Election Voter Guide
BY HALEY MCLEOD
2024
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
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percent and that petitions for initiative or referendum conform to Chapter 277 of the Texas Election Code? Proposition L: Shall SECTION 8.07 AMENDMENTS AFTER ADOPTION of the Hutto City Charter be amended to allow for additional restrictions by ordinance relating to city manager authority to transfer funds for purposes of employee Shall SECTION 8.11 DEPOSITORY of the Hutto City Charter be amended to delete the requirement for original ink signatures for checks in excess of $5,000 to allow for electronic transmission of checks in excess of $5,000? Proposition N: Shall SECTION 12.04 PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION of the Hutto City Charter be amended to add a requirement to establish a quorum as 4 to convene a meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission? Proposition O: separation pay? Proposition M: Shall SECTION 13.03 ETHICS of the Hutto City Charter be amended to use defined term, “substantial interest” as defined in state law; to add procedures for the Ethics Ordinance; to amend the nepotism requirements as required by state law and to add a provision that the Board of Ethics shall review the Ethics Ordinance annually? Proposition P: Shall SECTION 13.09 PROHIBITIONS of the Hutto City Charter be amended to replace the word, “ City position”, with City Employment and add to the activities prohibited in Section 13.09 a) creed, color, disability, age, national origin, familial status, sexual orientation, transgender, gender identity or gender expression and to amend Section 13.09 b) to remove the words, “who either individually or with others willfully “ and add as to a violation of Section 13.09 a) as evidenced in a final Court Judgment or final Criminal Conviction is ineligible for appointment or election to a position in the City for four (4) years and replace the word “officer” with City Elected Official and remove the words, “employee of the City” and replace the words, “forfeiting the office or position” with Elected City Official’s office for the immediate forfeiture of office?
amended to add a provision that Mayor Pro-tem is elected by the newly elected City Council at first meeting after conclusion of regular or run-off elections? Proposition C: Shall SECTION 3.06 B) FORFEITURE OF OFFICE of the Hutto City Charter be amended to provide that the Mayor and any City Council Member be removed from office for failing to maintain the qualification for office in the Texas Constitution, and for a conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; or convicted of an offense as prohibited by Texas Penal Code, Chapter 36, Bribery and Corrupt Influences, as may be amended, for a conviction of the offense of Section 36.02 Bribery; Section 36.03 Coercion of Public Servant or Voter; Section 36.04 Improper Influence; Section 36.05 Tampering with Witness; Section 36.06 Obstruction or Retaliation; Section 36.07 Acceptance of Honorarium; Section 36.08 Gift to Public Servant by Person Subject to His Jurisdiction; or Section 36.09 Offering Gift to Public Servant? Proposition D: Shall SECTION 3.10 QUORUM of the Hutto City Charter be amended to reduce the number of City Council members necessary to establish a quorum from five (5) to four (4)? Proposition E: Shall SECTION 3.12 VOTING of the Hutto City Charter be amended to provide that members of the City Council in attendance shall vote upon every resolution or ordinance except where there is a Conflict of Interest pursuant to Chapter 171 of the Texas Local Government Code or except when the Member of the City Council abstains from voting in order to avoid the appearance of impropriety as defined in the Hutto Ethics Code or City Council Protocols? Proposition F: Shall SECTION 3.13 ORDINANCES IN GENERAL of the Hutto City Charter be amended to remove second reading requirement so that ordinances may be enacted by one reading, as allowed by state law and that the Caption of the Ordinance shall be published in the Official Newspaper as required by state law? Proposition G: Shall Section 5.01 c) Voter Eligibility or Voter Registration List of the Hutto City Charter be amended to delete the
requirement that the City Secretary maintain a certified list of voters registered within the City as prepared by the County Elections Administrator because the County Elections Administrator maintains the certified list of voters registered within the City? Proposition H: Shall SECTION 5.02 FILING FOR OFFICE of the Hutto City Charter be amended to remove the requirement that city employee must resign to file for office because the requirement conflicts with state law and to provide that a petition signed by twentyfive (25) qualified voters residing in the City for a candidate’s application is required for a candidate to be placed on the ballot and delete the requirement that a candidate’s application to be placed on the ballot have a Petition signed by one-half of one percent of the total votes received by all candidates for mayor in the most recent mayoral regular election? Proposition I: Shall SECTION 6.02 PETITION FOR RECALL of the Hutto City Charter be amended to provide that a Petition for Recall be signed by qualified voters of the City equal in number to at least ten percent (10%) of the number of qualified voters as currently certified to by the County Elections Administrator at the last municipal election; that the City Secretary certify the Petition for Recall demanding such questions for Recall within two (2) working days; that the signer’s signature be added to the Petition for Recall as required by Chapter 277 of the Texas Election Code; that the Petition be circulated by a qualified voter? Proposition J: Shall SECTION 6.04 VARIOUS PAPERS CONSTITUTING RECALL PETITION be amended to provide that signatures to such Petition for Recall shall remain effective or be counted which were placed on the Petition for Recall within seventy-five (75) days after the certification of Petition for Recall by the person performing the duties of City Secretary; that the City Secretary shall verify the Petition for Recall within ten business (10) days as required in Chapter 277 of the Texas Election Code? Proposition K: Shall ARTICLE 7 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM of the Hutto City Charter be amended to decrease the number required to sign a petition for initiative or referendum from 20 percent to 10
Dates to know
April 22: first day of early voting April 23: deadline to apply for a ballot by mail April 30: last day of early voting May 4: election day
Where to vote
Travis and Williamson County residents can cast their ballots at any polling location during early voting and on Election Day. Visit https://elections. traviscountytx.gov and www.wilcotx.gov for polling locations.
Sample ballot
Hutto City Council Place 2 Dan Thornton* Cory Denena Place 5 Dana Wilcott* Nicole Calderone Brandon DeLeon Marcus Coleman Evan Porterfield Hutto ISD Two at-large positions Amanda Barron Amy English* Ashley Rendon James Matlock* Zenaida Martinez Pflugerville ISD Place 2 Melissa Lee Charlie Torres City of Hutto Proposition A:
Shall SECTION 3.04 COMPENSATION of the Hutto City Charter be amended to replace the word “compensation” with salary and add that the salary is subject to the limitation imposed by state law and Texas Constitution? Proposition B: Shall SECTION 3.05 MAYOR AND MAYOR PROTEM of the Hutto City Charter be
SOURCES: PFLUGERVILLE CITY COUNCIL, HUTTO CITY COUNCIL/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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