Bay Area Voter Guide

Ballot language

<p><span style="color: rgb(56, 56, 56);">Shall Article II, Section 17 of the City Charter be amended to allow the City Council to determine the bond amount for the City Secretary?</span></p>

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<p><span style="color: rgb(56, 56, 56);">Shall Article II, Section 18 of the City Charter be amended to allow the City Council to determine the bond amount for its City Council members?</span></p>

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<p><span style="color: rgb(56, 56, 56);">Shall Article III, Section 1 of the City Charter be amended to remove the specific references to the 2013 and 2015 election dates, reflecting the transition to biennial elections?</span></p>

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<p><span style="color: rgb(56, 56, 56);">Shall Article X, Section 7 of the City Charter be amended to include a reference to Harris County in the regulations for streets and subdivisions, since parts of League City are in Harris County?</span></p>

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<p><span style="color: rgb(56, 56, 56);">Shall Article II, Section 6 of the City Charter be amended to allow the City Council to appoint a qualified person to fill a City Council vacancy if the remaining term is 12 months or less?</span></p>

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<p><br></p><p>Shall Article X, Section 13 of the City Charter be amended to remove the specific requirement that official notices be published in the official newspaper of the City?</p>

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<p><br></p><p>Shall Article X, Section 21 of the City Charter be created to give the City Council the option to authorize the limited discharge of fireworks via ordinance during the Independence Day Holiday (July 4-5) and New Year Holiday (December 31-January 1)?</p>

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<p><br></p><p>Shall Article IV, Section 9 be added to the City Charter to allow the City Council to submit up to five (5) propositions during any General Election?</p>

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<p><br></p><p>Shall Article VII, Section 12A of the City Charter be amended to require that the ballot language for any general obligation bonds include a statement indicating that their approval may result in a tax increase?</p>

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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.04897 per $100 valuation in Harris County Flood Control District for the current year, a rate that is $0.01581 higher per $100 valuation than the voter approval tax rate of Harris County Flood Control District, for the purpose of operating and maintaining the district’s flood risk reduction infrastructure. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in Harris County Flood Control District was $0.03105 per $100 valuation. </span></p>