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Garland, Texas, Proposition H, Rules of Procedure (May 2018)
From Ballotpedia
| Proposition H: Garland Rules of Procedure |
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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 clarify that the city council can adopt new rules of procedure at the first regular meeting in each year, and if it does not adopt new rules the rules of the previous year will be adopted |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to clarify the process for adopting new rules of procedure for the city council |
Election results
| Garland Proposition H | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 4399 | 82% | ||
| No | 944 | 18% | ||
- Election results from NBC DFW
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall Article III, Section 9, of the Charter be amended to clarify that the Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure at the first regular meeting in January of each year, but in the event the Council does not amend the rules at that time, the rules for the prior year shall be deemed to be adopted by the Council.[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.
