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Garland, Texas, Proposition X, Bond Study Committee (May 2018)
| Proposition X: Garland Bond Study Committee |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| May 5, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City bonds |
| Related articles |
| City bonds 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 regarding bond elections so that the city council is required to establish a bond study committee preceding a bond election and requiring that all bond elections and issuance and payments of bonds be done in accordance with state law |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter regarding bond elections to require a bond study committee before the election and requiring that all bond elections conform with state law |
Election results
| Garland Proposition X | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 5001 | 93% | ||
| No | 361 | 7% | ||
- Election results from NBC DFW
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall Article X, Section 3, of the Charter relating to bond election procedures be amended so that the Council is required to establish a Bond Study Committee preceding a bond election, any proposition on a ballot to issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes must first be submitted to a vote of the qualified voters of the City of Garland, and all bond elections and issuance and payments of bonds shall be done in accordance with 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.
