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❑ For ❑ Against <br />53. Amend Section 97, "Election of councilmen by majority," to provide that candidates <br />for city council shall be elected by majority vote, requiring that the winner receive more <br />than 50 percent of the votes cast, rather than by plurality vote, in which the Wi ll be a <br />the candidate receiving the most votes, and that in the event of a he there sha <br />runoff election, so that the section reads as follows: <br />At the regular municipal election or any special election held to fililman shall <br />on the city council, the winning candidate for the offic~e o cast for the office. <br />be the one who receives more than 50 percent of the vo <br />If no candidate receives more than 50 percent, a runoff election shall be held <br />in accordance with the Texas Election Code between the two candidates who <br />received the most votes. <br />❑ For <br />❑ Against <br />54. Amend Section 99, "Canvassing elections," to provide that the canvassinh~e <br />elections, including runoff elections, shall be conducted in the manner and <br />required by state law, so that the section reads as follows: <br />Returns of elections, general, runoff, and special, shall be made by the <br />d <br />election officers to the city council, and shall be canvassed by the counci f he <br />the result of the e lection dec lare d, a t a r e g u l a r o r s p e c i a l m e e t i n g o <br />counci l occurring a ft e r t h e d a t e o f t h e e l e c t i o n, i n t h e m anner and durin g the <br />time required by state law for the canvassing of elections. <br />❑ For <br />❑ Against <br />55. Amend Section 100, "Power of initiative," to clarify that the number ofis signatures <br />based on <br />required on a petition to initiate an ordinance under the power each that the <br />the total votes in all seven districts in the last contested elechon in , so <br />section shall read: <br />ep <br />Qualified voters of the city shall have power to propose any ordinance exc~ o <br />an ordinance appropnating money or authonzmg the levy ° the n~itiative. <br />adopt or reject the same at the polls, such power being known a <br />Any initiative ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition sig ~he <br />by qualified voters of the city equal in number to at least 25 percent~sted <br />number of votes cast in the cumulative seven distncts in the last con <br />general election for each district. <br />❑ For ❑ Against <br />56. Amend Secdon 101, "Power of referendum," to clarify that the numberU~f <br />siQnatures required on a petition to repeal an ordinance under the power of referend <br />b <br />15 <br />