Consider me surprised. The voter turnout exceeded 20 percent, but only barely. The voter turnout was 22.55 percent.
Proposition B, the most contentious of the propositions, passed overwhelmingly with 57 percent of voters voting to reinstate the ban on camping. The proposition to change the form of Austin's municipal government from a council-manager form to a strong mayor-council form failed with only 14 percent supporting the proposed change. That was a good thing.
The table reflects the vote on each proposition:
The proposal for ranked-choice voting also passed overwhelmingly; however, the legislature would have to change the Texas Election Code to allow local governments to employ ranked-choice voting for it to become effective. The likelihood of legislative approval is slim to none given the current composition of the legislature.
Overall, it was not a good day politically for Austinites, but that could be said on many days.
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