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Nashville, Tennessee, Amendment 2, Mayoral Vacancy Procedure (November 2018)
| Amendment 2: City of Nashville Mayoral Vacancy Procedure |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| November 6, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Administration of government |
| Related articles |
| Administration of government on the ballot November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Tennessee Davidson County, Tennessee ballot measures Local charter amendments on the ballot |
| See also |
| Nashville, Tennessee |
A mayoral vacancy procedure charter amendment was on the ballot for Nashville voters in Davidson County, Tennessee, on November 6, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to require a vote of the council to elect a temporary mayor, in the absence of a vice mayor, when a vacancy in the office of the mayor occurs. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to require a vote of the council to elect a temporary mayor, in the absence of a vice mayor, when a vacancy in the office of the mayor occurs. |
Election results
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Nashville Amendment 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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130,407 | 59.09% | ||
| No | 90,301 | 40.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Summary This amendment would revise the line of succession for the office of mayor by calling for a council election of a temporary mayor in the absence of the vice mayor and further prohibit that temporary mayor from seeking election in the next election for mayor or vice mayor. Full Language I. Section 5.05 of Article 5 of the Charter of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended by deleting the provision in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following new provision: “Section 5.05 - Election of vice mayor; presiding officer of council; succession beyond vice mayor. The vice mayor shall be elected for a term of four (4) years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. He or she shall possess the qualifications of the mayor and shall be compensated at the rate of forty-two hundred ($4,200) dollars per annum, payable semi-monthly. In the event the office of mayor becomes vacant, the vice mayor shall serve as mayor and be compensated as such until the vacancy is filled as provided in section 15.03 of this Charter. If the vice mayor becomes unable or unwilling to serve as mayor, the council shall nominate and elect a successor to serve as mayor until a mayor is subsequently qualified and elected. The successor: A. shall be elected by winning a majority of votes, where “majority” is defined as one vote more than half of all the members to which the council is entitled with the exception of any seat which is vacant. If no nominee receives a majority of the votes, the nominee who receives the lowest number of votes shall be eliminated (or, in the event of a tie for last place, all nominees obtaining that number of votes shall be eliminated) and another round of voting shall be held. This process will continue until a nominee receives a majority of votes. In the event of a tie where all candidates receive the same number of votes, a ten-minute recess shall be called and another vote shall be held with the same nominees eligible to receive votes; B. shall be legally qualified to hold office as mayor per Section 5.02 of this Charter; and C. shall not be eligible to file a nominating petition for the subsequent election for mayor or the subsequent election for vice mayor.[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 Nashville, Tennessee .
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nashville Election Commission, "Sample Ballot," accessed October 18, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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