City of Austin Proposition G: Petition Election Timing Charter Amendment
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
What does this measure do?
Requires that elections on citizen petitions, such as initiatives and petitioned charter changes, be held on the next November election date in an even-numbered year that allows enough time to meet legal deadlines. This can delay petition votes but puts them on high-turnout ballots.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Austin City Council (Ordinance 20260806-004), on 2024 Charter Review Commission recommendations
The city's elected council. A judge kept these changes off the 2024 ballot over an open-meetings violation. On July 30, 2026 the council sent seven of the commission's ideas back to voters.
Source: communityimpact.com
A YES vote means
Petition-driven elections wait for the next even-year November ballot instead of a sooner special or May election.
A NO vote means
Petition elections keep following current timing rules, which can place them on lower-turnout dates.
Sources: speakupaustin.org · communityimpact.com
Sources: communityimpact.com2