Texas November 2021 Election

Shall Section 2.01 of the City Charter be amended to add term limits of no more than three consecutive terms for City Council members and the Mayor until at least two years has elapsed since their last term of office with an exception allowing for a councilmember to serve as mayor without waiting for two years to elapse?

Shall Section 2.02 of the City Charter be amended to provide that a Councilmember and Mayor must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age on the first day of the term to be filled; to provide that a Councilmember must reside in the council district the member would be representing for at least twelve (12) months preceding the election date; to provide that the Mayor must reside in the city limits for at least twelve (12) months preceding election day; and to reduce the time that a former councilmember or mayor may not be employed by the City from two years to one year after leaving office?

Shall Section 2.03 of the City Charter be amended to provide that the City Council shall fill a councilmember vacancy with less than twelve months left of a term by appointment within thirty (30) days of the vacancy?

Shall Section 2.09 of the City Charter be amended to clarify that City Council actions require an affirmative vote of a majority of council members present and voting?

Shall Section 2.10 of the City Charter be amended to remove the ordinance caption publication requirement; to remove the requirement to file an ordinance with the City Secretary seven days prior to its consideration; to provide that an ordinance must be approved at two separate meetings; and to provide that an ordinance caption must be read at one of the two meetings?

Shall Sections 4.01,4.02 and 4.07 of the City Charter be amended to provide that a petition for an initiative, referendum or recall of city officials must be signed by fifteen (15) percent of the registered voters of the City on the date of the last municipal election?

Shall Sections 5.03, 5.04, and 5.05 of the City Charter be amended to remove all references to divisions with the City’s administrative organization?

Shall Sections 6.03 and 6.04 of the City Charter be amended to remove references to divisions with the City’s administrative organization and to provide for budget amendments in cases of emergency and for municipal purposes as allowed under State law?

Shall Section 8.03 of the City Charter be amended to remove the requirement to publish a proposed ordinance granting a franchise and to provide that a proposed ordinance granting a franchise shall be posted on the City’s webpage for thirty (30) days prior to final passage?

The legal sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages in the City of Georgetown.

The issuance of $333,420,000 of bonds by Georgetown Independent School District for the acquisition, construction, renovation and equipment of school buildings, the purchase of school sites and school buses and vehicles and levying the tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.

The issuance of $16,500,000 of bonds by Georgetown Independent School District for the acquisition and improvement of district-wide school technology and levying the tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.

The issuance of $7,300,000 of bonds by Georgetown Independent School District for the renovation and improvement of the district's performing arts center and levying the tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.

The issuance of $23,600,000 of bonds by Georgetown Independent School District for the acquisition, construction and equipment of a district swim center and levying the tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.

The issuance of $850,000 of bonds by Georgetown Independent School District for the renovation and improvement of the Georgetown High School tennis complex and levying the tax in payment thereof. This is a property tax increase.

This proposition allows voters to decide whether charities for teams sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association or Women’s Professional Rodeo Association can hold charitable raffles. These raffles need to be approved through a constitutional amendment to avoid falling foul of Texas’ gambling laws.

Proposition 2 will determine whether counties can authorize bonds or notes to finance development in blighted or underserved areas. The amendment is a shortcut for county funding and could help urban counties going through a population boom.

This proposition will decide if state or local governments can limit religious services. This measure likely stems from COVID-19 mitigation efforts in 2020, when in-person religious services were limited in parts of Texas, such as Harris and Fort Bend counties.

This proposition would update requirements to serve on the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the Texas Appeals Court or as a district judge. It would require 10 years of service as a practicing lawyer or a combined 10 years of service in legal practice and as a judge of a state or county court.

Voters can decide whether the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is responsible for disciplining sitting judges, can extend its powers to candidates for the office of a judge in Texas, allowing the commission to conduct investigations, accept complaints and disqualify candidates not in office.

Proposition 6 asks voters to decide whether residents of facilities such as nursing homes have the right to determine an essential caregiver who can visit without restrictions. This proposition likely stemmed from COVID-19 mitigation measures affecting some care facilities.

This will determine whether surviving spouses of disabled people can receive limitations on the amount of property taxes they pay on their homesteads, provided they were age 55 or older when their partner died.

Proposition 8 allows voters to decide whether surviving spouses of armed service members who died in the line of duty will be exempted from all or part of property taxes on homesteads.