Election History

Mayor

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

Mayor

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

 District 7

 District 8

 District 9

A: 

The issuance of Tax-supported public securities for streets and mobility infrastructure improvements in the aggregate principal amount of $261,630,080

14845

3576

63

25

0

0

14908

3601

B:

The issuance of Tax-supported public securities for parks and recreation improvements in the aggregate principal amount of $84,180,600

13571

4795

52

36

0

0

13623

4831

C:

The issuance of Tax-supported public securities for public library improvements in the aggregate principal amount of $9,868,500

14003

4359

52

35

0

0

14055

4394

D: 

The issuance of Tax-supported public securities for fire safety improvements in the aggregate principal amount of $11,975,820

15156

3221

66

22

0

0

15222

3243

E:

The issuance of Tax-supported public securities for animal care and shelter facility improvements in the aggregate principal amount of $13,770,000

13535

4814

47

41

0

0

13582

4855

F:

The issuance of Tax-supported public securities for police facility improvements in the aggregate principal amount of $18,075,000

14764

3634

63

25

0

0

14827

3659

TRWD

12370

6325

12370

6325

Proposition

1:

Shall Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter III and Section 2 of Chapter IV and other sections referencing the term of office for the City Council in the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to increase the current two (2) year terms for the City Council to three (3) year terms starting with the 2017 general election?

Impact: Increases the number of years from two years to three years that a council member serves after elected.

2:

Shall Sections 1, 2 and 5 of Chapter III and Section 3 of Chapter IV and other sections referencing the number of council members in the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to increase the number of City Council members from nine (9) to eleven (11) members, one of which is the mayor, beginning with the first election following the 2020 census and adoption of the new redistricting map by the City Council and to maintain the quorum at two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the City Council?

Impact: Increases the number of council members from nine members to eleven beginning with the first election following the 2020 census.

3:

Shall Section 3 of Chapter III of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to increase the compensation of council members from the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) per year to forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000.00) per year and the compensation of the mayor from twenty-nine thousand dollars ($29,000.00) per year to sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) per year starting October 1, 2016?

Impact: Increases the salaries of the Mayor and Council Members in October of 2016.

4:

If Proposition 1 is approved by the voters, shall Section 4 of Chapter III of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to allow a majority of the City Council to appoint a qualified person from the district whose place has been vacated to serve the unexpired term if the vacancy occurs twelve (12) months or less prior to the end of an unexpired term?

Impact: If Proposition 1 passes, it would allow a council seat that is vacant to be filled by a majority of the City Council, provided the seat will be vacant 12 months or less prior to the next election.

5:

Shall the first paragraph of Section 5 of Chapter III of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to provide that the newly-elected City Council members may be sworn in at the same meeting at which the election results are canvassed provided the meeting is held within the City limits of Fort Worth?

Impact: Will allow the mayor and councilmembers to be sworn in at the same time the votes are canvassed.

6:

Shall Sections 1 and 3 of Chapter IV of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to clarify that a person seeking election to the City Council must have resided in the district for which he or she seeks election for 180 days prior to the first allowed filing date for the election?

Impact: Clarifies that a candidate must live in district 180 days before the first day to file.

7:

Shall Chapter VII of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to add a new section to provide that municipal judges will be appointed and may be removed for cause by a majority vote of the City Council?

Impact: Allows removal of municipal judges for cause.

8:

Shall Section 2 of Chapter X of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to provide for budget hearings, adoption and publication of the budget, appropriation ordinance and tax levy ordinance in accordance with State law?

Impact: Public hearings and publications will be handled in compliance with state law, reducing costs

9:

Shall Section 6 of Chapter XX of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to clarify that when competing ordinances are presented to the voters at an election that the ordinance that receives the highest number of favorable votes prevails?

Impact: Clarifies that the ordinance with highest number of affirmative votes prevails.

10:

Shall Chapter XXVII of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to add Section 21 to provide for electronic and other web based publications and notices as a substitute for newspaper publications where allowed by State law? Shall Chapter XXVII of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to add Section 21 to provide for electronic and other web based publications and notices as a substitute for newspaper publications where allowed by State law?

11:

Shall Section 8 of Chapter III and Section 7 of Chapter XXVII of the Fort Worth City Charter be amended to eliminate the provisions in each section that are in conflict with State and Federal law?

Impact: Removes Charter provisions inconsistent with state and federal law.

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District 4

District 5

 District 7

District 8

District 2

District 4

District 5

District 8

Mayor

 District 7

Mayor

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9