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City of Austin Proposition J

The Ballot Language and Explanation are repeated identically under For and Against.City of Austin Charter Amendments Background: The City Charter sets up how Austin city government is organized and outlines basic rules for how it operates. It also shows how residents can be involved in the City's decision-making process. Austin voters will consider eight proposed amendments to the City Charter, Propositions C through J. Most resulted from a City review of the Charter. Proposition I was placed on the ballot through a citizen petition. Each proposition would change a different part of the Charter and is voted on separately.

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Shall the City Charter be amended to make non-substantive corrections of typographical errors, punctuation, and sentence structure, and to change or remove language that is moot or unenforceable because it has been superseded by state law or by a final court order?
Proposition J would allow for correction of typos, punctuation, sentence structure, and other technical errors in the City Charter. It would also update or remove requirements that no longer have legal effect because of changes in state law or court decisions. The proposition is not intended to make policy changes.

A vote FOR would make these corrections and updates to the City Charter.

A vote AGAINST would leave the current Charter language unchanged.

Shall the City Charter be amended to make non-substantive corrections of typographical errors, punctuation, and sentence structure, and to change or remove language that is moot or unenforceable because it has been superseded by state law or by a final court order?
Proposition J would allow for correction of typos, punctuation, sentence structure, and other technical errors in the City Charter. It would also update or remove requirements that no longer have legal effect because of changes in state law or court decisions. The proposition is not intended to make policy changes.

A vote FOR would make these corrections and updates to the City Charter.

A vote AGAINST would leave the current Charter language unchanged.