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Garland, Texas, Proposition J, Vacating Office (May 2018)

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Proposition J: Garland Vacating Office
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Election date:
May 5, 2018
Status:
Approveda Approved
Topic:
City governance
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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 be consistent with state law and clarify that officers vacating the city council will remain in office until their successor is sworn in
A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to be consistent with state law and clarify that officers vacating the city council will remain in office until their successor is sworn in

Election results

Garland Proposition J
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 4473 84%
No85916%
Election results from NBC DFW

Text of measure

Ballot question

The ballot question was as follows:[1]

“

Shall Article III, Section 11, of the Charter be amended to be consistent with state law and the Texas Constitution and clarify that in the event of a vacancy on Council, or any officer appointed by Council, the person vacating their respective office shall remain in office until such time as a successor is sworn into the vacated office?[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.
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