DeKalb County, Georgia, Changes to Board of Ethics Measure (November 2019)

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DeKalb County Changes to Board of Ethics Measure

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Election date

November 5, 2019

Topic
City governance and Local government transparency
Status

DefeatedDefeated

Type
Referral

DeKalb County Changes to Board of Ethics Measure was on the ballot as a referral in DeKalb County on November 5, 2019. It was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported changing how members of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics are appointed, replacing the ethics officer with an ethics administrator, directing employees to take workplace concerns to human resources before filing ethics complaints, and requiring county officials to review and approve the board’s policies and procedures.

A "no" vote opposed changing how members of the DeKalb County Board of Ethics are appointed, replacing the ethics officer with an ethics administrator, directing employees to take workplace concerns to human resources before filing ethics complaints, and requiring county officials to review and approve the board’s policies and procedures.


Election results

DeKalb County Changes to Board of Ethics Measure

Result Votes Percentage
Yes 21,252 38.71%

Defeated No

33,655 61.29%
Results are officially certified.
Source


Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Changes to Board of Ethics Measure was as follows:

“

Shall the Act be approved which revises the Board of Ethics for DeKalb County?

”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Georgia

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing body of DeKalb County.

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