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Austin · May 2023 Election
Key races and measures on the ballot in Lake Travis - Westlake, including candidate details, ballot language and results.
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Election Day · Sat, May 6
Results
April 24 – May 2
Vote at any county site
May 6
Polls open 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
Final results
Ballot language
<p>Shall the voters of Austin adopt an initiated ordinance, circulated by Equity Action, that will deter police misconduct and brutality by strengthening the City's system of independent and transparent civilian police oversight?</p>
What it means
Shall the voters of Austin adopt an initiated ordinance, circulated by Equity Action, that will deter police misconduct and brutality by strengthening the City's system of independent and transparent civilian police oversight?
Against
21%
13,927 votes
ForWinner
79%
53,241 votes
50%
Ballot language
<p>Shall the voters of Austin adopt an initiated ordinance, circulated by Voters for Oversight and Police Accountability, that will strengthen the City's system of independent and transparent civilian police oversight?</p>
What it means
Shall the voters of Austin adopt an initiated ordinance, circulated by Voters for Oversight and Police Accountability, that will strengthen the City's system of independent and transparent civilian police oversight?
For
20%
12,948 votes
AgainstWinner
80%
53,397 votes
50%
Ballot language
<p><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 76);">Proposition A - Maintenance, Safety & Efficiency</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 76);">$117.773 Million</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(75, 75, 76);">Safety and security upgrades, physical repairs and refurbishments at every campus — as well as energy-efficiency projects, network replacements, new learning management systems, library modernization and more.</span></p>
ForWinner
77%
4,243 votes
Against
23%
1,280 votes
50%
ForWinner
64%
3,541 votes
Against
36%
1,964 votes
50%
ForWinner
74%
4,091 votes
Against
26%
1,417 votes
50%
Ballot language
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The issuance of $698,330,000 of bonds by the Leander Independent School District for school facilities, the purchase of necessary sites for school facilities, buses and vehicles and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.</span></p>
ForWinner
62%
9,385 votes
Against
38%
5,743 votes
50%
Ballot language
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The issuance of $50,820,000 of bonds by the Leander Independent School District for technology equipment and technology infrastructure and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.</span></p>
ForWinner
64%
9,739 votes
Against
36%
5,376 votes
50%
Ballot language
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The issuance of $13,670,000 of bonds by the Leander Independent School District for renovations to Don Tew Performing Arts Center and South Performing Arts Center and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.</span></p>
ForWinner
61%
9,147 votes
Against
39%
5,966 votes
50%
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