Austin, Texas, Proposition A, Property Tax (November 2020)
| Austin Proposition A | |
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| Election date November 3, 2020 | |
| Topic Local property tax and City tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Austin Proposition A was on the ballot as a referral in Austin on November 3, 2020. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to increase its property tax levy for one year by $87.5 per $100,000 in assessed value to a total of $533.5 per $100,000 in assessed value. |
A "no" vote opposed this measure authorizing the city to increase its property tax levy for one year by $87.5 per $100,000 in assessed value to a total of $533.5 per $100,000 in assessed value, thereby leaving the city's existing rate in place, which was $443.1 per $100,000 in assessed value. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Proposition A.
Election results
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Austin Proposition A |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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242,457 | 57.92% | ||
| No | 176,166 | 42.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition A was as follows:
| “ | Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.5335 per $100 valuation in the City of Austin for the current year, a rate that is $0.0875 higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Austin, for the purpose of providing funds for a citywide traffic-easing rapid transit system known as Project Connect, to address traffic congestion, expand service for essential workers, reduce climate change emissions, decrease traffic fatalities, create jobs, and provide access to schools, health care, jobs and the airport; to include neighborhood supportive affordable housing investments along transit corridors and a fixed rail and bus rapid transit system, including associated road, sidewalk, bike, and street lighting improvements, park and ride hubs, on-demand neighborhood circulator shuttles, and improved access for seniors and persons with disabilities; to be operated by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, expending its funds to build, operate and maintain the fixed rail and bus rapid transit system; the additional revenue raised by the tax rate is to be dedicated by the City to an independent board to oversee and finance the acquisition, construction, equipping, and operations and maintenance of the rapid transit system by providing funds for loans and grants to develop or expand transportation within the City, and to finance the transit-supportive anti-displacement strategies related to Project Connect. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of Austin was $0.4431 per $100 valuation. | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of Austin.
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