Richardson Charter Amendments - How to Vote

There's an election in Texas on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Among other things, there are 83 propositions for amendments to the Richardson city charter. Some people want you to vote all "YES". Some want you to vote all "NO". I'm here to help you navigate between these all-or-nothing positions. You're welcome.

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Here are my detailed recommendations for how to vote:

• City Charter Amendments Nos. 1-10
• City Charter Amendments Nos. 11-20
• City Charter Amendments Nos. 21-30
• City Charter Amendments Nos. 31-40
• City Charter Amendments Nos. 41-50
• City Charter Amendments Nos. 51-60
• City Charter Amendments Nos. 61-70
• City Charter Amendments Nos. 71-83
• City Charter Amendments: Upon Further Review

If it's too much to read all that, here's a nice, short cheat sheet you can print off and take to the polls with you.

Yes/No	Propositions	Reason
YES	1,2,6,7,9,11-14,20-23,25-32,34-41,43,45-51,53-66,69,70-83	Cleanup, clarification or minor change
YES	3,4	Calls special election for council vacancies
NO	5	Restricts public's right to attend and speak at meetings
NO	8	Permits unlimited contractual term for city manager
NO	10,15,17,18,67	Insufficient information to judge
YES	16	Removes cap on total indebtedness
YES	19	Calls for periodic charter review
YES	24	Pays council members $100 per meeting
YES	33	Makes city attorney also municipal court prosecutor
NO	42	Loosens definition of what are emergency expenditures
YES	44	Restricts public's use of referendum
YES	52	Restricts public's use of recall
YES	68	Removes cap on franchise fees