou Community Center – 202 W 7th St, Idalou, 79329 (Centro Social de Idalou – 202 calle 7 Oeste, Idalou) Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School – 3202 108th St (Main Gym South Side), Lubbock, 79423 (Escuela Primaria Lubbock-Cooper North – 3202 calle 108, gimnasio principal lado sur) Lubbock-Cooper Performing Arts Center (PAC) (Foyer) – 910 Woodrow Rd, Lubbock, 79423 (Centro de Artes Escénicas de Lubbock-Cooper (CAE) (vestíbulo) – 910 calle Woodrow) Lubbock-Cooper West Elementary School – 10101 Fulton Ave (Gym), Lubbock, 79424 (Escuela Primaria Lubbock-Cooper West – 10101 avenida Fulton, gimnasio) Mae Simmons Community Center – 2004 Oak Avenue (Activity Room), Lubbock, 79403 (Central Social Mae Simmons – 2004 avenida Oak, salón de actividades) Mattress Firm – 6707 Slide Rd (Breakroom), Lubbock, 79424 (Mattress Firm – 6707 carretera Slide, salón de descanso) Maxey Community Center – 4020 30th Street, Lubbock, 79410 (Centro comunitario Maxey– 4020 calle 30) New Deal Community Clubhouse – 309 S Monroe Ave, New Deal, 79350 (Centro Social de New Deal – 309 avenida Monroe Sur, New Deal) Parsons Elementary – 2811 58th St (Gym), Lubbock, 79413 (Escuela Primaria Parsons – 2811 calle 58, gimnasio) Patterson Library – 1836 Parkway Dr. (Community Room), Lubbock, 79403 (Biblioteca Patterson – 1836 avenida Parkway, salón comunitario) Ransom Canyon City Hall – 24 Lee Kitchens Dr, Lubbock (Council Chamber) 79366 (Oficina Municipal de Ransom Canyon – 24 Lee Kitchens Dr) Roberts Elementary School – 7901 Avenue P (Gym), Lubbock, 79423 (Escuela Primaria Roberts – 7901 avenida P, gimnasio) Roosevelt Community Clubhouse – 1408 CR 3300, Lubbock, 79403 (Centro Social de Roosevelt – 1408 CR 3300) Roscoe Wilson Elementary School – 2807 25th St (Gym), Lubbock, 79410 (Escuela Primaria Roscoe Wilson – 2807 calle 25, gimnasio) Shallowater Community Center – 902 Avenue H, Shallowater, 79363 (Centro Social de Shallowater – 902 avenida H, Shallowater) Exhibit B (Anexo B) Slaton ISD Administration Office – 140 E Panhandle (Board Room), Slaton, 79364 (Oficinas Administrativas del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Slaton – 140 calle Panhandle Este sala de juntas) South Plains Church of Christ – 6802 Elkhart Ave (Gym Area), Lubbock, 79424 (Iglesia de Cristo South Plains – 6802 avenida Elkhart, área del gimnasio) St Joseph Catholic Church – 102 N Avenue P (Guadalupe Room), Lubbock, 79401 (Iglesia Católica San José – 102 avenida P Norte, Salón Guadalupe) Sutherlands HomeBase – 3701 50th St (Near Lighting Section), Lubbock, 79413 (Sutherlands – 3701 calle 50, cerca de la sección de iluminación) Terra Vista Middle School – 1111 Upland Ave (Library), Lubbock, 79416 (Escuela Secundaria Menor Terra Vista – 1111 avenida Upland, biblioteca) Texas Tech University Library – 2802 18th St – TTU Campus (South Croslin), Lubbock, 79409 (Biblioteca de Texas Tech – 2802 calle 18 – Campus de TTU, South Croslin) Wright Elementary School – 1302 Adrian St (Gym), Lubbock, 79403 (Escuela Primaria Wright – 1302 calle Adrian, gimnasio) Sections 85.067 and 85.068 V.T.C.A., Election Code Exhibit C Anexo C Main Early Voting Polling Place Lugar principal de la votación anticipada Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 – Tues, April 27 lunes, 19 de abril – martes, 27 de abril Lubbock County Elections Office Oficina de Elecciones del Condado de Lubbock Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM 1308 Crickets Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401 1308 avenida Crickets EXCEPT Sunday, April 25 MENOS el domingo, 25 de abril  Room:  Public Room Sala: salón público 1:00 PM ‐ 6:00 PM United Supermarkets Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 – Tues, April 27 lunes, 19 de abril – martes, 27 de abril All Locations listed below:Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM United ‐ 2630 Parkway Dr., Lubbock, TX 79403 (Parkway & Beech Ave)EXCEPT Sunday, April 25 MENOS el domingo, 25 de abril  United ‐ 401 Slide Road, Lubbock, TX 79416  (4th & Slide)1:00 PM ‐ 6:00 PM United ‐ 6313 4th St., Lubbock, TX 79416  (4th & Milwaukee) United ‐ 1701 50th St., Lubbock, TX 79412 (50th & Avenue Q) United ‐ 2703 82nd St., Lubbock, TX 79423 (82nd & Boston Ave) United ‐ 8010 Frankford Ave., Lubbock, TX 79424 (82nd & Frankford) United ‐ 12815 Indiana Ave., Lubbock, TX 79423  (130th & Indiana) Amigos ‐ 112 N University Ave., Lubbock, TX 79415 (University & Auburn) Market Street ‐ 4425 19th St., Lubbock, TX 79407  (19th & Quaker)  Market Street ‐ 3405 50th St., Lubbock, TX 79413   (50th & Indiana)    Market Street ‐ 4205 98th St., Lubbock, TX 79423   (98th & Quaker)  Exhibit C (Anexo C) May 1, 2021 Cities & Schools General & Special Elections EARLY VOTING DATES:  Monday, April 19th – Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 (Fecha de Votación Adelantada:  lunes, 19 de abril – martes, 27 de abril, 2021) Early voting by personal appearance for the May 1, 2021, Cities & Schools General & Special Elections will be conducted at ALL EARLY  POLLING LOCATIONS ON THE DATES, Hours, AND LOCATIONS LISTED BELOW: (Votación Adelantada para las Elecciones General y Especial de Ciudades y Escuelas el 1 de mayo,  2021 serán conducidas en LAS FECHAS, HORARIOS Y SITIOS LISTADOS ABAJO:) NOTICE OF EARLY VOTING AVISO DE VOTACIÓN ANTICIPADA ****************************************************************************************************** Early Voting Branch Polling Places Votacion Anticipada en los Sitios de Votacion Auxiliares ****************************************************************************************************** Sections 85.067 and 85.068 V.T.C.A., Election Code Exhibit C Anexo C Abernathy City Hall Oficina Municipal de Abernathy Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  811 Avenue D, Abernathy, TX 79311 811 avenida D Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Room:  Sala:    Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Casey Administration Building Edificio de Administración Casey Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  501 7th Street, Wolfforth, TX 79382 501 calle 7 Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Room:  Sala:   Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Citizens Tower Citizens Tower Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril                                                                                   CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo)                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo) Sections 85.067 and 85.068 V.T.C.A., Election Code Exhibit C Anexo C 1314 Avenue K (1st Floor) Lubbock, TX 79401 1314 avenida k Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Room: Lobby Sala:  vestíbulo Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Idalou Community Center Centro Social de Idalou Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  202 W. 7th Street, Idalou, TX 79329 202 calle 7 al Oeste Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Room:  Sala:    Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Lubbock Cooper North Elementary School Escuela Primaria Lubbock‐Cooper North  Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 – Tues, April 27 lunes, 19 de abril – martes, 27 de abril 3202 108th St, Lubbock, TX 79423 3202 calle 108 Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 4:00 PM Room: Atrium Sala: atrio Lubbock Cooper Performing Arts Center Centro de Artes Escénicas de Lubbock‐Cooper   Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 – Tues, April 27 lunes, 19 de abril – martes, 27 de abril                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo)                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo)                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo) Sections 85.067 and 85.068 V.T.C.A., Election Code Exhibit C Anexo C 910 Woodrow Rd, Lubbock, 79423  910 calle Woodrow Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 4:00 PM Room: Foyer Sala: vestíbulo Lubbock Cooper West Elementary School Escuela Primaria Lubbock‐Cooper West  Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 – Tues, April 27 lunes, 19 de abril – martes, 27 de abril 10101 Fulton Ave, Lubbock, 79424 101 avenida Fulton Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 4:00 PM Room: Gym Sala: Gimnasio New Deal Community Clubhouse Centro Social de New Deal Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  309 S. Monroe Avenue, New Deal, TX 79403 309 avenida Monroe al sur Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Room:  Sala:    Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Ransom Canyon City Hall Oficina Municipal de Ransom Canyon Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  24 Lee Kitchens Dr  24 Lee Kitchens Dr Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY (Cerrado sábado y domingo)                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY (Cerrado sábado y domingo)                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo) Sections 85.067 and 85.068 V.T.C.A., Election Code Exhibit C Anexo C Room:  Sala:    Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Roosevelt Community Clubhouse Centro Social de Roosevelt Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 – Tues, April 27 lunes, 19 de abril – martes, 27 de abril 1408 CR 3300, Lubbock, TX 79403 Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Room:  Sala:    EXCEPT Sunday, April 25 MENOS el domingo, 25 de abril  1:00 PM ‐ 6:00 PM Shallowater Community Center Centro Social de Shallowater Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  900 Avenue H, Shallowater, TX 79363 900 avenida H Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Room:  Sala:   Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Slaton ISD Administration Office Oficina de administración de Slaton ISD Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  140 E Panhandle Ave, Slaton, TX 79364 140 calle Panhandle al este Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo)                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo) Sections 85.067 and 85.068 V.T.C.A., Election Code Exhibit C Anexo C Room:  Sala:    Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Texas Tech University Student Recreation Center Universidad de Texas Tech Centro de Recreación para Estudiantes Dates: Fechas: Mon, April 19 lunes, 19 de abril  Texas Tech Campus Campus de Texas Tech  Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Hartford Ave & Main Street, Lubbock, TX 79409 Calles avenida Hartford y calle Main Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 20 martes, 20 de abril Room:  Sala:    Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Wed. April 21 ‐ Mon. April 26 miércoles, 21 de abril  ‐ lunes, 26 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 5:00 PM Dates: Fechas: Tues. April 27 martes, 27 de abril Hours: horas:8:00 AM ‐ 8:00 PM                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo)                                                                                  CLOSED SATURDAY & SUNDAY(Cerrado sábado y domingo) Exhibit D