City of Brownsville Proposition L (Charter Amendment: Citizen Initiative Process)
What does this measure do?
Brownsville voters could propose city laws by petition with signatures from 10% of registered voters; if the City Commission rejects the proposal within 30 days, voters would decide it. Residents would gain a direct way to make city law, protected from repeal for two years.
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
A petition with enough signatures could force the commission to act on a proposed city law and, if needed, put it before voters.
A NO vote means
Residents would have no petition process for proposing city laws.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Source: brownsvilletx.portal.civicclerk.com