Consider and take appropriate action on Ordinance O-03-26, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Kaufman, Texas, ordering and calling the City’s General Election to be held on May 2, 2026, for the purpose of electing three (3) people to serve as Council members for the City of Kaufman for a term of two (2) years each; providing notice of election; providing for the approval of a joint election and Contract for Election Services with Kaufman County; designating polling dates, times and

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This Ordinance is for the purpose of calling the General Election for electing three (3) Council members. The uniform election date is Saturday, May 2, 2026. It also provides a notice to be published and sets the dates and locations for Election Day and early voting. This Ordinance will also authorize the execution of a contract with Kaufman County for election services. Council members Quattro Borders, Lisa Parker, and Charles Gillenwater are the members who are up for election this year.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).