Alameda, California, Measure AA, City Governance Charter Amendments (November 2020)
| Alameda Measure AA | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic City governance and Local charter amendments | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Alameda Measure AA was on the ballot as a referral in Alameda on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported amending the city charter to clarify functions and duties of the city council and city manager, authorize the city attorney to prosecute misdemeanors, update language to be gender-neutral, and remove sections that declare a city office vacant if an official has been absent for more than 30 days, require that city board members must be appointed between May 1 and July 1, relate to travel expenses, and dictate hours of operation for city offices. |
A “no” vote opposed amending the city charter to clarify functions and duties of the city council and city manager, authorize the city attorney to prosecute misdemeanors, update language to be gender-neutral, and remove sections that declare a city office vacant if an official has been absent for more than 30 days, require that city board members must be appointed between May 1 and July 1, relate to travel expenses, and dictate hours of operation for city offices. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Measure AA.
Election results
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Alameda Measure AA |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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28,585 | 73.51% | ||
| No | 10,300 | 26.49% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Measure AA was as follows:
| “ | Shall the measure amending the City Charter to clarify the prohibition against members of the City Council interfering with City Manager's duties, authorize the City Attorney to prosecute State law misdemeanors, and amend outdated provisions, including utilizing gender neutral language, be adopted? Such amendments will be accomplished by amending Charter Sections 2-9, 2-16, 7-3, 8-2, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-4.1, and deleting Sections 2-15, 22-7, 22-8, as set forth in City Council Resolution No. 15673. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Alameda.
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