McKinney voters have shown early opposition to ballot propositions that could enact changes to the city’s charter, including City Council member term limits, according to unofficial early voting results from Collin County.
The details
With 53 of 117 vote centers reporting, McKinney voters have shown opposition to two of the four propositions, according to unofficial election results from the Collin County Elections Office.
- Proposition A has earned 36,497 votes, representing 47.93% of votes cast, and 39,650 votes against, or 52.07%. This proposition asked residents to cast a vote for or against increasing the number of consecutive terms allowed for council members from two terms to three terms.
- Proposition B has earned 32,677 votes, representing 44.06% of votes cast, and 41,602 votes against, or 55.94%. The proposition asked voters to change the compensation of council members to provide $750 per month for council members and $1,000 per month for the mayor. Council members are currently compensated $50 per City Council meeting as well as a $100 monthly stipend for the mayor.
- Proposition C has earned 54,551 votes, representing 73.86% of votes cast, and 19,303 votes against, or 26.14%. If approved, the proposition would allow city staff to make corrections to “errors” in the charter, such as misspellings and grammar issues, as well as revise references to state laws as needed.
- Proposition D has earned 49,865 votes, representing 72.59% of votes cast, and 20,291 votes against, or 27.41%. The proposition asks voters to allow the charter be amended to remove provisions, practices and policies the city no longer uses.
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Posted Nov. 5 7:15 p.m.
McKinney voters have shown early opposition to ballot propositions that could enact changes to the city’s charter, including City Council member term limits, according to unofficial early voting results from Collin County.
The details
Early voters have shown opposition to two of the four propositions, according to unofficial election results from the Collin County Elections Office.
Proposition A has earned 33,324 votes, representing 47.04% of votes cast, and 37,511 votes against, or 52.96%. This proposition asked residents to cast a vote for or against increasing the number of consecutive terms allowed for council members from two terms to three terms.
Proposition B has earned 30,469 votes, representing 44.02% of votes cast, and 38,751 votes against, or 55.98%. The proposition asked voters to change the compensation of council members to provide $750 per month for council members and $1,000 per month for the mayor. Council members are currently compensated $50 per City Council meeting as well as a $100 monthly stipend for the mayor.
Proposition C has earned 50,540 votes, representing 73.53% of votes cast, and 18,194 votes against, or 26.47%. If approved, the proposition would allow city staff to make corrections to “errors” in the charter, such as misspellings and grammar issues, as well as revise references to state laws as needed.
Proposition D has earned 49,865 votes, representing 72.37% of votes cast, and 19,036 votes against, or 27.63%. The proposition asks voters to allow the charter be amended to remove provisions, practices and policies the city no longer uses.
The context
City Council members began considering a charter amendment election in January, but opted to wait until after the May bond election and consider the items to be added to the November ballot instead.
A 21-person citizen committee was appointed in May to consider four key areas of the charter:
- Term lengths
- Term limits
- Council compensation
- Composition of council member districts
