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Garland, Texas, Proposition S, Budget Form (May 2018)
From Ballotpedia
| Proposition S: Garland Budget Form |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| May 5, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City budget |
| Related articles |
| City budget 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 list of required contents of the city budget and provide that the budget be prepared in accordance with state law |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to remove the list of required contents of the city budget and provide that the budget be prepared in accordance with state law |
Election results
| Garland Proposition S | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 4504 | 86% | ||
| No | 738 | 14% | ||
- Election results from NBC DFW
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall Article VIII, Section 3, of the Charter relating to the form of the city budget by the City Manager be amended to delete the list of the required contents of the City Manager’s budget message and provide that the budget be prepared in accordance with, and contain all information required by, state law?[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.
