Election
BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN
Conroe voters approved nine of the city’s 15 pro- posed charter amendments on Nov. 4, per unofficial voting results from Montgomery County. Per the results, propositions B, F, G, H, I, J, K, L and O passed, unofficial results show. Propositions A, C, D, E, M and N failed. How we got here Conroe City Council approved the 15 amendments to appear on the Nov. 4 ballot during its Aug. 14 meeting, per prior reporting. Unofficial voting results show Conroe voters approve 9 of 15 charter amendments The city charter, originally adopted in 1965, was last updated following an election in May 2014, as previously reported. More details In early voting, there were 34,350 ballots cast countywide, which represents 7.38% of registered voters, as previously reported. Before you go Under Article 11 of the Texas Constitution, because at least one amendment passed, the city must wait two years before holding another charter election. Approved amendments take effect once results are canvassed. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Conroe City Council was scheduled to canvass the results during its Nov. 13 meeting after press time. The graphic below does not include all 15 charter amendments’ results. To see the full election results, scan the QR code.
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Unofficial results for select Conroe charter amendments Proposition A : create city-manager government Proposition C: specifying what constitutes a quorum
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Against Final result
40.12% 59.88% 43.42% 56.58% 38.51% 61.49% 58.96% 41.04% 63.32% 36.68% 55.62% 44.38% 52.52% 47.48% 21.79% 78.21% 61.24% 38.76%
Proposition E: specifies board and commission members are nominated by the mayor or a council member
Proposition F: specifies the salaries for the mayor and council members don't exceed $400/month and $300/month, respectively
Proposition G: specifies council members have no individual authority to direct administrative activities Proposition H: in times of disaster, the mayor will serve as the emergency management director
Proposition L: requires a recall petition to be signed by 15% of the number of qualified voters registered to vote at the last general city election Proposition M: decreases the number of council members who are necessary to call a special meeting from three to two
Proposition O : limits the amount of debt that can be issued without voter approval
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