City of Brownsville Proposition J (Charter Amendment: Municipal Campaign Finance Regulations)
What does this measure do?
Supports: Anti-Corruption
Brownsville's charter would require the City Commission to adopt campaign finance rules for city elections that follow federal and state law. Rules on money in city campaigns would become a charter obligation rather than an optional policy.
Proposed by: Brownsville City Commission (ordinance calling the Nov. 3, 2026 charter election)
The city's elected commission passed a city law (ordinance) calling the vote on changes to the city charter, the city's rulebook. Commissioners said their vote only lets voters decide each item.
Source: brownsvilletx.gov
A YES vote means
The charter requires the City Commission to pass campaign finance rules for city elections, within state and federal law.
A NO vote means
The charter does not require this, and city campaigns stay under state and federal rules plus whatever the commission chooses to adopt.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Source: brownsvilletx.portal.civicclerk.com