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An amendment to the Conroe Charter to create the City Council/Manager form of government.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter requiring an agenda item requested by the Mayor or any two (2) Members of Council to be placed on the regular agenda consistent with the requirements of law.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter to specify three City Councilmen or two Councilmen and the Mayor shall constitute a quorum for conducting business, but that three affirmative votes of Councilmen shall be necessary to take action, except that in the case of a tie vote when at least three Council Members are present at a meeting the affirmative vote of two Council Members and the Mayor shall be sufficient for taking action.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter specifying that the City Administrator, Deputy and Assistant City Administrator, Police Chief, Fire Chief, City Secretary, City Attorney, and all department heads shall be nominated by the Mayor or any Councilman and confirmed by a vote of the majority of Council.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter specifying that all Members of City boards and commissions shall be nominated by either the Mayor or any Councilman and confirmed by a vote of a majority of Council.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter specifying that compensation for Mayor shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400.00) per month and three hundred dollars ($300.00) per month for a Councilman and that any approved increase in compensation shall not be effective for any Member of the City Council during the term for which he or she was elected or appointed.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter specifying that the Mayor and individual Council Members have no authority to act except in their legislative capacity as part of the entire Council and that they have no individual authority to direct administrative activities.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter specifying that in times of disaster, as that term is defined by state law, the Mayor shall serve as the emergency management director with such power and authority as provided by state law

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter specifying that no candidates for Mayor and Councilman shall be eligible to be a candidate for or appointed to office unless they have completed the required financial certifications on or before filing for office, as per State Law, as specified, and in accordance with City Ordinance.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter specifying that each actively serving Councilman and the Mayor are eligible to participate in the City's health benefits at the same cost as employees but are not obligated to do so.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter requiring a petition for recall to state distinctly and specifically the alleged action(s) and the factual circumstance(s) surrounding such action(s) taken by the individual that warrant the reason for the recall as to give the individual sought to be removed notice of the matter(s) and thing(s) on which the individual's recall is predicated.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter requiring a petition for recall to be signed by qualified voters of the City equal in number to at least 15 percent of the number of qualified voters registered to vote at the last general City election.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter decreasing the number of Council Members necessary to call a special meeting from three to two.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter deleting the provision authorizing the Secretary of the City be appointed Director of Finance.

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An amendment to the Conroe Charter limiting the amount of debt which may be issued without approval by citizens through an election.

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the permanent technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from enacting a law imposing an occupation tax on certain entities that enter into transactions conveying securities or imposing a tax on certain securities transactions.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to prohibit the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;"></span><span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district from $100,000 to $140,000.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment affirming that parents are the primary decision makers for their children.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.</span>

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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.</span>