Austin voters could have more than one choice on geographic representation on the November ballot.
Austin City Council gave final approval June 28 to both the all single-member district system—the 10-1 plan—while also passing the hybrid 8-2-1 plan on first reading.
Prior to the council meeting, the grassroots citizen group Austinites for Geographic Representation announced the group had gathered 30,000 signatures in support of 10-1, which would automatically place the plan on November's ballot.
Many of the members decided to vote for both plans to allow voters to make a choice between the plans, although Councilman Bill Spelman—who said he supports single-member districts—voted for neither but encouraged AGR to ensure the signatures get validated in time to make the ballot.
