Others, such as labor leader Jeremy Hendricks, pointed to a lack of authentic community engagement from APR as it crafted its proposals last fall: "The last thing we want is millionaires and tech CEOs telling us what they think is good for us."īy the time votes were cast on election day, APR was being out-hustled by two different campaigns against Prop F: By the People ATX, largely backed by labor groups (including those representing city employees), and Austin for All People, primarily backed by the city's business community. Bo Delp, organizer with By the People ATX, called it a "repudiation" of Prop F's provision that a future strong mayor could veto decisions made by City Council, the main message his team had been using to urge Austinites to reject the proposal. F Is for Failīy a little after 7pm Saturday night, it was clear from early vote totals that Austinites for Progressive Reform's " strong mayor" proposal (Proposition F) was failing spectacularly. Interestingly, the same voters delivered a solid victory for Proposition C, which gives more independence and influence to the city's Office of Police Oversight, and an even bigger victory to Austin's firefighters, the only city employees with collective bargaining rights that will now be even more useful. But it wasn't enough, especially as Central Austin voters in precincts that would normally be dependably "progressive" took this opportunity to give City Hall's homelessness strategy a failing grade. Prop B banked its margin of victory in early voting the Homes Not Handcuffs campaign against it, which got a late start, does appear to have boosted election day turnout, which broke firmly against the measure. The last mayoral election held in May, in 2012, saw a 10.7% turnout. The campaign's $1 million in spending did, it appears, drive at least some people to the polls who would normally sit out a May special election the total turnout of 22.6% countywide (about 90% of which was city voters) was the highest Austin's seen in a May election since 1994. Greg Abbott – crowing on Twitter about the "stern rebuke" delivered to City Hall. The policy ramifications of this are already playing out this week at Council (see " Austin at Large"), but Save Austin Now, the largely Republican campaign to overturn the city's 2019 moves to decriminalize homelessness, was more focused on the politics on election night, with its highest-profile supporter – Gov. The big news on Saturday night was the result that many political observers expected: a solid win for Proposition B, the measure to reinstate Austin's ordinances that restrict public camping, panhandling, and other aspects of homelessness, with criminal penalties for violators. Secretary of State: 99.Demonstrators erected about a dozen tents outside City Hall on Monday, May 3, in protest of Proposition B's passage (Photo by John Anderson) Secretary of State: 99.9% of precincts reporting Secretary of State: 100% of precincts reporting The Latest Statewide Results from the Office of the Secretary of State School Bond for Facility Improvements: Dana Point voters decided on a tax levy of $.03 for every $100 of assessed home value in order to repair aging classrooms and facilities at schools serving their respective areas. School Bond for Facility Improvements: Capistrano Beach and San Clemente voters decided on a tax levy of $.03 for every $100 of assessed home value in order to repair aging classrooms and facilities at schools serving their respective areas. on March 4 with Vote Centers Reporting 189/189 Measure H: The Latest Orange County Registrar’s Poll Results for South County Elections and Measures
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