Austin, Texas, Proposition P, Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Measure (November 2024)
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Austin Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Proposition P was on the ballot as an initiative in Austin Extraterritorial Jurisdiction on November 5, 2024. It was approved.
| A "yes" vote supported releasing 96.9 acres of land (containing 35 lots on approximately 96.9 acres of land on Menchaca Road south of Slaughter Lane) from Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction into unincorporated Travis County, removing it from the city's environmental and development regulations. |
| A "no" vote opposed releasing 96.9 acres of land from the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, which would keep the land under the city's environmental and development regulations. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Proposition P.
Election results
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7 | 70.00% | ||
| No | 3 | 30.00% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition P was as follows:
| “ | Shall an untaxed area in the City of Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction, containing 35 lots on approximately 96.9 acres of land on Menchaca Road south of Slaughter Lane, be released from the City of Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction and into unincorporated Travis County, with the result that the Area will no longer be governed by the City's environmental and development regulations? | ” |
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a successful citizen initiative petition drive.
How to cast a vote
- See also: Voting in Texas
See below to learn more about current voter registration rules, identification requirements, and poll times in Texas.
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ VoteTexas.gov, "Who, What, Where, When, How," accessed February 27, 2023
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, “Request for Voter Registration Applications,” accessed February 27, 2023
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, “Voter Registration,” accessed February 27, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 NCSL, "State Profiles: Elections," accessed July 28, 2024
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Request for Voter Registration Applications," accessed July 28, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Texas Constitution and Statutes, “Election Code,” accessed February 23, 2023
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, “Texas officials flag tens of thousands of voters for citizenship checks,” January 25, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, “Federal Judge Halts ‘Ham-Handed’ Texas Voter Purge,” February 28, 2019
- ↑ The New York Times, “Texas Ends Review That Questioned Citizenship of Almost 100,000 Voters,” April 26, 2019
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, “Secretary Whitley Announces Settlement In Litigation On Voter Registration List Maintenance Activity,” April 26, 2019
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Texas Secretary of State, "Required Identification for Voting in Person," accessed February 27, 2023 Cite error: Invalid
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