Election History
Date of Election: | November 3, 2020 |
Type of Election: | Council,Bonds,Tax Rate Council, Bond and Tax Rate |
City Population (at Time of the Election): | 978,908 |
Number of Registered Voters: | 896,884 |
Total Ballots Cast: | 635,805 |
Percent of Registered Voters Who Voted: | 70.89% |
District 10 | ||
December 15, 2020 | ||
Alter, Alison | 15,640 | 34.17% |
Virden, Jennifer | 11,637 | 25.42% |
Sethi, Pooja | 8,295 | 18.12% |
Thomas, Robert | 7,599 | 16.60% |
Greene, Belinda | 1,364 | 2.98% |
Easton, Bennett | 847 | 1.85% |
Tristan, Noel | 390 | 0.85% |
District 2 | ||
Fuentes, Vanessa | 14,933 | 56.06% |
Ramos, Casey | 5,293 | 19.87% |
Chincanchan, David | 5,084 | 19.09% |
Strenger, Alex | 1,327 | 4.98% |
District 4 | ||
Casar, Greg | 11,629 | 66.81% |
Herrin III, Louis C. | 4,310 | 24.76% |
Setepenre, Ramesses II | 1,466 | 8.42% |
District 6 | ||
December 15, 2020 | ||
Flannigan, James | 14,278 | 40.16% |
Kelly, Mackenzie | 11,866 | 33.38% |
Mushtaler, Jennifer | 6,806 | 19.14% |
Harrison, Dee | 2,600 | 7.31% |
District 7 | ||
Pool, Leslie | 27,423 | 67.25% |
Witt, Morgan | 13,353 | 32.75% |
Proposition A - Ordinance #20200812-009 | |||
Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
242457 | 57.92% | 176166 | 42.08% |
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.5335 per $100 valuation in the City of Austin for the current year, a rate that is $0.0875 higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Austin, for the purpose of providing funds for a citywide traffic-easing rapid transit system know as Project Connect, to address traffic congestion, expand service for essential workers, reduce climate change emissions, decrease traffic fatalities, create jobs, and provide access to schools, health care, jobs and the airport; to include neighborhood supportive affordable housing investments along transit corridors and a fixed rail and bus rapid transit system, including associated road, sidewalk, bike and street lighting improvements, park and ride hubs, on-demand neighborhood circulator shuttles, and improved access for seniors and persons with disabilities; to be operated by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, expanding its funds to build, operate and maintain the fixed rail and bus rapid transit system; the additional revenue raised by the tax rate is to be dedicated by the City to an independent board to oversee and finance the acquisition, construction, equipping, and operations and maintenance of the rapid transit system by providing funds for loans and grants to develop or expand transportation within the City, and to finance the transits supportive anti-displacement strategies related to Project Connect. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of Austin was $0.4431 per $100 valuation. |
Proposition B - Ordinance #20200812-010 | |||
Yes | % Yes | No | % No |
276257 | 67.05% | 135730 | 32.95% |
The issuance of $460,000,000 in tax supported general obligation bonds and notes for planning, constructing, reconstructing, and improving sidewalks, urban trails, bikeways, bridges, roads, streets, intersections, and related utility and drainage infrastructure for the roads and streets; improving traffic signal synchronization and communications and control systems and acquiring and installing traffic signals and related technology to implement traffic safety and traffic fatality reduction strategies; and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so; and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay for the bonds and notes. |
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