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State, county & local questions
City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition A
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Up to $260 million in Austin general obligation bonds for parks, recreation, aquatics, and open space, funded by a repayment property tax.
FOR Authorizes the bonds and repayment tax.
AGAINST Does not authorize the bonds.
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Would Austin issue up to $260 million in parks and open-space bonds, with a repayment tax?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition B
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Up to $35 million in Austin general obligation bonds for library facilities, funded by a repayment property tax.
FOR Authorizes the bonds and repayment tax.
AGAINST Does not authorize the bonds.
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Would Austin issue up to $35 million in library bonds, with a repayment tax?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition C
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would clarify the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission’s independence, appointments, procedures, district review, and staff communication.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin amend its charter rules for the independent redistricting commission?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition D
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would remove the charter requirement that City Council meet at least once each week.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin remove the charter’s weekly City Council meeting requirement?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition E
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would remove the requirement that City Council set its rules and order of business by ordinance.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin remove the charter’s ordinance requirement for Council procedural rules?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition F
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would clarify the charter meaning of election and adjust contribution and expenditure limits annually by January 1.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin amend its campaign limit adjustment timing and election definition?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition G
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would schedule qualifying initiative and petitioned charter elections for the next available even-year November election.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin change the timing of initiative and petitioned charter elections?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition H
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would provide for City Council to appoint and remove the City Attorney.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin assign appointment and removal of the City Attorney to Council?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition I
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would require a recurring independent affordability and efficiency initiative before any tax rate increase election, with contractor savings targets.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin require an independent affordability and efficiency review before a tax rate increase election?
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City of Austin
City of Austin, Proposition J
Who votes: Only registered voters inside Austin city limits, including its Hays, Travis, and Williamson County portions. An Austin mailing address alone does not establish city residency.
Would make nonsubstantive corrections and remove charter text superseded by law or court order.
YES Adopts the proposed charter amendment.
NO Keeps the current charter language.
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Would Austin adopt housekeeping corrections to obsolete or erroneous charter text?
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