Election History

Date of Election:	November 5, 2019
Type of Election:	Initiative
City Population (at Time of the Election):	964,254
Number of Registered Voters:	717,104
Total Ballots Cast:	103,442
Percent of Registered Voters Who Voted:	13.70%

Proposition A - Ordinance #20190808-015
Yes	% Yes	No	% No
38432	37.00%	65010	63.00%
Shall a city ordinance be adopted that requires that a sale, lease, conveyance, mortgage, or other alienation of City owned land for any existing or future youth, recreational, or professional sports facility or any existing or future entertainment facility be approved by a supermajority vote of council (9 of 11 members) and also be approved by the voters at an election for which the City must pay; requires that any site development permits and variances related thereto be approved by a supermajority vote of council (9 of 11 members); requires that site development permits and variances related thereto be approved by the voters at an election for which the City must pay, if the sale, lease, conveyance, mortgage, or other alienation of City owned land for the facility has not already obtained voter approval; requires that the facility post payment and performance bonds and pay ad valorem taxes, or payments equal to the amount of ad valorem taxes; and requires that all information concerning such sale, lease, conveyance, mortgage, or other alienation shall be disclosed to the public.

Proposition B - Ordinance #20190808-017 and 20190826-001
Yes	% Yes	No	% No
41994	46.00%	50062	54.00%
Shall an ordinance be adopted that prioritizes the use of Austin’s Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue by continuing the City practice to spend 15% of the Austin Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue on cultural arts and 15% on historic preservation, limiting the City’s spending to construct, operate, maintain, or promote the Austin Convention Center to 34% of Austin’s Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue, and requiring all remaining Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue to support and enhance Austin’s Cultural Tourism Industry to the potential exclusion of other allowable uses under the Tax code; and requires the City to obtain voter approval and public oversight for convention-center improvement and expansion costing more than $20,000,000?