Hays County Commissioners To Canvass November 2020 Election Results, More

Staff Reports

On Tuesday, the Hays County Commissioners Court will consider possible action to canvass results of the County and Precinct Races for the Nov. 3, 2020 election.

The possible action will also authorize the execution of the order of canvassing returns and declaring results of the election and certificate of County Clerk related to Hays County Proposition A.

Hays County Commissioners must canvass the results of the countywide and precinct races for County Court at Law #3, County Sheriff, County Tax Assessor-Collector, Commissioner, Pct. 1, Commissioner, Pct. 3, Justice of Peace, Pct. 1, Pl. 1, Constable Pct. 1, Constable Pct. 2, Constable, Pct. 3, Constable Pct. 4 and Constable Pct. 5.

The action is pursuant to Texas Election Code §67.005 DETERMINING OFFICIAL RESULT OF ELECTION NOT CANVASSED AT STATE LEVEL, the official result of an election that is not canvassed at the state level is determined from the canvass of the precinct returns conducted by the local canvassing authority.

After the canvass, the results of the County November 2020 election will be official.

In other business, the Commission will hold a discussion and consider possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute the final CRF Spending Plan Form related to Hays County COVID-19 funding allocation.

The form will be submitted to the Texas Department of Emergency Management.

According to the agenda, TDEM has requested all jurisdictions to submit a final spending plan by November 13, 2020, identifying all anticipated costs in each applicable category as outlined under the CARES Act, pursuant to Section 601 of the Social Security Act.  

The spending plan outlines all expenditures that were previously approved and budgeted in Commissioners Court on June 30th and October 13th.

The remaining allocation will be applied to Category 3 (payroll expenses) as allowed per further guidance from the US Treasury Department.