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Garland, Texas, Proposition AI, Update Terminology (May 2018)

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Local ballot measure elections in 2018
Proposition AI: Garland Update Terminology
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The basics
Election date:
May 5, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
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
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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 update terminology of written notices of injury or death submitted to the city to be in accordance with state law
A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to update terminology of written notices of injury or death submitted to the city to be in accordance with state law

Election results

Garland Proposition AI
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 4889 92%
No4008%
Election results from NBC DFW

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall Article XVII, Section 4, of the Charter relating to claims against the City be amended to update terminology and clarify substantive requirements of any written notices of personal injury or death submitted to the City to be consistent with state law?[2]

Full text

The full text of the measure is available here.

Path to the ballot

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Texas

This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Garland, Texas.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Dallas County, Texas, "May 5, 2018, Joint Election Sample Ballot," accessed October 15, 2018
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.