Nashville, Tennessee, Amendment 6, Gender Neutral Language Amendment (November 2018)
| Amendment 6: City of Nashville Gender Neutral Language Amendment |
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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 gender neutral language 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 include gender neutral terms. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to include gender neutral terms. |
Election results
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Nashville Amendment 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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165,149 | 72.57% | ||
| No | 62,421 | 27.43% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Summary This amendment would update the Metropolitan Charter with gender neutral references in place of masculine-only pronouns. References to “he” would be changed to “he or she”; “his” would be changed to “his or her”; “him” would be changed to “him or her”; “councilman” and councilmen” would be changed to “councilmember” and “councilmembers” respectively; and “policemen” would be changed to “police officers.” Full Language I. The Charter of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended by replacing every instance of “he” (unless followed by “or she”) with “he or she”, by replacing every instance of “his” (unless followed by “or her”) with “his or her”, and by replacing every instance of “him” (unless followed by “or her”) with “him or her”. II. The Charter of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended by replacing every instance of “councilman” with “councilmember”, and by replacing every instance of “councilmen” with “councilmembers”. III. The Charter of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County shall be amended by replacing every instance of “policemen” to “police officers”.[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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