Item 3E Passed 8-2

Item 3E — Thursday, July 30, 2026

Current official agenda wording

Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: E) providing that initiative elections and petitioned charter amendment elections must be held on the next available November election date that occurs in an even-numbered year and that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law;

"there being eight in favor, two in opposition and one abstaining. Item three E is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

What got said

Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.

Robin Schneider opposed, citing the SOS petition and delayed accountability
A UT student speaker explained the trade-off between long federal-election ballots and low-turnout May elections
Fuentes abstained; Watson, alter and duchen opposed

The roll call

City of Austin headshots stay on the council page. The City's terms allow personal use of austintexas.gov images, so this roll call shows initials.

Approved 8-2

Member records (11)