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Brush up on May ballot amendments
Friday, March 12, 2021 by Tai Moses
Common Ground for Texans is holding a Zoom event to talk about the charter amendments slated for the May 1 city of Austin ballot. Panelists Andrew Allison with Austinites for Progressive Reform, Jason Lopez with Austin AFL-CIO, Jacob Aronowsky, and moderator Mike Ignatowski will discuss the pros and cons of Prop D (change date of mayoral elections); Prop E (create ranked-choice voting for city elections); Prop F (change from a Council-manager form of government to a strong-mayor system); and Prop H (adopt a voluntary public campaign finance program). After the discussion, the panelists will engage in an audience Q&A. Saturday, March 20, 2-4 p.m. Join via Zoom.
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