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Garland, Texas, Proposition B, Electric Utility Facilities (May 2018)

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Local ballot measure elections in 2018
Proposition B: Garland Electric Utility Facilities
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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 clarify the city's authority to puchase electric utility facilities
A no vote was a vote against making updates to the city charter regarding the puchase of electric utility facilities

Election results

Garland Proposition B
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 4708 85%
No83115%
Election results from NBC DFW

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

Shall Article II, Section 2, of the Charter be amended to update and clarify the City’s authority to purchase electric utility facilities inside or outside the City limits?[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.