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Garland, Texas, Proposition AA, Property Ownership (May 2018)
From Ballotpedia
| Proposition AA: Garland Property Ownership |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| May 5, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City governance |
| Related articles |
| City governance on the ballot May 5, 2018 ballot measures in Texas Dallas County, Texas ballot measures Local charter amendments on the ballot |
| See also |
| Garland, Texas |
A city charter amendment was on the ballot for Garland voters in Dallas County, Texas, on May 5, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to remove the property ownership requirement to be appointed as a board member or commissioner and replacing it with a residency requirement of at least one year |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to replace the property ownership requirement to be appointed as a board member or commissioner with a residency requirement |
Election results
| Garland Proposition AA | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 4236 | 78% | ||
| No | 1216 | 22% | ||
- Election results from NBC DFW
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall Article XI, Section 10, of the Charter be amended by replacing the property ownership requirement with a requirement that a person be a resident of the City for a period of not less than one (1) year prior to his or her appointment as a board member or commissioner?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of the measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Garland, Texas.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas County, Texas, "May 5, 2018, Joint Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 15, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
